Scheda di esercizi di Area medico-chirurgica: neurologica, endocrina e renale con soluzioni

How is diabetic retinopathy usually picked up early?

1. ARegular eye screening with retinal photographs
2. BWaiting until the patient notices blurred vision
3. CChecking the pupils with a torch at every visit
4. DA yearly blood test for HbA1c only

What does dysarthria mean?

1. ADifficulty swallowing food and drink safely
2. BUnclear speech caused by weak or poorly coordinated speech muscles
3. CLoss of the ability to understand spoken or written language
4. DInability to read or write after a brain injury

Quale gruppo di sintomi è tipico dell'ipotiroidismo?

1. AGrande sete ed eliminazione di grandi volumi di urina
2. BIntolleranza al caldo, perdita di peso, tremore fine e palpitazioni
3. CDiarrea, ansia, sudorazione e occhi sporgenti
4. DIntolleranza al freddo, stanchezza, aumento di peso e stitichezza

Before a haemodialysis catheter is used, why is the lock solution withdrawn from each lumen?

1. AIt contains concentrated anticoagulant
2. BIt contains the patient's urine
3. CIt contains air that keeps the line open
4. DIt contains a strong antibiotic that must be kept

Un paziente con SIADH ha un sodio di 126 mmol/L e sintomi lievi. Quale trattamento è di solito di prima linea?

1. ADesmopressina
2. BAcqua extra per bocca
3. CRestrizione dei liquidi
4. DInfusione EV di glucosio al 5%

A man starts tamsulosin for BPH. Which teaching point is most important?

1. AStand up slowly, because it can make you dizzy
2. BTake it with grapefruit juice to make it work better
3. CExpect the drug to shrink the prostate within a day
4. DStop it if the urine stream improves

A drowsy patient's glucose meter shows "HI". What should the nurse do?

1. AGive glucose gel in case the reading is wrong
2. BRecord "normal" in the notes because no number appears
3. CTreat it as very high, check ketones and escalate
4. DAssume the meter is broken and recheck tomorrow

A patient has had a high sodium of 160 mmol/L for several days. Why must it be corrected slowly?

1. ARapid correction can cause brain swelling
2. BRapid correction causes kidney stones
3. CRapid correction raises the blood glucose
4. DThe sodium will rise again if corrected quickly