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

Which three responses make up the Glasgow Coma Scale?

1. AEye opening, verbal response and motor response
2. BReflexes, muscle tone and sensation
3. COrientation to time, place and person, plus memory
4. DPupil size, pulse and blood pressure

Come va di solito assunta la levotiroxina?

1. AA stomaco vuoto, 30–60 minuti prima di colazione
2. BPrima di dormire, insieme a una compressa di calcio o ferro
3. CSolo nei giorni in cui il paziente si sente stanco
4. DCon una colazione abbondante che comprenda latte e caffè

Which statement about Huntington's disease is correct?

1. AIt is cured by levodopa
2. BIt is caused by a bacterial infection of the brain
3. CIt is inherited and causes involuntary jerky movements
4. DIt mainly affects children under the age of five years

A patient's fistula starts to bleed at home after the needles were removed. What should they do first?

1. ARaise the arm and let it bleed freely
2. BApply a tight tourniquet above the fistula
3. CPress firmly on the site with clean gauze
4. DWait for the next dialysis session

A patient taking warfarin is diagnosed with an intracerebral haemorrhage. What is the priority treatment?

1. ADoubling the warfarin dose to stabilise the INR
2. BIV thrombolysis within 4,5 hours
3. CStarting aspirin to prevent further clots
4. DUrgent reversal of the anticoagulant effect

Perché un paziente viene pesato prima e dopo ogni seduta di emodialisi?

1. APer controllare una perdita di peso dovuta a malnutrizione
2. BPer calcolare la dose di ogni farmaco per la settimana successiva
3. CPerché la macchina non può partire senza un peso
4. DPer vedere quanti liquidi sono stati rimossi e guidare il peso secco

A patient with myasthenia gravis is admitted with pneumonia. Which newly prescribed antibiotic should the nurse question?

1. AAmoxicillin
2. BCeftriaxone
3. CBenzylpenicillin
4. DGentamicin

A patient with diabetes insipidus after head trauma needs hourly urine output measurement. Which task can be delegated to a trained healthcare assistant (nursing assistant)?

1. ADeciding whether to give the next desmopressin dose
2. BMeasuring hourly urine and reporting results above a set amount
3. CInterpreting the serum sodium results
4. DAssessing the patient's level of consciousness