1.やさしい
What causes the first heart sound (S1)?
- AThe heart muscle stretching in diastole
- BClosure of the aortic and pulmonary valves
- CBlood flowing quickly into the atria
- DClosure of the mitral and tricuspid valves
2.やさしい
What is Cheyne–Stokes breathing?
- ACycles of deeper then shallower breaths followed by a pause
- BBreathing only through pursed lips
- CConstant deep, fast breathing that never changes in depth
- DA harsh, high-pitched sound on breathing in through the throat
3.やさしい
Which chest X-ray finding is classic for sarcoidosis?
- AA visible edge of collapsed lung
- BA completely white lung on one side
- CA single round mass in one apex
- DEnlarged lymph nodes at both lung hila
4.ふつう
Why is a beta-blocker started at a low dose and increased slowly in heart failure?
- AIt can briefly worsen symptoms before long-term benefit appears
- BIt must be stopped as soon as symptoms improve
- CIt works only if the dose is never changed after the first day
- DIt is safe only at the highest possible dose from the very start
5.ふつう
After thrombolysis for a myocardial infarction, which complication is the nurse most concerned to detect?
- AConstipation from bed rest
- BA skin rash appearing at the sites of the ECG electrodes
- CBleeding, including a sudden change in neurological status
- DA high blood glucose caused by the thrombolytic drug itself
6.ふつう
A patient stops ramipril because of a troublesome dry cough. Which drug class is a common alternative?
- AA loop diuretic such as furosemide
- BAn angiotensin II receptor blocker such as losartan
- CA nitrate such as isosorbide mononitrate
- DA non-selective beta-blocker such as propranolol
7.むずかしい
During drainage of a large pleural effusion, a patient starts coughing and feels tight in the chest. What should the nurse do?
- AStop or clamp the drainage and inform the doctor
- BLie the patient flat until the drainage is complete
- CSpeed up the drainage to finish quickly
- DAsk the patient to cough harder to help the flow
8.むずかしい
After a fall onto the chest, part of a patient's chest wall moves inward when they breathe in and outward when they breathe out. What does this indicate?
- AA large pleural effusion pressing on the chest wall
- BA single simple rib fracture with no lung injury
- CNormal chest movement caused by pain on breathing
- DA flail chest from ribs broken in more than one place
解答
- 1. D · Closure of the mitral and tricuspid valves
- 2. A · Cycles of deeper then shallower breaths followed by a pause
- 3. D · Enlarged lymph nodes at both lung hila
- 4. A · It can briefly worsen symptoms before long-term benefit appears
- 5. C · Bleeding, including a sudden change in neurological status
- 6. B · An angiotensin II receptor blocker such as losartan
- 7. A · Stop or clamp the drainage and inform the doctor
- 8. D · A flail chest from ribs broken in more than one place
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