정답이 있는 내외과: 신경계, 내분비계, 신장 학습지

What is a goitre?

1. AAn overactive parathyroid gland
2. BAn enlarged thyroid gland
3. CA tumour of the adrenal gland
4. DA swollen lymph node in the armpit

What does the term epilepsy mean?

1. AA single seizure caused by a high fever
2. BAny brief loss of consciousness, such as fainting
3. CA tendency to have recurrent seizures that are not provoked
4. DA seizure caused only by low blood sugar

Which HbA1c result is commonly used as the threshold for diagnosing diabetes?

1. A75 mmol/mol (9.0%) or higher
2. B38 mmol/mol (5.6%) or higher
3. C30 mmol/mol (4.9%) or higher
4. D48 mmol/mol (6.5%) or higher

Where is the zero point of an external ventricular drain usually levelled?

1. AAt the mid-axillary line of the chest
2. BAt the level of the umbilicus
3. CAt the tragus of the ear
4. DAt the top of the head

A patient takes an SGLT2 inhibitor. Which sick-day advice is correct?

1. APause the drug during illness with vomiting or poor intake
2. BDouble the dose during illness to control the glucose
3. CKeep taking it as normal, whatever the illness
4. DStop drinking fluids while taking the drug

Before a haemodialysis catheter is used, why is the lock solution withdrawn from each lumen?

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

Four patients had a minor head injury with no loss of consciousness and a GCS of 15. Which one most needs a CT scan of the head?

1. AA 78-year-old who takes warfarin for atrial fibrillation
2. BA 40-year-old with a mild headache that is improving
3. CA 30-year-old who bumped their head on a cupboard door
4. DA 25-year-old with a small scalp graze after a fall

Two days after surgery, an 80-year-old woman is quiet, sleepy, slow to answer and eating little. Her daughter says she is "not herself". What should the nurse suspect?

1. ASimple low mood about being in hospital
2. BNormal tiredness after an operation
3. CHypoactive delirium
4. DThe start of Alzheimer's disease