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Anaemia means:

1. AA lower than normal haemoglobin level
2. BA low platelet count
3. CA raised blood glucose level
4. DA higher than normal white cell count

A pressure ulcer with partial-thickness skin loss, seen as a shallow open wound or an intact blister, is which category (stage)?

1. ACategory 4
2. BCategory 2
3. CCategory 3
4. DCategory 1

Hepatitis A is mainly spread by:

1. ABlood transfusion
2. BSexual contact only
3. CMosquito bites
4. DThe faecal–oral route

A confused patient keeps trying to climb out of bed. Why are bed rails not automatically the answer?

1. ABed rails always make patients more confused, but only during the day
2. BPatients can be seriously injured climbing over or becoming trapped in rails
3. CBed rails are illegal in all hospitals and must never be used at all
4. DBed rails stop staff from taking observations

Why is oxygen often humidified for a patient with a tracheostomy?

1. AHumidity is needed for the oxygen to work as a drug
2. BHumidification lowers the oxygen concentration to a safer level
3. CThe tube bypasses the nose, which normally warms and moistens air
4. DDry oxygen causes high blood glucose

Why does a patient with a suspected TIA need urgent specialist assessment?

1. AThe risk of a full stroke is highest in the days after a TIA
2. BThe patient needs urgent surgery on the brain
3. CThe symptoms will come back permanently within an hour
4. DA TIA always turns into a brain tumour unless it is treated

A patient on metformin with reduced kidney function is due a CT scan with IV contrast. Why might metformin be withheld?

1. AThere is a risk of lactic acidosis if kidney function worsens
2. BMetformin makes the images blurry
3. CMetformin reacts with the contrast to cause severe hyperglycaemia
4. DMetformin causes severe bleeding during scans

A patient's hypoglycaemia was caused by a sulfonylurea such as gliclazide or glipizide. Why might they need monitoring for longer than usual?

1. AThe drug causes rebound hyperglycaemia later the same day
2. BSulfonylureas only work at night
3. CSulfonylureas act for a long time, so hypoglycaemia can recur
4. DThe drug makes glucose tablets and drinks ineffective