Užduočių lapas tema Vidaus ligų ir chirurginė slauga: širdies ir kraujagyslių bei kvėpavimo sistemos su atsakymais

Which of these is a common allergic trigger of asthma?

1. ADrinking water
2. BEating rice
3. CWearing cotton clothes
4. DHouse dust mite

Which definition best describes heart failure?

1. AThe heart beats faster than 150 beats per minute for over an hour
2. BA coronary artery is suddenly blocked by a clot
3. CThe heart cannot pump enough blood to meet the body's needs
4. DThe heart has completely stopped beating and there is no pulse

Which muscle does most of the work of quiet breathing?

1. AThe abdominal muscles
2. BThe trapezius
3. CThe sternocleidomastoid
4. DThe diaphragm

Which finding shows that long-standing hypertension has caused target organ damage?

1. AClear lung fields on the chest X-ray
2. BLeft ventricular hypertrophy on the ECG
3. CA normal fasting glucose
4. DA heart rate of 72/min

Which investigation is usually used to confirm a deep vein thrombosis in the leg?

1. AAn exercise ECG
2. BA lung function test
3. CA plain chest X-ray and an ECG
4. DCompression duplex ultrasound

How is the jugular venous pressure usually assessed?

1. APatient sitting upright with the arms raised above the head
2. BPatient reclined at 45° with the head turned slightly to the left
3. CPatient standing with the neck flexed forward
4. DPatient lying completely flat with the head turned to the right

During tracheal suctioning, a patient's heart rate drops from 88/min to 48/min. What should the nurse do?

1. AIncrease the suction pressure to finish faster
2. BStop suctioning, give oxygen and monitor the patient
3. CGive a dose of atropine without a prescription
4. DContinue suctioning until the airway is completely clear

A patient on three blood pressure drugs still has high readings at every visit. What should the nurse check first?

1. AWhether the patient is taking the medicines as prescribed
2. BWhether the patient needs surgery on the renal arteries
3. CWhether a fourth drug can be added at today's appointment
4. DWhether the readings should be ignored