Werkblad Medisch-chirurgisch: cardiovasculair en respiratoir met antwoorden

Which cardiac arrest rhythms are shockable?

1. AVentricular fibrillation and pulseless ventricular tachycardia
2. BSinus rhythm and sinus tachycardia with a normal pulse
3. CAtrial fibrillation and atrial flutter
4. DAsystole and pulseless electrical activity with a slow rate

What is the role of surfactant in the lungs?

1. AIt lowers surface tension so the alveoli stay open
2. BIt moves mucus up towards the throat
3. CIt kills bacteria that reach the alveoli from the air
4. DIt carries oxygen across the membrane into the blood

Wat is het beste moment om een patiënt met hartfalen elke dag te wegen?

1. AElke ochtend na het plassen, vóór het ontbijt, op dezelfde weegschaal
2. BElke avond na de hoofdmaaltijd, in dezelfde kleding van overdag
3. CEén keer per week, op de weegschaal die die dag op de afdeling vrij is
4. DWanneer de patiënt meer kortademigheid meldt

After varicose vein surgery, which advice is usually given?

1. AStand still for long periods to help the veins heal
2. BAvoid all walking until the bruising has gone
3. CWear the compression stockings as advised and walk regularly
4. DStay in bed for two weeks with the legs hanging down

A patient who had a leg amputation says they feel burning pain in the missing foot. What is the best response?

1. AExplain that phantom limb pain is real and arrange treatment
2. BTell the patient the pain must be imaginary as the foot has gone
3. CExplain that burning pain in the missing foot shows wound infection
4. DAdvise that it will be ignored until it stops

Waarom worden patiënten met ernstige COPD aangemoedigd kleine, frequente maaltijden te eten?

1. AEen volle maag beperkt het middenrif en eten is vermoeiend
2. BGrote maaltijden laten de luchtwegen blijvend vernauwen
3. CKleine maaltijden verminderen hoe vaak inhalatoren nodig zijn
4. DFrequente maaltijden voorkomen direct luchtweginfecties

A 70-year-old man has a small abdominal aortic aneurysm found on screening and is placed under surveillance. Which advice is most important?

1. AStop smoking, control BP and seek help at once for sudden back pain
2. BHave the aneurysm repaired immediately, whatever its size or growth rate
3. CAvoid all exercise and lifting for the rest of his life to protect the aorta
4. DStop all blood pressure medicines to avoid low pressure

A patient with an inferior myocardial infarction develops complete heart block with a heart rate of 38/min. What is the most likely reason?

1. AThe left anterior descending artery supplies the SA node only
2. BInferior infarcts always destroy the bundle of His permanently
3. CThe right coronary artery usually supplies the AV node
4. DHeart block is caused by the thrombolytic drug