Choroby wewnętrzne i chirurgiczne: przewód pokarmowy, okres okołooperacyjny i onkologia: karta pracy z odpowiedziami

Why are pressure areas padded when a patient is positioned for surgery?

1. ATo make the operating table look tidy
2. BTo keep the patient from moving during the operation
3. CTo prevent pressure injury and nerve damage
4. DTo warm the patient during the procedure

What is a hiatus hernia?

1. APart of the stomach pushing up through the diaphragm
2. BA bulge of bowel through an old surgical scar
3. CBowel bulging through a weak point in the muscle at the umbilicus
4. DPart of the bowel pushing through the groin into the scrotum

What is the Braden scale (or a similar tool such as Waterlow) used for?

1. AScoring the severity of nausea
2. BGrading the depth of a burn wound before dressing it
3. CAssessing the risk of developing pressure ulcers
4. DMeasuring a patient's level of consciousness

Why is a pregnancy test often done before surgery in women who could be pregnant?

1. AIt is needed to calculate the anaesthetic drug dose
2. BPregnancy always makes surgery impossible
3. CPregnant women cannot sign consent forms
4. DAnaesthesia, drugs and some tests may harm a fetus

Before an anti-TNF biologic such as infliximab is started for Crohn's disease, which screening is essential?

1. AA test for coeliac disease
2. BA bone density scan
3. CScreening for tuberculosis
4. DA test of colour vision

Which check is routinely made for a patient with a burn wound?

1. AMeasles vaccination status
2. BVisual acuity in both eyes
3. CBlood group of the next of kin
4. DTetanus immunisation status

A nurse teaches a patient going home between chemotherapy cycles. Which statement shows a need for further teaching?

1. A"I'll wash my hands often and avoid people with infections."
2. B"I'll keep the emergency number and call if I feel shivery."
3. C"If I get a fever, I'll take paracetamol and see if it settles."
4. D"I'll check my temperature whenever I feel hot, shivery or unwell."

Shortly after a spinal anaesthetic, a patient says their arms feel weak and it is hard to breathe, and the BP is falling. What is most likely?

1. AAn anxiety attack
2. BA high spinal block
3. CA normal spinal effect
4. DA post-dural puncture headache