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

In many adult guidelines, how long before an elective anaesthetic can clear fluids usually be drunk?

1. AUp to 12 hours before
2. BUp to 24 hours before
3. CUp to 2 hours before
4. DUp to 10 minutes before

Which skin care advice is usual during external beam radiotherapy?

1. AScrub the treated area daily to remove the skin marks
2. BApply a hot water bottle to soothe the area
3. CUse perfumed lotions to keep the skin soft
4. DWash gently with lukewarm water and pat dry

Which drug group is commonly used to prevent venous thromboembolism after surgery?

1. ANon-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
2. BLow molecular weight heparins
3. CProton pump inhibitors
4. DLoop diuretics

Which technique is correct when giving a prefilled low molecular weight heparin injection?

1. AInject into a vein in the back of the hand
2. BRub the site firmly afterwards to help absorption
3. CExpel the air bubble first and inject into the deltoid muscle
4. DLeave the air bubble in and inject into a skin fold

A routine wound swab grows bacteria, but the wound shows no signs of infection. What does this usually mean?

1. AThe wound is colonised; antibiotics are not usually needed
2. BThe patient needs IV antibiotics straight away, whatever the wound looks like
3. CThe swab result means the wound is infected
4. DThe wound must be closed with sutures again

Which statement about giving medicines through a feeding tube is correct?

1. AAll tablets can be crushed together and given at once
2. BModified-release tablets should not be crushed
3. CTubes do not need flushing between medicines
4. DMedicines can be added to the bag of feed

On day 5 after bowel resection, a patient has a fever, tachycardia and worsening abdominal pain, and the drain contains brown, faeculent fluid. What is most likely?

1. AA urinary tract infection
2. BAn anastomotic leak
3. CPostoperative constipation
4. DA normal day 5 recovery

An incontinent patient has diffuse, shiny, red and broken skin in the natal cleft and buttocks with irregular edges, not over a bony prominence. What is most likely?

1. AA category 4 pressure ulcer over the sacrum
2. BA full-thickness burn
3. CAn arterial ulcer caused by poor circulation
4. DIncontinence-associated dermatitis