Med-surg: cardiovascular & respiratory worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

Which dietary change lowers blood pressure most?

  1. AMore coffee and fewer fizzy drinks with added sugar
  2. BLess salt and more fruit and vegetables
  3. CMore fruit juice and less water
  4. DMore red meat and less bread
2.Easy

Which structure is the heart's natural pacemaker?

  1. AThe sinoatrial (SA) node
  2. BThe atrioventricular (AV) node
  3. CThe bundle of His
  4. DThe Purkinje fibres
3.Easy

Which finding on abdominal examination suggests an abdominal aortic aneurysm?

  1. AA dull area that shifts when the patient turns
  2. BA pulsating mass around the umbilicus
  3. CLoud, high-pitched bowel sounds
  4. DA tender lump in the right iliac fossa
4.Medium

How big should a suction catheter be compared with the tracheostomy or endotracheal tube?

  1. ANo more than half the internal diameter of the tube
  2. BAny size, as the diameter does not matter
  3. CLarger than the tube, so that it clears it completely
  4. DExactly the same diameter as the tube, for a tight fit
5.Medium

Why should a beta-blocker not be stopped suddenly in a patient with ischaemic heart disease?

  1. AThe drug stays stored in the tissues for several months afterwards
  2. BSudden stopping causes severe and prolonged hypoglycaemia
  3. CThe heart rate becomes permanently slow afterwards
  4. DRebound tachycardia and hypertension can trigger angina or MI
6.Medium

A patient's ankle–brachial pressure index (ABPI) is 0.6. What does this suggest?

  1. ASignificant peripheral arterial disease
  2. BNormal leg circulation
  3. CA deep vein thrombosis
  4. DStiff, calcified arteries that read falsely high
7.Hard

The monitor of a patient with a permanent pacemaker shows pacing spikes, but none of them is followed by a QRS complex. What does this mean?

  1. ANormal pacemaker function
  2. BFailure to sense
  3. CAtrial fibrillation
  4. DFailure to capture
8.Hard

A patient's chest drain is accidentally pulled out. What is the immediate action?

  1. AAsk the patient to cough hard to expand the lung
  2. BPush the drain back into the chest and secure it with tape
  3. CSeal the site with a sterile occlusive dressing and get help
  4. DLeave the hole uncovered so trapped air can escape

Answer key

  1. 1. B · Less salt and more fruit and vegetables
  2. 2. A · The sinoatrial (SA) node
  3. 3. B · A pulsating mass around the umbilicus
  4. 4. A · No more than half the internal diameter of the tube
  5. 5. D · Rebound tachycardia and hypertension can trigger angina or MI
  6. 6. A · Significant peripheral arterial disease
  7. 7. D · Failure to capture
  8. 8. C · Seal the site with a sterile occlusive dressing and get help

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