Med-surg: cardiovascular & respiratory worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

What is the approximate tidal volume of a resting adult?

  1. AAbout 5 litres
  2. BAbout 1.5 litres
  3. CAbout 500 mL
  4. DAbout 50 mL
2.Easy

What is a thoracentesis?

  1. AMeasuring lung volumes by blowing into a tube
  2. BRemoving a lobe of the lung
  3. CRemoving fluid from the pleural space with a needle
  4. DInserting a flexible camera into the airways to look inside
3.Easy

What does "hypovolaemia" mean?

  1. AA low level of sodium in the blood
  2. BA reduced volume of blood in the circulation
  3. CA high level of fluid in the tissues
  4. DA low level of haemoglobin with a normal blood volume
4.Medium

Which energy-conservation advice is most useful for a patient with severe COPD?

  1. ASit down for tasks such as washing and dressing, and pace activities
  2. BDo all the household tasks quickly in the morning to get them done
  3. CAvoid any activity at all, staying in a chair to save their energy
  4. DHold the breath while lifting heavy objects
5.Medium

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

  1. AExactly the same diameter as the tube, for a tight fit
  2. BLarger than the tube, so that it clears it completely
  3. CAny size, as the diameter does not matter
  4. DNo more than half the internal diameter of the tube
6.Medium

What does a raised D-dimer result mean?

  1. AThe anticoagulant dose is too low and must rise
  2. BFibrin breakdown is present, but it does not prove a clot
  3. CA pulmonary embolism or DVT has been confirmed
  4. DA deep vein thrombosis has been safely excluded
7.Hard

Which method best confirms that an endotracheal tube is in the trachea?

  1. AA sustained waveform on capnography
  2. BMisting inside the tube
  3. CThe patient's skin colour improving
  4. DThe chest rising on one side only
8.Hard

A patient with small-cell lung cancer becomes confused. Sodium is 122 mmol/L (122 mEq/L) with concentrated urine, and there are no signs of dehydration. What is the most likely cause?

  1. ACranial diabetes insipidus from brain metastases
  2. BSevere dehydration from poor oral intake
  3. CSyndrome of inappropriate ADH secretion
  4. DExcess salt in the diet over several weeks

Answer key

  1. 1. C · About 500 mL
  2. 2. C · Removing fluid from the pleural space with a needle
  3. 3. B · A reduced volume of blood in the circulation
  4. 4. A · Sit down for tasks such as washing and dressing, and pace activities
  5. 5. D · No more than half the internal diameter of the tube
  6. 6. B · Fibrin breakdown is present, but it does not prove a clot
  7. 7. A · A sustained waveform on capnography
  8. 8. C · Syndrome of inappropriate ADH secretion

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