Med-surg: cardiovascular & respiratory worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

How is most oxygen carried in the blood?

  1. ACarried as bicarbonate ions in the plasma
  2. BDissolved freely in the plasma water
  3. CBound to albumin and other plasma proteins
  4. DBound to haemoglobin in red blood cells
2.Easy

What is the main advantage of a Venturi mask?

  1. AIt is the only mask that warms and humidifies the oxygen
  2. BIt gives a fixed, precise oxygen concentration
  3. CIt gives 100% oxygen to the patient
  4. DIt works without an oxygen supply
3.Easy

What is the pleura?

  1. AThe cartilage rings of the trachea
  2. BThe dome-shaped muscle that separates the chest from the abdomen
  3. CA double membrane lining the lungs and the inner chest wall
  4. DThe tiny air sacs at the ends of the airways where gas exchange happens
4.Medium

A nurse measures blood pressure on a large upper arm using a cuff that is too small. What effect will this have?

  1. AThe reading will be falsely low
  2. BThe reading will be accurate but slower
  3. CThe reading will be falsely high
  4. DOnly the pulse rate will be affected
5.Medium

A patient with heart failure starts spironolactone in addition to an ACE inhibitor. Which blood result needs close monitoring?

  1. ACalcium, because both drugs can lower it
  2. BGlucose, because both drugs can cause hypoglycaemia
  3. CPotassium, because both drugs can raise it
  4. DHaemoglobin, because both drugs can cause bleeding
6.Medium

Before compression therapy is applied for a venous leg ulcer, which assessment is essential?

  1. AA chest X-ray and ECG
  2. BAn ankle–brachial pressure index (ABPI)
  3. CA wound swab for culture and sensitivity
  4. DA full blood count and CRP
7.Hard

Which task for a stable patient with heart failure can the registered nurse most appropriately delegate to a healthcare assistant (unlicensed assistive personnel)?

  1. ADeciding whether to give the furosemide dose
  2. BMeasuring and recording the morning weight
  3. CTeaching the patient about a low-salt diet
  4. DAssessing lung sounds for new crackles
8.Hard

A patient with infective endocarditis is on IV gentamicin with another antibiotic. Which monitoring is most important?

  1. ABlood glucose only
  2. BLiver size by daily palpation and weekly abdominal ultrasound
  3. CDrug levels, renal function and hearing or balance changes
  4. DPeak flow readings and spirometry before and after each dose

Answer key

  1. 1. D · Bound to haemoglobin in red blood cells
  2. 2. B · It gives a fixed, precise oxygen concentration
  3. 3. C · A double membrane lining the lungs and the inner chest wall
  4. 4. C · The reading will be falsely high
  5. 5. C · Potassium, because both drugs can raise it
  6. 6. B · An ankle–brachial pressure index (ABPI)
  7. 7. B · Measuring and recording the morning weight
  8. 8. C · Drug levels, renal function and hearing or balance changes

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