Med-surg: cardiovascular & respiratory worksheet with answers

Which of these is a common allergic trigger of asthma?

1. AWearing cotton clothes
2. BHouse dust mite
3. CDrinking water
4. DEating rice

Finger clubbing is commonly linked with which condition?

1. AMild asthma
2. BHigh blood pressure
3. CBronchiectasis
4. DAcute bronchitis

How does CPAP help in obstructive sleep apnoea?

1. AIt slows the breathing rate during sleep
2. BConstant positive pressure holds the upper airway open
3. CIt removes carbon dioxide through a filter
4. DIt delivers a drug that relaxes the airway muscles overnight

Before the first treatment dose of a low-molecular-weight heparin for a PE, what does the nurse need to make sure of?

1. AA chest drain is in place
2. BAn accurate, recent body weight is recorded
3. CThe patient has fasted for 12 hours
4. DThe patient's blood glucose is above 10 mmol/L (180 mg/dL)

A patient with stable angina is afraid nicotine patches will harm their heart. Which reply is most accurate?

1. APeople with angina must stop smoking without any help
2. BNicotine replacement only works if smoking continues
3. CNicotine patches are much more harmful to the heart than cigarettes
4. DNicotine replacement is much safer than smoking and is recommended

A patient choosing between a mechanical and a biological heart valve asks about the main difference. Which answer is accurate?

1. ABiological valves last longer but need lifelong warfarin
2. BBoth types need no medicines after surgery
3. CMechanical valves wear out within one year
4. DMechanical valves last longer but need lifelong anticoagulation

A patient with an inferior myocardial infarction develops complete heart block with a heart rate of 38/min. What is the most likely reason?

1. AHeart block is caused by the thrombolytic drug
2. BInferior infarcts always destroy the bundle of His permanently
3. CThe right coronary artery usually supplies the AV node
4. DThe left anterior descending artery supplies the SA node only

A patient taking ramipril and indapamide for hypertension starts regular ibuprofen for back pain. A week later, creatinine has risen sharply. What is the most likely cause?

1. AAn allergic reaction to the diuretic causing inflammation of the kidney
2. BBack pain causing kidney damage
3. CIbuprofen raising the blood pressure to levels that damage the kidneys
4. DAn ACE inhibitor, diuretic and NSAID together reducing kidney perfusion