Med-surg: cardiovascular & respiratory worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

Which of these is a common allergic trigger of asthma?

  1. ADrinking water
  2. BEating rice
  3. CWearing cotton clothes
  4. DHouse dust mite
2.Easy

How is most oxygen carried in the blood?

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

What is the main function of the epiglottis?

  1. AIt covers the entrance to the larynx during swallowing
  2. BIt vibrates to produce the sound of the voice when speaking
  3. CIt warms and moistens the air on its way into the lungs
  4. DIt divides the trachea into two bronchi
4.Medium

A patient with COPD is prescribed long-term oxygen therapy. How many hours a day is it usually needed to improve survival?

  1. AOnly when walking outside
  2. BOnly during meals
  3. CAbout one hour each morning
  4. DAt least 15 hours a day
5.Medium

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

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

When should an adult with cystic fibrosis take pancreatic enzyme capsules?

  1. AOnly when they have diarrhoea
  2. BOnce a day on waking, at least an hour before any food
  3. CWith all meals and snacks that contain fat
  4. DOnly at bedtime
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. AFailure to capture
  2. BFailure to sense
  3. CNormal pacemaker function
  4. DAtrial fibrillation
8.Hard

Before the morning dose of digoxin, a patient's apical pulse is 54/min and they feel nauseated. What should the nurse do?

  1. AGive half the dose and recheck the pulse in an hour
  2. BGive the dose, because only a radial pulse counts
  3. CGive the dose and an antiemetic, then recheck the pulse tomorrow
  4. DWithhold the dose and report it, as toxicity is possible

Answer key

  1. 1. D · House dust mite
  2. 2. C · Bound to haemoglobin in red blood cells
  3. 3. A · It covers the entrance to the larynx during swallowing
  4. 4. D · At least 15 hours a day
  5. 5. B · An accurate, recent body weight is recorded
  6. 6. C · With all meals and snacks that contain fat
  7. 7. A · Failure to capture
  8. 8. D · Withhold the dose and report it, as toxicity is possible

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