Med-surg: neuro, endocrine & renal worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

What is a suprapubic catheter?

  1. AA tube placed into the kidney through the back
  2. BA small catheter used only once and then removed
  3. CA catheter put into the bladder through the abdomen
  4. DA catheter passed into the bladder through the urethra
2.Easy

What is the lowest possible score on the Glasgow Coma Scale?

  1. A3
  2. B5
  3. C0
  4. D1
3.Easy

Which type of diabetes is most often associated with diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA)?

  1. APrediabetes
  2. BType 2 diabetes treated with diet only
  3. CDiabetes insipidus
  4. DType 1 diabetes
4.Medium

How does bladder training help urge incontinence?

  1. AThe patient drinks as little as possible
  2. BThe patient goes to the toilet every 15 minutes
  3. CThe time between voids is slowly increased
  4. DA catheter is used every night
5.Medium

A patient wakes up with stroke symptoms. They went to bed well at 23:00 and woke at 06:30. Which time is used as the time of onset?

  1. AThe time the CT scan was performed
  2. BThe time of arrival at the hospital
  3. C23:00, when they were last known to be well
  4. D06:30, when the symptoms were first noticed
6.Medium

A kidney transplant recipient asks about travel vaccines. Which statement is correct?

  1. ALive vaccines are usually avoided
  2. BOnly live vaccines are effective after a transplant
  3. CVaccines will cause the kidney to be rejected
  4. DAll vaccines are completely safe after a transplant
7.Hard

A patient recovering from acute tubular necrosis enters the polyuric phase, passing over 4 L of urine a day. What is the main nursing concern?

  1. AHypoglycaemia caused by excess insulin
  2. BFluid overload with high potassium levels
  3. CDehydration with low potassium and sodium
  4. DRetention of urine in a distended bladder
8.Hard

A patient with suspected stroke arrives two hours after onset. The capillary glucose is 2.4 mmol/L (43 mg/dL). What should happen next?

  1. AGive thrombolysis at once without further checks
  2. BTreat the low glucose and reassess the neurological signs
  3. CIgnore the glucose, as it is not relevant to stroke assessment
  4. DGive IV insulin to protect the brain cells

Answer key

  1. 1. C · A catheter put into the bladder through the abdomen
  2. 2. A · 3
  3. 3. D · Type 1 diabetes
  4. 4. C · The time between voids is slowly increased
  5. 5. C · 23:00, when they were last known to be well
  6. 6. A · Live vaccines are usually avoided
  7. 7. C · Dehydration with low potassium and sodium
  8. 8. B · Treat the low glucose and reassess the neurological signs

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