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

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1.Easy

What does the term epilepsy mean?

  1. AA tendency to have recurrent seizures that are not provoked
  2. BAny brief loss of consciousness, such as fainting
  3. CA single seizure caused by a high fever
  4. DA seizure caused only by low blood sugar
2.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 passed into the bladder through the urethra
  4. DA catheter put into the bladder through the abdomen
3.Easy

Which description best fits an absence seizure?

  1. AStiffening and then jerking of all four limbs for several minutes
  2. BJerking that starts in one hand and spreads up the arm
  3. CA sudden loss of muscle tone that makes the person fall
  4. DA brief staring spell of a few seconds with a quick return to normal
4.Medium

Before checking a capillary glucose, why should the patient wash their hands with soap and water?

  1. AWashing prevents all infection from the lancet
  2. BSugar on the skin can give a falsely high reading
  3. CSoap makes the blood flow faster from the finger
  4. DWashing lowers the glucose in the blood
5.Medium

A patient has just started levetiracetam. Which side effect should the nurse teach them to report?

  1. AA persistent dry cough at night
  2. BSwelling and overgrowth of the gums around the teeth
  3. CChanges in mood, such as irritability, low mood or anger
  4. DOrange discoloration of the urine
6.Medium

A woman who takes the combined contraceptive pill is starting carbamazepine. What should she be taught?

  1. AThere is no interaction between these two medicines
  2. BThe pill makes carbamazepine toxic, so she must stop the pill
  3. CShe should take both at the same time so they are absorbed together
  4. DCarbamazepine can make the pill less effective, so other contraception is needed
7.Hard

A patient in thyroid storm has a temperature of 40 °C (104 °F). Which measure for the fever is usually avoided?

  1. AAspirin
  2. BCooling blankets
  3. CParacetamol (acetaminophen)
  4. DFanning with cool air
8.Hard

A haemodialysis patient asks why fluid between sessions must be limited. Which explanation is correct?

  1. AExtra fluid weakens the fistula wall and makes it more likely to burst
  2. BDrinking water makes the dialysis remove too much potassium from the blood
  3. CExcess fluid builds up, raising BP and causing breathlessness and cramps on dialysis
  4. DFluid restriction is mainly to shorten the time spent on the machine

Answer key

  1. 1. A · A tendency to have recurrent seizures that are not provoked
  2. 2. D · A catheter put into the bladder through the abdomen
  3. 3. D · A brief staring spell of a few seconds with a quick return to normal
  4. 4. B · Sugar on the skin can give a falsely high reading
  5. 5. C · Changes in mood, such as irritability, low mood or anger
  6. 6. D · Carbamazepine can make the pill less effective, so other contraception is needed
  7. 7. A · Aspirin
  8. 8. C · Excess fluid builds up, raising BP and causing breathlessness and cramps on dialysis

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