Distance Learning

Question 1

What is the name of the place that can diagnose and treat sexually transmitted infections, where the person can attend with out giving their name if they wish?

Answer 1

Genitourinary medicine clinic (GUM clinic)

Question 2

What is normal body temperature?

Answer 2

37 degrees

Question 3

Fill in the blank; fainting means passing out for a short period of time and never last longer than ___minutes.

Answer 3

2

Question 4

What are three essential things for keeping the body supplied with oxygen?

Answer 4

Airway
Breathing
Circulation

Question 5

The largest artery in the body is the ___?

Answer 5

Aorta

Question 6

What is the function of the kidneys?

Answer 6

To extract waste products from the blood

Question 7

Give one reason why needing to know whether someone has diabetes?

Answer 7

Because diabetes can increase the risk of certain conditions

Question 8

What is anaphylaxis?

Answer 8

A sudden severe and potentially life threatening reaction to a trigger such as an allergen.

Question 9

Children under ____ are more vulnerable to abuse than any other age group.

Answer 9

1

Question 10

What takes first priority when conducting a telephone assessment of a patient?

Answer 10

Whether they have any life threatening illness or injury

Question 11

Are antibiotics effective against viruses or bacteria?

Answer 11

Bacteria

Question 12

Give two reasons why it is important to find out if someone has suffered from cancer?

Answer 12

1. Symptoms may be related to their cancer or their cancer treatment.
2. The cancer may have returned.

Question 13

When an artery is cut the blood spurts or pumps out. Why is this?

Answer 13

It is under pressure and pumps blood out at the rate of the heart beat.

Question 14

What is an AAA?

Answer 14

Abdominal aortic aneurysm

Question 15

List 3 possible symptoms of meningitis in adults.

Answer 15

Severe headache
Fever
Nausea and vomiting 
Ill appearance
Altered mental state, confusion, delirium
Seizures or fits
Photophobia
A stiff neck
Rapid breathing rate
Severe muscle pain

Question 16

List 3 symptoms of meningitis in infants and toddlers.

Answer 16

Fever
Vomiting refusing feeds
Very sleepy and reluctant to wake up
Not wanting to be held
Ill appearance 
Floppy and unresponsive 
Unusual crying
Pale and blotchy skin
Cold hands and feet

Question 17

Sometimes if a person experiences bleeding high up in the t they vomit. This may appear bright red or have lots of dark brown bits in resembling soil or coffee grounds. What causes the vomit to look like this?

Answer 17

Exposure to stomach acid as the blood has passed through the digestive system.

Question 18

Why can some ear problems cause a person to feel dizzy?

Answer 18

Ears help with balance

Question 19

List 4 possible causes of breathing problems

Answer 19

Asthma
Anaphylaxis
Heart attack
Airway blockage

Question 20

When assessing someone who has fallen in their arm the system will ask questions about whether their arm is cold, pale in colour,or blue to the area beyond the injury. What is this question trying to exclude?

Answer 20

Damage to the blood vessels, which could damage or cut of blood supply

Question 21

True or false? The pain of a heart attack is never felt in the abdomen.

Answer 21

False

Question 22

Two words or phrases a person might use to describe the sensation of palpitations?

Answer 22

Heart feels like it skips a beat

Heart is racing/pounding

Question 23

What is the most common cause of a mouth ulcer?

Answer 23

Biting the side of the mouth

Question 24

What is sepsis and what causes it?

Answer 24

Blood poisoning, caused by the body’s overreaction to an infection

Question 25

List 4 symptoms of sinusitis

Answer 25

``` Facial pain Headache Nasal obstruction, yellow discharge Fever Bad breath Pain in gums Coughing ```

Question 26

List 2 factors associated with a head injury that would require ED treatment?

Answer 26

``` Any loss of consciousness since the injury Any previous brain surgery Any vomiting since the injury Amnesia for events prior to injury Severe headache Any history of bleeding or clotting disorders Current drug or alcohol intoxication Any safeguarding concer ```

Question 27

How might unconsciousness affect a persons airway?

Answer 27

The tongue may fall back and block the airway

Question 28

What is a rigor?

Answer 28

Violent shivering from an especially high fever

Question 29

What is shock?

Answer 29

Failure of the cardiovascular system to keep bloody circulating to the organs.

Question 30

List 5 potentially life threatening injuries.

Answer 30

``` Severe head injury Back or neck trauma Chest injury blunt/penetrating Broken bones/severe fractures Drowning Blast injury ```

Question 31

State one problem with the overuse of antibiotics.

Answer 31

Bacteria become resistant and immune to the antibiotic and they become ineffective.

Question 32

List one symptom of possible spinal cord damage

Answer 32

Loss of bladder or bowel control

Question 33

What is wheezing?

Answer 33

Whistling sound in the chest when breathing

Question 34

List 3 signs of a possible wound infection

Answer 34

Redness and swelling that is worsening around the wound area | Yellow coloured pus discharge

Question 35

List 3 symptoms of anaphylaxis

Answer 35

Skin rash and itching Severe swelling of the lips, tongue and throat Shortness of breath, difficulty breathing

Question 36

What is another name for low blood sugar?

Answer 36

Hypoglycaemia

Question 37

True or false? Fruity smelling breath can be a sign of hyperglycaemia

Answer 37

True

Question 38

True or false? During an adrenal crisis the persons blood pressure becomes dangerously high which can lean to unconsciousness if not treated.

Answer 38

False

Question 39

Why are women more prone to UTIs?

Answer 39

The urethra is shorter and opens near the back passage

Question 40

Where is the flank?

Answer 40

The fleshy part of someone’s back, below the rib cage and above the pelvis.

Question 41

What is crush syndrome?

Answer 41

Major shock and kidney failure after crushing injury to the skeletal muscle .

Question 42

True or false? It is normal for contractions during labour to become very painful and continuous.

Answer 42

False

Question 43

If a person is experiencing pain on loading urine, which 2 body systems might be affected by an infection?

Answer 43

Urinary and reproductive systems

Question 44

How many people are affected by a mental health disorder?

Answer 44

1 in 4