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1
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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?

A

Genitourinary medicine clinic (GUM clinic)

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2
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What is normal body temperature?

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37 degrees

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3
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Fill in the blank; fainting means passing out for a short period of time and never last longer than ___minutes.

A

2

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

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Airway
Breathing
Circulation

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5
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The largest artery in the body is the ___?

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Aorta

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6
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What is the function of the kidneys?

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To extract waste products from the blood

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

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Because diabetes can increase the risk of certain conditions

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8
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What is anaphylaxis?

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

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

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1

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10
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What takes first priority when conducting a telephone assessment of a patient?

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Whether they have any life threatening illness or injury

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11
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Are antibiotics effective against viruses or bacteria?

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Bacteria

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12
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Give two reasons why it is important to find out if someone has suffered from cancer?

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  1. Symptoms may be related to their cancer or their cancer treatment.
  2. The cancer may have returned.
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When an artery is cut the blood spurts or pumps out. Why is this?

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

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14
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What is an AAA?

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Abdominal aortic aneurysm

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15
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List 3 possible symptoms of meningitis in adults.

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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
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List 3 symptoms of meningitis in infants and toddlers.

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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
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17
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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?

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

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18
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Why can some ear problems cause a person to feel dizzy?

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Ears help with balance

19
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List 4 possible causes of breathing problems

A

Asthma
Anaphylaxis
Heart attack
Airway blockage

20
Q

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?

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

21
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True or false? The pain of a heart attack is never felt in the abdomen.

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False

22
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Two words or phrases a person might use to describe the sensation of palpitations?

A

Heart feels like it skips a beat

Heart is racing/pounding

23
Q

What is the most common cause of a mouth ulcer?

A

Biting the side of the mouth

24
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What is sepsis and what causes it?

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

25
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List 4 symptoms of sinusitis

A 
Facial pain
Headache
Nasal obstruction, yellow discharge
Fever 
Bad breath
Pain in gums 
Coughing
26
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List 2 factors associated with a head injury that would require ED treatment?

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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
27
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How might unconsciousness affect a persons airway?

A

The tongue may fall back and block the airway

28
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What is a rigor?

A

Violent shivering from an especially high fever

29
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What is shock?

A

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

30
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List 5 potentially life threatening injuries.

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Severe head injury
Back or neck trauma
Chest injury blunt/penetrating
Broken bones/severe fractures
Drowning
Blast injury
31
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State one problem with the overuse of antibiotics.

A

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

32
Q

List one symptom of possible spinal cord damage

A

Loss of bladder or bowel control

33
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What is wheezing?

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Whistling sound in the chest when breathing

34
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List 3 signs of a possible wound infection

A

Redness and swelling that is worsening around the wound area

Yellow coloured pus discharge

35
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List 3 symptoms of anaphylaxis

A

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

36
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What is another name for low blood sugar?

A

Hypoglycaemia

37
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True or false? Fruity smelling breath can be a sign of hyperglycaemia

A

True

38
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True or false? During an adrenal crisis the persons blood pressure becomes dangerously high which can lean to unconsciousness if not treated.

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False

39
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Why are women more prone to UTIs?

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The urethra is shorter and opens near the back passage

40
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Where is the flank?

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

41
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What is crush syndrome?

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

42
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True or false? It is normal for contractions during labour to become very painful and continuous.

A

False

43
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If a person is experiencing pain on loading urine, which 2 body systems might be affected by an infection?

A

Urinary and reproductive systems

44
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How many people are affected by a mental health disorder?

A

1 in 4

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