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Medical Surgical Nursing Questions and Answers Questions
Question 1 of 5
When is a pericardiectomy necessary?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Pericardiectomy (B) treats constrictive pericarditis (rigidity).
Question 2 of 5
Is it safe to allow gastroenteritis to resolve on its own?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Gastroenteritis (B) resolution depends on cause (viral often self-limits, bacterial may need treatment).
Question 3 of 5
What is an ideal ICP rating?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Ideal ICP (A) is <20 mmHg; 15 is within normal range.
Question 4 of 5
A patient's spleen has been removed. What vaccine should be administered?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Pneumonia vaccine (D) (e.g., PCV13) prevents infection post-splenectomy.
Question 5 of 5
What can result from diabetic ketoacidosis?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: DKA (B) causes acetone breath (stale/fruity).