Medical Quiz 5

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" rowspan="2" width=10.75% BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000" background="0070ce82egerdp.png"> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Middleton Ambulance Station"><U><B>Home</B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id45.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Medical Quiz 1"><U><B>Quiz </B></U></A><A HREF="id45.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Medical Quiz 1"><U><B>1</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id67.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Medical Quiz 2"><U><B>Quiz 2</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id71.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Medical Quiz 3"><U><B>Quiz 3</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id73.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Medical Quiz 4"><U><B>Quiz 4</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id79.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Medical Quiz 6"><U><B>Quiz 6</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id82.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Medical Quiz 7"><U><B>Quiz 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knowledge:</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><U>Quiz 5</U></B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>1)   </B><I><B>Cerebro spinal fluid (C.S.F) is found between the:</B></I></div> <div> a:   arachnoid mater and the pia mater</div> <div> b:   pia mater and the brain</div> <div> c:   arachnoid mater and the dura mater</div> <div> d:   pia mater and the dura mater</div> <bR> <div> <B>2)   </B><I><B>Paralysis of the lower limbs is known as:</B></I></div> <div> a:   hemiplegia</div> <div> b:   paraplegia</div> <div> c:   tetraplegia</div> <div> d:   monoplegia</div> <bR> <div> <B>3)  </B><I><B> A wound made by a sharp-edged object (knife, razor) is known as:</B></I></div> <div> a:   puncture</div> <div> b:   incised</div> <div> c:   contused</div> <div> d:   lacerated</div> <bR> <div> <B>4)   </B><I><B>The medical term for blood coughed up from the lungs is:</B></I></div> <div> a:   haemoptysis</div> <div> b:   heamaturia</div> <div> c:   haematemesis</div> <div> d:   haematoma</div> <bR> <div> <B>5)   </B><I><B>The main cause of hypovolaemic shock is:</B></I></div> <div> a:   damage to nerves</div> <div> b:   lowering of temperature </div> <div> c:   loss of body fluid</div> <div> d:   lowering of blood pressure</div> <bR> <div> <B>6)   </B><I><B>The main artery supplying blood to the leg is:</B></I></div> <div> a:   brachial</div> <div> b:   subclavian</div> <div> c:   femoral</div> <div> d:  <B> </B>innominate</div> <bR> <div> <B>7)  </B><I><B> When carrying out CPR the pulse should be checked at a minimum of every:</B></I></div> <div> a:   1 minute</div> <div> b:   3 minutes</div> <div> c:   4 minutes</div> <div> d:   2 minutes</div> <bR> <div> <B>8)   </B><I><B>The colour of an Entonox cylinder is:</B></I></div> <div> a:   black with white neck</div> <div> b:   green with white neck</div> <div> c:   blue with white segmented neck</div> <div> d:   black with white segmented neck</div> <bR> <div> <B>9)   </B><I><B>The medical term for laboured or difficult breathing is:</B></I></div> <div> a:   dyspnoea</div> <div> b:   anoxia</div> <div> c:   ashyxia</div> <div> d:   hypoxia</div> <bR> <div> <B>10) </B><I><B>Carrying out chest compressions on adults, the chest should be compressed:</B></I></div> <div> a:   1-2 cm</div> <div> b:   4-5 cm</div> <div> c:   6-7 cm</div> <div> d:   7-8 cm</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id76.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Medical Quiz 5 ( Answers )"><U><I><B>Answers to quiz 5</B></I></U></A></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B><U> <A NAME="anagram_fun_1"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></U></B></div> <div> <B><U>Links To Other Quizzes</U></B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <I>This site allows you to test your ECG interpretation skills.</I></div> <div> <I>Each case is presented with a brief clinical history.</I></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://sprojects.mmi.mcgill.ca/dir/ekg_puz.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://sprojects.mmi.mcgill.ca/dir/ekg_p"><U><B>ECG 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