Kerala PSC GK | Model Questions | Staff Nurse 10
276
After snake bite which of the following one is not a correct management?
[a]
Calm and reassure the victim

[b]
Immobilize the affected part

[c]
Wash the wound with normal saline

[d]
Make a wound on the bite site to drain the blood

277
Difficulty in swallowing is termed as:
[a]
Anorexia

[b]
Dyspepsia

[c]
Dysphagia

[d]
Nausea

278
Normal blood urea level :
[a]
5 to 20 mg/dl

[b]
50 to 60 mg/dl

[c]
70 to 80 mg/dl

[d]
20 to 40 mg/dl

279
The body temperature of a patient admitted with typhoid fever is 38 degree Celsius, convert it into Fahrenheit:
[a]
100.4

[b]
101.4

[c]
102.4

[d]
103.4

280
The first mammary secretion is called:
[a]
Prolactin

[b]
Colostrum

[c]
Lactogen

[d]
Relaxin

281
Which is the most abundant tissue within human body?
[a]
Epithelial tissue

[b]
Connective tissue

[c]
Neuron

[d]
Muscle

282
A condition in which bone matrix is lost, which makes the bone more susceptible to fracture is:
[a]
Osteomalacia

[b]
Rickets

[c]
Osteosarcoma

[d]
Osteoporosis

283
Which of the following drug is an example for Benzodiazepine?
[a]
Chlordiazepoxide

[b]
Doxepine

[c]
Clozapine

[d]
Clompipramine

284
Scar tissue formation is otherwise known as:
[a]
Granulation

[b]
Necrosis

[c]
Proliferation

[d]
Fibrosis

285
During CPR, Cardiac compression is applied to:
[a]
Halfway between Sternum and left nipple

[b]
Lower half of Sternum

[c]
Area under the left nipple

[d]
Upper half of Sternum

286
The greatest danger of hyperkalemia is:
[a]
Tetany

[b]
Fluid overload

[c]
Cardiac Arrest

[d]
Polyuria

287
Which statement is false regarding Japanese encephalitis?
[a]
it is bacterial encephalitis

[b]
it is transmitted by Culicine mosquito

[c]
it is a mosquito-borne encephalitis

[d]
it is caused by flavi virus

288
While caring a patient after pneumonectomy, which is the most applicable one?
[a]
accumulation of fluid in the empty thorax is a desired outcome.

[b]
two chest drainage tubes should be attached to water seal drainage and low suction

[c]
patient should be kept in his back only

[d]
patient should be discouraged from coughing

289
Actions which halts the progress of a disease at its initial stage, management and prevention of complication is termed as:
[a]
primary prevention

[b]
secondary prevention

[c]
teritiary prevention

[d]
rehabilitation

290
Constant presence of an infectious agent or disease within a given geographic area is called:
[a]
Epidemic

[b]
Pandemic

[c]
Sporadic

[d]
Endemic