Item | Frequency (%) |
---|---|
1. Palliative care is different from traditional care because palliative care: | |
g) I don't Know | |
h) Is curative. | |
i) Is equivalent to hospice care. | |
j) Is focused on comfort, rather than cure. | |
k) Is equivalent to end of life care | |
l) Withdraws care. | |
False | 37 (9.2 %) |
True | 367 (90.8 %) |
2. Which of the following members of the healthcare team are important to the delivery of palliative care? | |
g) I don't Know | |
h) Physicians | |
i) Nurses | |
j) Dietitians | |
k) Physical and occupational therapists | |
l) All of the above | |
False | 0 (0 %) |
True | 404 (100 %) |
3. Which of the following drugs is considered weak opioids? | |
g) I don't Know | |
h) Morphine | |
i) Codeine | |
j) Hydromorphone | |
k) Fentanyl | |
l) Oxynorm | |
False | 291 (72 %) |
True | 113 (28%) |
4. Which is the most appropriate drug can be used in management of delirium in palliative care: | |
a) I don't Know | |
b) Fentanyl | |
c) Haloperidol | |
d) Midazolam | |
e) Zofran | |
f) Paroxetine | |
False | 318 (78.7 %) |
True | 86 (21.3 %) |
5. Dyspnea related to advanced lung cancer can be best treated by: | |
g) I don't Know | |
h) Morphine | |
i) Midazolam | |
j) Dexamethazone | |
k) Oxygen mask and Ventolin | |
l) 1 & 2 | |
False | 315 (78 %) |
True | 89 (22 %) |
6. The second step in WHO ladder for treatment of chronic pain is: | |
g) I don't Know | |
h) Strong opioid ± adjuvant therapy | |
i) Non-opioid ± adjuvant therapy | |
j) Weak opioid ± adjuvant therapy | |
k) Adjuvant therapy | |
l) Strong opioid ± pain intervention modalities | |
False | 225 (55.7 %) |
True | 179 (44.3 %) |
7. Regarding Hypercalcemia in cancer patients, it: | |
g) I don't Know | |
h) Is the most common life threating metastatic disorder in cancer patients | |
i) Needs to be corrected if adjusted serum calcium ≥3.5 mmol/l or the patient is symptomatic. | |
j) Related to bone cancer only. | |
k) Can cause severe diarrhea. | |
l) All of the above | |
False | 374 (92.6 %) |
True | 30 (7.4 %) |
8. The hallmarks of opioid toxicity are all the following except: | |
g) I don’t Know | |
h) Oxygen saturation ≤ 90% | |
i) Respiratory rate ≤ 10 /min | |
j) Pinpoint pupils | |
k) Sedation | |
l) Jerky movement | |
False | 352 (87.1 %) |
True | 52 (12.9 %) |
9. Signs of superior vena-cava obstruction are all the following EXCEPT: | |
g) I don't Know | |
h) Cyanosis | |
i) Pulsatile distended neck veins | |
j) Edema in the hands | |
k) Dilated veins over the chest wall | |
l) Periorbital edema | |
False | 363 (89.9 %) |
True | 41 (10.1 %) |
10. Management of Catastrophic bleeding in palliative care includes | |
g) I don't Know | |
h) Midazolam | |
i) Vitamin K | |
j) Dark towel | |
k) Tranexamic injection in large doses. | |
l) b & d | |
False | 323 (82.2 %) |
True | 72 (17.8 %) |
11“Golden standard” treatment of metastatic spinal cord compression includes the following: | |
g) I don't Know | |
h) High dose dexamethasone | |
i) Neurosurgical intervention | |
j) Chemotherapy | |
k) Radiotherapy | |
l) All of the above | |
False | 360 (89.1 %) |
True | 44 (10.9 %) |
12. All of the following are characteristics of oral opioid analgesics except: | |
g) I don't Know | |
h) Effective for localized and generalized pain | |
i) Easily administered | |
j) Stigma and fears associated with use | |
k) Ceiling effect to analgesia | |
l) None of the above | |
False | 239 (59.2 %) |
True | 165 (40.8 %) |