Quiz

Welcome! Are you ready to put your knowledge to the test?

Whether you’re looking to prove your expertise, review key takeaways from the conference, or are simply curious about science and healthcare, our quiz is the perfect opportunity to challenge yourself and expand your understanding. From general knowledge questions to in-depth healthcare information, this quiz is designed to examine your level of understanding and potentially highlight areas for further learning.

So, are you up for the challenge? Gather your thinking cap and let’s begin!

Results

#1. Do a kidney transplant patient and donor need to be ABO blood group compatible?

No

No

Sometimes

Sometimes

Yes

Yes

#2. When was Great Ormond Street (the first children’s hospital in the UK) founded?

1752

1752

1852

1852

1902

1902

#3. What is a device for accurately measuring blood pressure?

sphygmomanometer

sphygmomanometer

sphyngnomonometer

sphyngnomonometer

sphynmomamometer

sphynmomamometer

#4. How are diseases diagnosed by the doctor?

Based on how the doctor feels that day

Based on how the doctor feels that day

Based just on the doctor’s opinion and what they can see

Based just on the doctor’s opinion and what they can see

Based on the results of laboratory tests, physical examinations, patient history and professional opinion

Based on the results of laboratory tests, physical examinations, patient history and professional opinion

#5. What percentage of nurses are children’s nurses?

28%

28%

48%

48%

8%

8%

#6. What effect(s) would you predict adrenaline would have on your body?

Cause some blood vessels to tighten (vasoconstrict)

Cause some blood vessels to tighten (vasoconstrict)

Both A and B

Both A and B

Slow down your heart rate

Slow down your heart rate

#7. What does an antibiotic do?

Targets specific mechanisms in certain bacteria

Targets specific mechanisms in certain bacteria

Kills all infections

Kills all infections

Targets specific mechanisms in certain viruses

Targets specific mechanisms in certain viruses

#8. Which of the following may be diagnosed with a cardiorespiratory sleep study?

Narcolepsy

Narcolepsy

ADHD

ADHD

Obstructive Sleep Apnoea (OSA)

Obstructive Sleep Apnoea (OSA)

#9. What does BiPAP stand for?

Bilevel Positive Airway Pressure

Bilevel Positive Airway Pressure

Bilevel Pressure And Pulse

Bilevel Pressure And Pulse

Bilevel Pressurised Airway Pump

Bilevel Pressurised Airway Pump

#10. What is the difference between viruses and bacteria?

They are both basically the same

They are both basically the same

Bacteria never enter the host cell

Bacteria never enter the host cell

Viruses can’t survive without their host

Viruses can’t survive without their host

#11. Why is a crossmatch needed before a kidney transplant can take place?

A and B

A and B

To prevent the kidney being rejected

To prevent the kidney being rejected

To ensure the patient and donor are compatible.

To ensure the patient and donor are compatible.

#12. What is the main reason for randomising patients to their treatment allocation in a clinical trial?

To reduce bias

To reduce bias

Fairest way of deciding who gets which drug

Fairest way of deciding who gets which drug

So that patients don’t know which drug they’re taking

So that patients don’t know which drug they’re taking

#13. If you train to be a nurse, which of these is not one of the 4 key fields you can specialise in?

Children’s nursing

Children’s nursing

Fever nursing

Fever nursing

Mental health nursing

Mental health nursing

#14. Matching for HLA (human leukocyte antigen) molecules is important in transplantation

FALSE

FALSE

TRUE

TRUE

Maybe

Maybe

#15. What is the carbon footprint of an average UK clinical trial?

78 tonnes CO2e

78 tonnes CO2e

97 tonnes CO2e

97 tonnes CO2e

34 tonnes CO2e

34 tonnes CO2e

Finish