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NHS PATHWAYS DLP EXAM AND PRACTICE
EXAM NEWEST 2025 ACTUAL EXAM
COMPLETE 250 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
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NHS PATHWAYS DLP EXAM
Give one reason for needing to know whether someone has diabetes? - ANSWER-Diabetes can increase the infection of a wound.
What is anaphylaxis? - ANSWER-Life threatening allergic reaction
What takes first priority when conducting a telephone assessment over the phone? - ANSWER-To establish if the patients condition is life threatening
Are antibiotics effective against viruses or bacteria? - ANSWER-bacteria
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There are questions within pathways system which try to establish whether someone has suffered from cancer? Give 2 reasons why it might be important to find out whether someone has suffered from cancer? - ANSWER-If they have a history of cancer it could reoccur with a new symptom.Easily prone to infections.
When an artery is cut the blood "spurts" or "pumps out". Why is this? - ANSWER-Because it is pumped by the heart under significant pressure.
What is AAA? - ANSWER-abdominal aortic aneurysm
List 3 possible signs of meningitis in an adult? - ANSWER-1) Stiff Neck 2)Seizures or fits 3)Severe headache
Sometimes if a person experiences bleeding high up in the digestive tract they vomit. This may appear bright red or have lots of dark brown bits resembling soil or coffee grounds. What causes the vomit to look dark like soil or coffee grounds? - ANSWER-The blood reacts with stomach acid. 2 / 4
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List 4 possible causes of breathing problems? - ANSWER- Asthma Chest injuries Anaphylaxis Choking COPD Inhalation of gases.
When assessing someone who has fallen on their arm, the system will present you with a question which asks whether the arm is cold, or pale in colour or blue to the area beyond the injury. What is this question trying to exclude? - ANSWER-In case a broken or shattered bone has punctured arteries or veins internally causing damage to blood vessels.
The pain of a heart attack is never felt in the abdomen? True or false. - ANSWER-False
Describe 2 words or phrases people might use to describe the sensation of palpitations? - ANSWER-Fluttering Racing 3 / 4
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Slowly Irregular Not normal
What is the most common cause of a mouth ulcer? - ANSWER- Trauma to the mouth such as biting the tongue or cheek.
What is sepsis and what causes it? - ANSWER-Sepsis is when the blood becomes poisoned and it attacks major blood organs.
List 4 symptoms of sinusitis? - ANSWER-Facial pain, Headache, Nasal obstruction, Fever.
List 2 factors associated with a head injury that means the person should be taken to the emergency department in an ambulance? - ANSWER-Unconsciousness Any seizure - fit or convulsions after the injury.
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