NREMT PRACTICE QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
Your patient a 52 year old male complaining of dull, achy chest pains. He is alert and
oriented but upon assessment, you notice his skin is pale, cool and clammy. What is
your next step? - Correct Answers -Administer Supplemental oxygen
Cardiac Compromise - Correct Answers -Any type of heart problem. Cardiac
compromise is a blanket term used to describe any type of heart problem. As an EMT-B
it allows you to identify cardiac problems without going above your scope of practice
an AED is used to treat patients is - Correct Answers -Ventricular fibrillation or
ventricular tachycardia
the normal heart rate for a new born (0-3 months) is - Correct Answers -140-160
the two flap valve located on the left side of the heart is the - Correct Answers -Mitral
Valve also known as the Bicuspid Valve. The three flap valve is called the Tricuspid
valve
the three flap valve located on the right side of the heart is the - Correct Answers -
Tricuspid valve
(divides the right atrium from the right ventricle)
what does the mitral valve do? - Correct Answers -Prevents blood from back flowing
into the left atrium
(The mitral valve is located between the left atrium and ventricle and prevents blood
from flowing back into the left atrium)
A 45 year old male patient is experiencing chest discomfort. after placing him in his
position of comfort your next action should be? - Correct Answers -Administer oxygen
by nonrebreather mask at 15L/min
(there is no info to indicate that the patient requires ventilator support any patient
experiencing chest discomfort should receive the highest possible concentration of
oxygen)
Name the layers of the heart form the outside in - Correct Answers -Epicardium,
Myocardium, and Endocardium
, what complain is often used to describe chest pain resulting from a cardiac event -
Correct Answers -A ton of bricks. or an elephant sitting on my chest.
A sharp stabbing pain is often a Pulmonary Embolism
What artery carries deoxygenated blood and which vein carried oxygenated bleed? -
Correct Answers -Pulmonary artery, and Pulmonary vein
which are not blood components that are responsible for clot formation - Correct
Answers -Plaque
you are dispatched to a residence of a 46year old female patient who is in severe
abdominal pain and vomited twice before your arrival. she ate cheesecake right before.
what is the cause of her pain - Correct Answers -acute gastroenteritis- may be caused
by a bacterial or viral ingestion, toxic ingestion, or ingestion of lactose in a lactose
intolerant patient. signs and symptoms include nausea, vomiting diarrhea, and
abdominal cramping.
your patient is a 32 year old male who was complaining of severe, crushing, feeling in
the center of his chest and shortness of breath that began while he was mowing his
lawn 45 mins prior to you arrival. he is now only responding to painful stimuli. presently
his minute ventilation is still adequate, his pulse oximeter reads 95% on room air and
you find his skin to be pale, cool, and diaphoretic. what would your initial action be. -
Correct Answers -12-15 L Oxygen by nonrebreather
you are called to a nursing home for a patient with swelling in her legs. Upon arrival you
find a 76 year old patient sitting in a wheelchair. assessment confirms pitting edema to
both lower legs you are able to palpate a dorsalis pedal pulse bilaterally. her skin is pink
and dry. her lungs are clear bilaterally. which conditions do you suspect - Correct
Answers -chronic CHF. Edema to the legs or sacrum is often a result of right sided
congestive heart failure. there may also be a jugular vein distention and ascites present
as well. the most common cause of right sided heart failure is left sided heart failure.
therefore, you may not s&s of left sided heart failure as a dry hacking couch or coughing
up pink frothy sputum, shortness of breath orthopnea, paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea
and fatigue.
you arrive on the scene of a patient who fell from a ladder. which of the following
questions is NOT an important factor in care of the patient? - Correct Answers -Height
of the ladder
You are dispatched to the scene of a 9 year old girl who has been struck by a car.
Police are unable to reach her parents. what gives you the ability to treat the girl -
Correct Answers -implied consent
you are dispatched to a call for a injured man. as you approach the door of the home, a
man opens the door and tells you "this is none of your business" and to "get out of
CORRECT ANSWERS
Your patient a 52 year old male complaining of dull, achy chest pains. He is alert and
oriented but upon assessment, you notice his skin is pale, cool and clammy. What is
your next step? - Correct Answers -Administer Supplemental oxygen
Cardiac Compromise - Correct Answers -Any type of heart problem. Cardiac
compromise is a blanket term used to describe any type of heart problem. As an EMT-B
it allows you to identify cardiac problems without going above your scope of practice
an AED is used to treat patients is - Correct Answers -Ventricular fibrillation or
ventricular tachycardia
the normal heart rate for a new born (0-3 months) is - Correct Answers -140-160
the two flap valve located on the left side of the heart is the - Correct Answers -Mitral
Valve also known as the Bicuspid Valve. The three flap valve is called the Tricuspid
valve
the three flap valve located on the right side of the heart is the - Correct Answers -
Tricuspid valve
(divides the right atrium from the right ventricle)
what does the mitral valve do? - Correct Answers -Prevents blood from back flowing
into the left atrium
(The mitral valve is located between the left atrium and ventricle and prevents blood
from flowing back into the left atrium)
A 45 year old male patient is experiencing chest discomfort. after placing him in his
position of comfort your next action should be? - Correct Answers -Administer oxygen
by nonrebreather mask at 15L/min
(there is no info to indicate that the patient requires ventilator support any patient
experiencing chest discomfort should receive the highest possible concentration of
oxygen)
Name the layers of the heart form the outside in - Correct Answers -Epicardium,
Myocardium, and Endocardium
, what complain is often used to describe chest pain resulting from a cardiac event -
Correct Answers -A ton of bricks. or an elephant sitting on my chest.
A sharp stabbing pain is often a Pulmonary Embolism
What artery carries deoxygenated blood and which vein carried oxygenated bleed? -
Correct Answers -Pulmonary artery, and Pulmonary vein
which are not blood components that are responsible for clot formation - Correct
Answers -Plaque
you are dispatched to a residence of a 46year old female patient who is in severe
abdominal pain and vomited twice before your arrival. she ate cheesecake right before.
what is the cause of her pain - Correct Answers -acute gastroenteritis- may be caused
by a bacterial or viral ingestion, toxic ingestion, or ingestion of lactose in a lactose
intolerant patient. signs and symptoms include nausea, vomiting diarrhea, and
abdominal cramping.
your patient is a 32 year old male who was complaining of severe, crushing, feeling in
the center of his chest and shortness of breath that began while he was mowing his
lawn 45 mins prior to you arrival. he is now only responding to painful stimuli. presently
his minute ventilation is still adequate, his pulse oximeter reads 95% on room air and
you find his skin to be pale, cool, and diaphoretic. what would your initial action be. -
Correct Answers -12-15 L Oxygen by nonrebreather
you are called to a nursing home for a patient with swelling in her legs. Upon arrival you
find a 76 year old patient sitting in a wheelchair. assessment confirms pitting edema to
both lower legs you are able to palpate a dorsalis pedal pulse bilaterally. her skin is pink
and dry. her lungs are clear bilaterally. which conditions do you suspect - Correct
Answers -chronic CHF. Edema to the legs or sacrum is often a result of right sided
congestive heart failure. there may also be a jugular vein distention and ascites present
as well. the most common cause of right sided heart failure is left sided heart failure.
therefore, you may not s&s of left sided heart failure as a dry hacking couch or coughing
up pink frothy sputum, shortness of breath orthopnea, paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea
and fatigue.
you arrive on the scene of a patient who fell from a ladder. which of the following
questions is NOT an important factor in care of the patient? - Correct Answers -Height
of the ladder
You are dispatched to the scene of a 9 year old girl who has been struck by a car.
Police are unable to reach her parents. what gives you the ability to treat the girl -
Correct Answers -implied consent
you are dispatched to a call for a injured man. as you approach the door of the home, a
man opens the door and tells you "this is none of your business" and to "get out of
