JB LEARNING EMT COMPREHENSIVE EXAM UPDATED
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔When the body senses a state of hypoperfusion, the sympathetic nervous system
releases epinephrine, the effects of which include: - ✔✔tachycardia
✔✔Which of the following is MOST characteristic of adequate breathing?
Choose one answer.
A. 24 breaths/min with bilaterally equal breath sounds and pink skin
B. 30 breaths/min with supraclavicular retractions and clammy skin
C. 20 breaths/min with shallow movement of the chest wall and pallor
D. 22 breaths/min with an irregular pattern of breathing and cyanosis - ✔✔24
breaths/min with bilaterally equal breath sounds and pink skin Correct
✔✔Which of the following will MOST reliably allow you to determine the nature of a
patient's illness?
Choose one answer.
A. asking questions related to the chief complaint
B. trending of the patient's vital signs over time
C. focusing solely on how the call is dispatched
D. refraining from asking open-ended questions - ✔✔A. asking questions related to the
chief complaint
✔✔The diaphragm functions as an involuntary muscle when a person: - ✔✔sleeps
✔✔the leaf-shaped structure located superior to the larynx is called the: - ✔✔epiglottis.
✔✔The primary prehospital treatment for most medical emergencies: - ✔✔addresses
the patient's symptoms more than the actual disease process.
✔✔An index of suspicion is MOST accurately defined as: - ✔✔your awareness and
concern for potentially serious underlying and unseen injuries or illness.
✔✔Structures of the lower airway include all of the following, EXCEPT the:
Choose one answer.
A. trachea.
B. alveoli.
C. epiglottis.
D. bronchioles. - ✔✔C. epiglottis.
✔✔The jaw-thrust maneuver is used to open the airway of patients with suspected: -
✔✔cervical spine injuries
,✔✔Without adequate oxygen, the body's cells: - ✔✔incompletely convert glucose into
energy, and lactic acid accumulates in the blood.
✔✔19-year-old female is found unconscious by her roommate. Your primary
assessment reveals that her breathing is inadequate. As you insert an oropharyngeal
airway, she begins to gag violently. You should: - ✔✔remove the airway and be
prepared to suction her oropharynx.
✔✔Inhalation occurs when the - ✔✔diaphragm and intercostal muscles contract and
cause a decrease in intrathoracic pressure.
✔✔Dyspnea is MOST accurately defined as: - ✔✔shortness of breath or difficulty
breathing.
✔✔Hyperventilation could be associated with all of the following, EXCEPT:
Choose one answer.
A. a respiratory infection.
B. an overdose of aspirin.
C. high blood glucose levels.
D. a narcotic overdose. - ✔✔a narcotic overdose
✔✔You are dispatched to a residence where a middle-aged man was found
unconscious in his front yard. There are no witnesses who can tell you what happened.
You find him in a prone position; his eyes are closed and he is not moving. Your FIRST
action should be to: - ✔✔log roll him as a unit to a supine position.
✔✔In what area of the lungs does respiration occur? - ✔✔alveoli
✔✔Harsh, high-pitched inspiratory sounds are characteristic of: - ✔✔stridor
✔✔Which of the following structures is NOT found in the upper airway?
A. larynx
B. pharynx
C. bronchus
D. oropharynx - ✔✔C. bronchus
✔✔In infants and children, a capillary refill time (CRT) that is greater than ______
second(s) is a sign of poor peripheral perfusion. - ✔✔2
✔✔Ten days after treating a 34-year-old patient with tuberculosis, you are given a
tuberculin skin test, which yields a positive result. This MOST likely indicates that: -
✔✔you were exposed to another infected person prior to treating the 34-year-old
patient.
, ✔✔Distributive shock occurs when: - ✔✔widespread dilation of the blood vessels
causes blood to pool in the vascular beds.
✔✔The two processes that occur during respiration are - ✔✔inspiration and expiration.
✔✔Which of the following statements regarding the hypoxic drive is MOST correct?
Choose one answer.
A. Chronic carbon dioxide elimination often results in activation of the hypoxic drive.
B. 100% supplemental oxygen will always cause apnea in patients with a hypoxic drive.
C. The hypoxic drive serves as the primary stimulus for breathing in healthy individuals.
D. The hypoxic drive stimulates a person to breathe on the basis of low oxygen levels. -
✔✔The hypoxic drive stimulates a person to breathe on the basis of low oxygen levels.
✔✔In order for efficient pulmonary gas exchange to occur: - ✔✔. oxygen and carbon
dioxide must be able to freely diffuse across the alveolar-capillary membrane.
✔✔Which of the following statements regarding methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus
aureus (MRSA) is correct?
Choose one answer.
A. MRSA is a bacterium that causes infections and is resistant to most antibiotics.
B. The communicable period for MRSA is 10 days to 2 weeks after being infected.
C. Studies have shown that less than 1% of health care providers are MRSA carriers.
D. Most cases of MRSA transmission occur following an accidental needlestick. -
✔✔MRSA is a bacterium that causes infections and is resistant to most antibiotics.
✔✔Hypoxia is MOST accurately defined as: - ✔✔inadequate oxygen to the tissues and
cells.
✔✔Upon initial contact with a patient who appears to be unconscious, you should -
✔✔attempt to elicit a verbal response by talking to the patient
✔✔Which of the following conditions would LEAST likely result in hypoxia?
A. pleural effusion
B. pulmonary edema
C. prolonged seizures
D. severe anxiety - ✔✔D. severe anxiety
✔✔Syphilis is a: - ✔✔bloodborne disease that can successfully be treated with penicillin
✔✔Which of the following clinical signs is unique to anaphylactic shock?
Choose one answer.
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔When the body senses a state of hypoperfusion, the sympathetic nervous system
releases epinephrine, the effects of which include: - ✔✔tachycardia
✔✔Which of the following is MOST characteristic of adequate breathing?
Choose one answer.
A. 24 breaths/min with bilaterally equal breath sounds and pink skin
B. 30 breaths/min with supraclavicular retractions and clammy skin
C. 20 breaths/min with shallow movement of the chest wall and pallor
D. 22 breaths/min with an irregular pattern of breathing and cyanosis - ✔✔24
breaths/min with bilaterally equal breath sounds and pink skin Correct
✔✔Which of the following will MOST reliably allow you to determine the nature of a
patient's illness?
Choose one answer.
A. asking questions related to the chief complaint
B. trending of the patient's vital signs over time
C. focusing solely on how the call is dispatched
D. refraining from asking open-ended questions - ✔✔A. asking questions related to the
chief complaint
✔✔The diaphragm functions as an involuntary muscle when a person: - ✔✔sleeps
✔✔the leaf-shaped structure located superior to the larynx is called the: - ✔✔epiglottis.
✔✔The primary prehospital treatment for most medical emergencies: - ✔✔addresses
the patient's symptoms more than the actual disease process.
✔✔An index of suspicion is MOST accurately defined as: - ✔✔your awareness and
concern for potentially serious underlying and unseen injuries or illness.
✔✔Structures of the lower airway include all of the following, EXCEPT the:
Choose one answer.
A. trachea.
B. alveoli.
C. epiglottis.
D. bronchioles. - ✔✔C. epiglottis.
✔✔The jaw-thrust maneuver is used to open the airway of patients with suspected: -
✔✔cervical spine injuries
,✔✔Without adequate oxygen, the body's cells: - ✔✔incompletely convert glucose into
energy, and lactic acid accumulates in the blood.
✔✔19-year-old female is found unconscious by her roommate. Your primary
assessment reveals that her breathing is inadequate. As you insert an oropharyngeal
airway, she begins to gag violently. You should: - ✔✔remove the airway and be
prepared to suction her oropharynx.
✔✔Inhalation occurs when the - ✔✔diaphragm and intercostal muscles contract and
cause a decrease in intrathoracic pressure.
✔✔Dyspnea is MOST accurately defined as: - ✔✔shortness of breath or difficulty
breathing.
✔✔Hyperventilation could be associated with all of the following, EXCEPT:
Choose one answer.
A. a respiratory infection.
B. an overdose of aspirin.
C. high blood glucose levels.
D. a narcotic overdose. - ✔✔a narcotic overdose
✔✔You are dispatched to a residence where a middle-aged man was found
unconscious in his front yard. There are no witnesses who can tell you what happened.
You find him in a prone position; his eyes are closed and he is not moving. Your FIRST
action should be to: - ✔✔log roll him as a unit to a supine position.
✔✔In what area of the lungs does respiration occur? - ✔✔alveoli
✔✔Harsh, high-pitched inspiratory sounds are characteristic of: - ✔✔stridor
✔✔Which of the following structures is NOT found in the upper airway?
A. larynx
B. pharynx
C. bronchus
D. oropharynx - ✔✔C. bronchus
✔✔In infants and children, a capillary refill time (CRT) that is greater than ______
second(s) is a sign of poor peripheral perfusion. - ✔✔2
✔✔Ten days after treating a 34-year-old patient with tuberculosis, you are given a
tuberculin skin test, which yields a positive result. This MOST likely indicates that: -
✔✔you were exposed to another infected person prior to treating the 34-year-old
patient.
, ✔✔Distributive shock occurs when: - ✔✔widespread dilation of the blood vessels
causes blood to pool in the vascular beds.
✔✔The two processes that occur during respiration are - ✔✔inspiration and expiration.
✔✔Which of the following statements regarding the hypoxic drive is MOST correct?
Choose one answer.
A. Chronic carbon dioxide elimination often results in activation of the hypoxic drive.
B. 100% supplemental oxygen will always cause apnea in patients with a hypoxic drive.
C. The hypoxic drive serves as the primary stimulus for breathing in healthy individuals.
D. The hypoxic drive stimulates a person to breathe on the basis of low oxygen levels. -
✔✔The hypoxic drive stimulates a person to breathe on the basis of low oxygen levels.
✔✔In order for efficient pulmonary gas exchange to occur: - ✔✔. oxygen and carbon
dioxide must be able to freely diffuse across the alveolar-capillary membrane.
✔✔Which of the following statements regarding methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus
aureus (MRSA) is correct?
Choose one answer.
A. MRSA is a bacterium that causes infections and is resistant to most antibiotics.
B. The communicable period for MRSA is 10 days to 2 weeks after being infected.
C. Studies have shown that less than 1% of health care providers are MRSA carriers.
D. Most cases of MRSA transmission occur following an accidental needlestick. -
✔✔MRSA is a bacterium that causes infections and is resistant to most antibiotics.
✔✔Hypoxia is MOST accurately defined as: - ✔✔inadequate oxygen to the tissues and
cells.
✔✔Upon initial contact with a patient who appears to be unconscious, you should -
✔✔attempt to elicit a verbal response by talking to the patient
✔✔Which of the following conditions would LEAST likely result in hypoxia?
A. pleural effusion
B. pulmonary edema
C. prolonged seizures
D. severe anxiety - ✔✔D. severe anxiety
✔✔Syphilis is a: - ✔✔bloodborne disease that can successfully be treated with penicillin
✔✔Which of the following clinical signs is unique to anaphylactic shock?
Choose one answer.
