Whichjkofjkthejkfollowingjkassessmentjkfindingsjkwouldjkmostjklikelyjkindicat
ejkajkpatientjkexperiencingjkcardiacjkcompromise?
A.jkTachypnea
B.jkTachycardia
C.jkIrregularjkpulse
D.jkSuddenjkfaintingjk-jkCORRECTjkANSWER✔C.jkIrregularjkpulse
Ajk50-
yearjkoldjkmanjkpresentsjkwithjksuddenjkonset,jk"crushing"jkchestjkpain.jkHejkisjk
diaphoreticjkandjknauseated.jkThejkEMTjkshouldjkfirst:
A.jkobtainjkbaselinejkvitaljksigns
B.jkapplyjksupplementaljkoxygen
C.jkaskjkhimjkifjkhejktakesjknitroglycerin
D.jkperformjkajkfocusedjkphysicaljkexamjk-
jkCORRECTjkANSWER✔B.jkapplyjksupplemental jkoxygen
Youjkarejkassessingjkanjkelderlyjkpatientjkwhojkisjkcomplainingjkofjkchestjkpain,j
kandjktheyjksuddenlyjklosejkconsciousness.jkYourjkfirstjkstepjkshouldjkbejkto:
A.jkattachjkthejkAED
B.jkopenjkthejkairway
C.jkassessjkforjkajkpulse
D.jkassessjkforjkbreathingjk-jkCORRECTjkANSWER✔B.jkopenjkthejkairway
, Freshlyjkoxygenatedjkbloodjkreturnsjktojkthejkheartjkviajkthejkfollowingjkbloodjk
vessel?
A.jkAorta
B.jkVenajkcava
C.jkPulmonaryjkvein
D.jkPulmonaryjkarteryjk-jkCORRECTjkANSWER✔C.jkPulmonaryjkvein
Whichjkofjkthejkfollowing,jkregardingjkthejkautomatedjkexternaljkdefibrillatorjk
isjktrue?
A.jkItjkshouldjkbejkappliedjktojkpatientsjkatjkriskjkforjkcardiacjkarrest
B.jkItjkwilljkanalyzejkajkpatient'sjkrhythmjkwhilejkCPRjkisjkinjkprogress
C.jkItjkshouldjknotjkbejkusedjkinjkpatientsjkwithjkanjkimplantedjkpacemaker
D.jkItjkcanjksafelyjkbejkusedjkinjkchildrenjkbetweenjk1jkandjk8jkyearsjkofjkage.jk-
jkCORRECTjkANSWER✔D.jkItjkcanjksafelyjkbejkusedjkinjkchildrenjkbetweenj
k1jkandjk8jkyearsjkofjkage.
Nitroglycerinjkcausesjkwhichjkofjkthejkfollowingjkeffectsjkwhenjkadministeredj
ktojkpatientsjkwithjkchestjkpain?
A.jkVasodilationjkandjkincreasedjkmyocardialjkoxygenjksupply
B.jkVasodilationjkandjkdecreasedjkmyocardialjkoxygenjksupply
C.jkVasoconstrictionjkandjkincreasedjkcardiacjkworkload
D.jkVasoconstrictionjkandjkincreasedjkcardiacjkoxygenjkdemandjk-
jkCORRECTjkANSWER✔A.Vasodilationjkandjkincreasedjkmyocardialjkox
ygenjksupply