AEMT FISDAP COMPREHENSIVE EXAM
CONCEPT REVIEW GUIDE 2026 PREHOSPITAL
CARE AND CLINICAL DECISION MAKING
◉ Idiosyncrasy.
Answer: Unusual or unique response to a medication
◉ Therapeutic effect.
Answer: Desired or intended response to a medication
◉ Total hip replacement.
Answer: Surgical procedure to replace a damaged hip joint
◉ Dyspnea.
Answer: Difficulty breathing
◉ Pleuritic chest pain.
Answer: Sharp chest pain that worsens with breathing
◉ Perioral cyanosis.
Answer: Bluish discoloration around the mouth
,◉ Blood-tinged sputum.
Answer: Coughed up mucus with traces of blood
◉ Wheezing.
Answer: High-pitched whistling sound during breathing
◉ Hypertension.
Answer: High blood pressure
◉ Acute left heart failure.
Answer: Sudden failure of the left side of the heart to pump blood
effectively
◉ Pneumothorax.
Answer: Collapsed lung due to air in the pleural cavity
◉ Asthma attack.
Answer: Sudden worsening of asthma symptoms
◉ Pulmonary embolism.
Answer: Blockage of a blood vessel in the lungs
, ◉ Cardiac dysrhythmia.
Answer: Abnormal heart rhythm
◉ Sudden cardiac death.
Answer: Unexpected death due to cardiac causes
◉ Tachycardia without a pulse.
Answer: Rapid heart rate without a detectable pulse
◉ Ventricular fibrillation.
Answer: Chaotic electrical activity in the heart's lower chambers
◉ Pulseless electrical activity.
Answer: Absence of a pulse despite electrical activity in the heart
◉ Ventricular tachycardia.
Answer: Rapid heart rate originating in the heart's lower chambers
◉ Tranexamic acid (TXA).
Answer: Medication that reduces fibrinolysis (breakdown of blood
clots)
CONCEPT REVIEW GUIDE 2026 PREHOSPITAL
CARE AND CLINICAL DECISION MAKING
◉ Idiosyncrasy.
Answer: Unusual or unique response to a medication
◉ Therapeutic effect.
Answer: Desired or intended response to a medication
◉ Total hip replacement.
Answer: Surgical procedure to replace a damaged hip joint
◉ Dyspnea.
Answer: Difficulty breathing
◉ Pleuritic chest pain.
Answer: Sharp chest pain that worsens with breathing
◉ Perioral cyanosis.
Answer: Bluish discoloration around the mouth
,◉ Blood-tinged sputum.
Answer: Coughed up mucus with traces of blood
◉ Wheezing.
Answer: High-pitched whistling sound during breathing
◉ Hypertension.
Answer: High blood pressure
◉ Acute left heart failure.
Answer: Sudden failure of the left side of the heart to pump blood
effectively
◉ Pneumothorax.
Answer: Collapsed lung due to air in the pleural cavity
◉ Asthma attack.
Answer: Sudden worsening of asthma symptoms
◉ Pulmonary embolism.
Answer: Blockage of a blood vessel in the lungs
, ◉ Cardiac dysrhythmia.
Answer: Abnormal heart rhythm
◉ Sudden cardiac death.
Answer: Unexpected death due to cardiac causes
◉ Tachycardia without a pulse.
Answer: Rapid heart rate without a detectable pulse
◉ Ventricular fibrillation.
Answer: Chaotic electrical activity in the heart's lower chambers
◉ Pulseless electrical activity.
Answer: Absence of a pulse despite electrical activity in the heart
◉ Ventricular tachycardia.
Answer: Rapid heart rate originating in the heart's lower chambers
◉ Tranexamic acid (TXA).
Answer: Medication that reduces fibrinolysis (breakdown of blood
clots)
