JBL Module 4B Practice Exam Questions and
Correct Answers
Question 1
Pain that may be perceived at a distant point on the surface of the body, such as the
back or shoulder, is called:
A. radiating pain.
B. visceral pain.
C. referred pain.
D. remote pain.
Correct Answer
C. referred pain.
Question 2
Which of the following terms applies to a state of delusion in which the patient is out
of touch with reality?
Select one:
A. Agitated delirium
B. Psychosis
C. Suicidal
D. Schizophrenia
Correct Answer
B. Psychosis
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,Question 3
You respond to a residence for a child who is having a seizure. Upon arrival at the
scene, you enter the residence and find the mother holding her child, a 2-year-old
male. The child is conscious and crying. According to the mother, the child had been
running a high fever and then experienced a seizure that lasted approximately 3
minutes. You should:
A. transport the child to the hospital and reassure the mother en route.
B. advise the mother to take her child to the doctor the following day.
C. call medical control and request permission to give the child aspirin.
D. cover the child with wet towels and give oxygen via nasal cannula.
Correct Answer
A. transport the child to the hospital and reassure the mother en route.
Question 4
Which of the following statements regarding glucose is correct?
A. Most cells will function normally without glucose.
B. The brain requires insulin to allow glucose to enter the cells.
C. Blood glucose levels decrease in the absence of insulin.
D. The brain requires glucose as much as it requires oxygen.
Correct Answer
D. The brain requires glucose as much as it requires oxygen.
Question 5
Signs of excited delirium include:
A. slurred speech, bradycardia, and a high fever.
B. pallor, hypotension, and constricted pupils.
C. diaphoresis, tachycardia, and hallucinations.
D. subdued behavior, crying, and suicidal thoughts.
Correct Answer
C. diaphoresis, tachycardia, and hallucinations
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,Question 6
Common signs and symptoms of heat exhaustion include all of the following, EXCEPT:
A. hot, dry skin.
B. nausea.
C. headache.
D. tachycardia.
Correct Answer
A. hot, dry skin.
Question 7
Your patient complains of chronic "burning" stomach pain that improves after eating.
You should suspect:
A. aortic aneurysm.
B. peptic ulcer disease.
C. pneumonia.
D. kidney stones.
Correct Answer
B. peptic ulcer disease
Question 8
Most of the serious injuries associated with scuba diving are caused by:
A. alcohol consumption.
B. too rapid of an ascent.
C. cold water temperature.
D. too rapid of a descent.
Correct Answer
B. too rapid of an ascent.
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, Question 9
What is the most common misconception surrounding mental illness?
A. Many mental illnesses stem from drug or alcohol abuse.
B. Feeling "bad" or "depressed" means that you must be "sick."
C. All persons with mental disorders are physically violent and dangerous.
D. Everyone has some form of mental illness.
Correct Answer
B. Feeling "bad" or "depressed" means that you must be "sick."
Question 10
Epinephrine stimulates the ________ response, increasing blood pressure and relieving
bronchospasm.
A. parasympathetic
B. sympathetic
C. cardiac
D. respiratory
Correct Answer
B. sympathetic
Question 11
When an allergic reaction proceeds to life-threatening anaphylaxis, it will usually do
so __________.
A. quickly, within 30 seconds.
B. quickly, within 30 minutes.
C. slowly, over more than 30 minutes.
D. slowly, over several hours.
Correct Answer
B. quickly, within 30 minutes.
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Correct Answers
Question 1
Pain that may be perceived at a distant point on the surface of the body, such as the
back or shoulder, is called:
A. radiating pain.
B. visceral pain.
C. referred pain.
D. remote pain.
Correct Answer
C. referred pain.
Question 2
Which of the following terms applies to a state of delusion in which the patient is out
of touch with reality?
Select one:
A. Agitated delirium
B. Psychosis
C. Suicidal
D. Schizophrenia
Correct Answer
B. Psychosis
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,Question 3
You respond to a residence for a child who is having a seizure. Upon arrival at the
scene, you enter the residence and find the mother holding her child, a 2-year-old
male. The child is conscious and crying. According to the mother, the child had been
running a high fever and then experienced a seizure that lasted approximately 3
minutes. You should:
A. transport the child to the hospital and reassure the mother en route.
B. advise the mother to take her child to the doctor the following day.
C. call medical control and request permission to give the child aspirin.
D. cover the child with wet towels and give oxygen via nasal cannula.
Correct Answer
A. transport the child to the hospital and reassure the mother en route.
Question 4
Which of the following statements regarding glucose is correct?
A. Most cells will function normally without glucose.
B. The brain requires insulin to allow glucose to enter the cells.
C. Blood glucose levels decrease in the absence of insulin.
D. The brain requires glucose as much as it requires oxygen.
Correct Answer
D. The brain requires glucose as much as it requires oxygen.
Question 5
Signs of excited delirium include:
A. slurred speech, bradycardia, and a high fever.
B. pallor, hypotension, and constricted pupils.
C. diaphoresis, tachycardia, and hallucinations.
D. subdued behavior, crying, and suicidal thoughts.
Correct Answer
C. diaphoresis, tachycardia, and hallucinations
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,Question 6
Common signs and symptoms of heat exhaustion include all of the following, EXCEPT:
A. hot, dry skin.
B. nausea.
C. headache.
D. tachycardia.
Correct Answer
A. hot, dry skin.
Question 7
Your patient complains of chronic "burning" stomach pain that improves after eating.
You should suspect:
A. aortic aneurysm.
B. peptic ulcer disease.
C. pneumonia.
D. kidney stones.
Correct Answer
B. peptic ulcer disease
Question 8
Most of the serious injuries associated with scuba diving are caused by:
A. alcohol consumption.
B. too rapid of an ascent.
C. cold water temperature.
D. too rapid of a descent.
Correct Answer
B. too rapid of an ascent.
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, Question 9
What is the most common misconception surrounding mental illness?
A. Many mental illnesses stem from drug or alcohol abuse.
B. Feeling "bad" or "depressed" means that you must be "sick."
C. All persons with mental disorders are physically violent and dangerous.
D. Everyone has some form of mental illness.
Correct Answer
B. Feeling "bad" or "depressed" means that you must be "sick."
Question 10
Epinephrine stimulates the ________ response, increasing blood pressure and relieving
bronchospasm.
A. parasympathetic
B. sympathetic
C. cardiac
D. respiratory
Correct Answer
B. sympathetic
Question 11
When an allergic reaction proceeds to life-threatening anaphylaxis, it will usually do
so __________.
A. quickly, within 30 seconds.
B. quickly, within 30 minutes.
C. slowly, over more than 30 minutes.
D. slowly, over several hours.
Correct Answer
B. quickly, within 30 minutes.
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