2026 AMLS CORREC TEST PAPER QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔The patient complains of a deep burning discomfort diffusely throughout the
epigastrium. This is an example of which type of pain? - ✔✔Visceral
-Chapter7
✔✔A 24 year old female presents with lower right quadrant abdominal pain. Her skin is
hot to the touch and she exhibits a Psoa Sign. She complains of nausea and vomiting
for 2 days. What diagnosis is suspected? - ✔✔Appendicitis
-Chapter 7
✔✔A known chronic alcoholic complains of the constant, severe mid-epigastric pain,
nausea and blood-streaked emesis. The patient has a temperature of 101.9°F (38.8°C)
and severe abdominal tenderness. What underlying diagnosis should be suspected? -
✔✔Pancreatitis
-Chapter 7
✔✔What component of a patient's past medical history is most helpful in considering
myocardial infarction as a working diagnosis? - ✔✔Familial heart disease history
-Chapter 5
✔✔A patient describes an "aching" sensation in his chest. It occurred suddenly while
resting and radiates to the jaw. He self administered 1 nitroglycerin tablet without relief
and the 12 lead reveals a normal sinus rhythm with ST elevation in leads II, III, and aVF.
What working diagnosis is most likely? - ✔✔Inferior wall myocardial injury
-Chapter 5
✔✔Healthcare providers are managing a patient presenting with substernal chest
discomfort. They describe the pain as "pressure-like" and it radiates to the jaw and left
arm. The discomfort subsides with rest, oxygen and administration of nitroglycerin.
What is the most likely working diagnosis? - ✔✔Angina pectoris
, -Chapter 5
✔✔Which infectious disease must have oxygen present to survive? - ✔✔Tuberculosis
-Chapter 8
✔✔Which best practices help to prevent the spread of infectious disease? -
✔✔Handwashing before and after all patient contact and standard precautions
-Chapter 8
✔✔Continuous positive airway pressure would be most appropriate in treating which
patient? - ✔✔22 year old with severe asthma and not responding to nebulizer
treatments
-Chapter 3
✔✔A patient has attempted suicide by ingesting ethylene glycol about 20 hours prior to
arriving for treatment. Lung sounds reveal bilateral crackles and respirations of 30 with
symptoms of pulmonary edema and cyanosis of the lips. The ECG reveals ventricular
tachycardia. Which stage of ethylene glycol poisoning has occurred? - ✔✔2
-Chapter 9
✔✔A patient with a history of Grave's disease presents with anxiety, profuse sweating
and a palpable goiter. Vitals are P 151, R 35 and labored, BP 84/42. Which working
diagnosis is most likely? - ✔✔Thyrotoxicosis
-Chapter 6
✔✔A patient experiences unilateral facial weakness and droop, garbled speech, altered
sense of taste and no extremity weakness. The patient has a history of Lyme's disease.
What condition is the patient likely experiencing? - ✔✔Bell's palsy
-Chapter 2
✔✔Which component of the history is most crucial when assessing a potential stroke
patient? - ✔✔Time of onset
-Chapter 2
✔✔The determination of a working diagnosis is dependent on the provider's
assessment, critical thinking and ____________________
__________________________ skills. - ✔✔Pattern recognition
-Chapter 1
✔✔When performing a patient assessment, what information provides the most
essential information in determining a working diagnosis? - ✔✔Medical history
-Chapter 1
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔The patient complains of a deep burning discomfort diffusely throughout the
epigastrium. This is an example of which type of pain? - ✔✔Visceral
-Chapter7
✔✔A 24 year old female presents with lower right quadrant abdominal pain. Her skin is
hot to the touch and she exhibits a Psoa Sign. She complains of nausea and vomiting
for 2 days. What diagnosis is suspected? - ✔✔Appendicitis
-Chapter 7
✔✔A known chronic alcoholic complains of the constant, severe mid-epigastric pain,
nausea and blood-streaked emesis. The patient has a temperature of 101.9°F (38.8°C)
and severe abdominal tenderness. What underlying diagnosis should be suspected? -
✔✔Pancreatitis
-Chapter 7
✔✔What component of a patient's past medical history is most helpful in considering
myocardial infarction as a working diagnosis? - ✔✔Familial heart disease history
-Chapter 5
✔✔A patient describes an "aching" sensation in his chest. It occurred suddenly while
resting and radiates to the jaw. He self administered 1 nitroglycerin tablet without relief
and the 12 lead reveals a normal sinus rhythm with ST elevation in leads II, III, and aVF.
What working diagnosis is most likely? - ✔✔Inferior wall myocardial injury
-Chapter 5
✔✔Healthcare providers are managing a patient presenting with substernal chest
discomfort. They describe the pain as "pressure-like" and it radiates to the jaw and left
arm. The discomfort subsides with rest, oxygen and administration of nitroglycerin.
What is the most likely working diagnosis? - ✔✔Angina pectoris
, -Chapter 5
✔✔Which infectious disease must have oxygen present to survive? - ✔✔Tuberculosis
-Chapter 8
✔✔Which best practices help to prevent the spread of infectious disease? -
✔✔Handwashing before and after all patient contact and standard precautions
-Chapter 8
✔✔Continuous positive airway pressure would be most appropriate in treating which
patient? - ✔✔22 year old with severe asthma and not responding to nebulizer
treatments
-Chapter 3
✔✔A patient has attempted suicide by ingesting ethylene glycol about 20 hours prior to
arriving for treatment. Lung sounds reveal bilateral crackles and respirations of 30 with
symptoms of pulmonary edema and cyanosis of the lips. The ECG reveals ventricular
tachycardia. Which stage of ethylene glycol poisoning has occurred? - ✔✔2
-Chapter 9
✔✔A patient with a history of Grave's disease presents with anxiety, profuse sweating
and a palpable goiter. Vitals are P 151, R 35 and labored, BP 84/42. Which working
diagnosis is most likely? - ✔✔Thyrotoxicosis
-Chapter 6
✔✔A patient experiences unilateral facial weakness and droop, garbled speech, altered
sense of taste and no extremity weakness. The patient has a history of Lyme's disease.
What condition is the patient likely experiencing? - ✔✔Bell's palsy
-Chapter 2
✔✔Which component of the history is most crucial when assessing a potential stroke
patient? - ✔✔Time of onset
-Chapter 2
✔✔The determination of a working diagnosis is dependent on the provider's
assessment, critical thinking and ____________________
__________________________ skills. - ✔✔Pattern recognition
-Chapter 1
✔✔When performing a patient assessment, what information provides the most
essential information in determining a working diagnosis? - ✔✔Medical history
-Chapter 1
