EMR FINAL COMPREHENSIVE STUDY
GUIDE 2026 FULL QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◍ What happens during the primary assessment?.
Answer: ID life threats, GI, determine level of
consciousness/responsiveness, ABC's, patient priority and transport,
SAMPLE
◍ What happens during the secondary assessment?.
Answer: Second set of vitals, physical examination, manage any secondary
wounds
◍ What does DOTS stand for?.
Answer: Deformity, Open Injuries, Tenderness, Swelling
◍ What does AVPU stand for?.
Answer: Alert, verbal, pain, unresponsive
◍ What is a febrile seizure?.
Answer: a seizure that occurs in infants and is usually brought on by a high
fever
◍ What is angina pectoris?.
Answer: chest pain caused by inadequate flow of blood and oxygen to the
heart
◍ What is nitroglycerin used for?.
Answer: to relieve angina pain
◍ What is a heart attack?.
Answer: results when one or more of the coronary arteries is completely
blocked
,◍ What is congestive heart failure?.
Answer: caused by failure of the heart to pump adequately; one side of the
heart can't pump as well as the other, causing the circulatory to become
unbalanced
◍ What is dyspnea?.
Answer: shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
◍ Damage to the alveoli cause what pulmonary diseases?.
Answer: COPD and emphysema
◍ Inflammation to the airway in the lungs causes what?.
Answer: chronic bronchitis
◍ Pneumonia is caused by what?.
Answer: an infection in the lungs
◍ An acute spasm of the smaller air passages associated with excess mucus
production and swelling of the lining of the respiratory passages is called
what?.
Answer: Asthma
◍ Asthma kills how many people a year in the
U. S.?.
Answer: 4000-5000
◍ What is the leading cause of brain injury and disability in adults?.
Answer: stroke
◍ What causes a stroke?.
Answer: a blood clot blocks blood supply to a part of the brain
◍ What is the Cincinnati Prehospital Stroke Scale?.
Answer: Assessing the facial muscles by having the pt smile, assessing arm
drift by having pt hold both arms up, having pt repeat a simple phrase
◍ The body's inability to process and use glucose is called what?.
Answer: Diabetes
, ◍ If the body has enough insulin but not enough blood glucose it causes
what?.
Answer: Insulin Shock
◍ What is the treatment for insulin shock?.
Answer: if pt is conscious attempt to get them to eat or drink something
sweet
◍ when the body has too much blood glucose and not enough insulin it causes
what?.
Answer: Diabetic coma
◍ Insulin shock has what kind of onset?.
Answer: rapid
◍ Diabetic coma has what kind of onset?.
Answer: slow onset
◍ Fruity breath is a symptom of what?.
Answer: diabetic coma
◍ Acute abdomen may cause a pt to have a hard abdomen, this is caused by
what?.
Answer: irritation of the abdominal wall
◍ One cause of acute abdomen is AAA, what is it?.
Answer: occurs when one or more layers of the aorta become weakened and
separate from other layers of the aorta
◍ What visual clues may indicate poisoning?.
Answer: traces of substance on or around pt's mouth and face, traces of
substance on pt's skin, needle pricks or sting marks, respiratory distress
◍ More than 80% of poisonings are caused by what?.
Answer: ingestion
◍ You can dilute a non acidic, ingested poison by doing what?.
Answer: giving the pt water
GUIDE 2026 FULL QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◍ What happens during the primary assessment?.
Answer: ID life threats, GI, determine level of
consciousness/responsiveness, ABC's, patient priority and transport,
SAMPLE
◍ What happens during the secondary assessment?.
Answer: Second set of vitals, physical examination, manage any secondary
wounds
◍ What does DOTS stand for?.
Answer: Deformity, Open Injuries, Tenderness, Swelling
◍ What does AVPU stand for?.
Answer: Alert, verbal, pain, unresponsive
◍ What is a febrile seizure?.
Answer: a seizure that occurs in infants and is usually brought on by a high
fever
◍ What is angina pectoris?.
Answer: chest pain caused by inadequate flow of blood and oxygen to the
heart
◍ What is nitroglycerin used for?.
Answer: to relieve angina pain
◍ What is a heart attack?.
Answer: results when one or more of the coronary arteries is completely
blocked
,◍ What is congestive heart failure?.
Answer: caused by failure of the heart to pump adequately; one side of the
heart can't pump as well as the other, causing the circulatory to become
unbalanced
◍ What is dyspnea?.
Answer: shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
◍ Damage to the alveoli cause what pulmonary diseases?.
Answer: COPD and emphysema
◍ Inflammation to the airway in the lungs causes what?.
Answer: chronic bronchitis
◍ Pneumonia is caused by what?.
Answer: an infection in the lungs
◍ An acute spasm of the smaller air passages associated with excess mucus
production and swelling of the lining of the respiratory passages is called
what?.
Answer: Asthma
◍ Asthma kills how many people a year in the
U. S.?.
Answer: 4000-5000
◍ What is the leading cause of brain injury and disability in adults?.
Answer: stroke
◍ What causes a stroke?.
Answer: a blood clot blocks blood supply to a part of the brain
◍ What is the Cincinnati Prehospital Stroke Scale?.
Answer: Assessing the facial muscles by having the pt smile, assessing arm
drift by having pt hold both arms up, having pt repeat a simple phrase
◍ The body's inability to process and use glucose is called what?.
Answer: Diabetes
, ◍ If the body has enough insulin but not enough blood glucose it causes
what?.
Answer: Insulin Shock
◍ What is the treatment for insulin shock?.
Answer: if pt is conscious attempt to get them to eat or drink something
sweet
◍ when the body has too much blood glucose and not enough insulin it causes
what?.
Answer: Diabetic coma
◍ Insulin shock has what kind of onset?.
Answer: rapid
◍ Diabetic coma has what kind of onset?.
Answer: slow onset
◍ Fruity breath is a symptom of what?.
Answer: diabetic coma
◍ Acute abdomen may cause a pt to have a hard abdomen, this is caused by
what?.
Answer: irritation of the abdominal wall
◍ One cause of acute abdomen is AAA, what is it?.
Answer: occurs when one or more layers of the aorta become weakened and
separate from other layers of the aorta
◍ What visual clues may indicate poisoning?.
Answer: traces of substance on or around pt's mouth and face, traces of
substance on pt's skin, needle pricks or sting marks, respiratory distress
◍ More than 80% of poisonings are caused by what?.
Answer: ingestion
◍ You can dilute a non acidic, ingested poison by doing what?.
Answer: giving the pt water
