AMLS COMPREHENSIVE ANSWERS AND QUESTIONS
SET A+
✔✔Your patient has had a seizure secondary to a nerve agent exposure. What
medication would be best to diminish the seizure? - ✔✔Midazolam
✔✔Respiratory alkalosis may occur as a result of: - ✔✔Fever and anxiety
✔✔An age-related change that increases the risk of respiratory compromise is: -
✔✔Decrease in lung compliance
✔✔Paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea is most common in patients with a history of: -
✔✔Left-sided heart failure
✔✔The patient presents with a history of fever and an upper respiratory infection.
Historical information reveals increasing water intake, orthostatic hypotension, and an
increase in urination. You suspect these symptoms are caused by: - ✔✔Hyperglycemia
✔✔You are dispatched to the home of a 32-year-old patient with a history of Graves'
disease. The patient was in the ER earlier today for some "tests for my ulcers." He
received contrast and was discharged. He is now complaining of not feeling well, chest
pain, and palpitations. You note an anxious patient with fine tremors. He is diaphoretic
and has a temperature of 101.5*F, BP 100/62, P 156 (sinus tachycardia), R 30, glucose
level 133. Which of the following are management considerations for this patient? -
✔✔Beta Blockers
✔✔Metabolic acidosis is best described by which arterial blood gas interpretation? -
✔✔pH decreased, pCO2 decreased, H2CO3 low
✔✔The AMLS Assessment Pathway first advises safety and initial observations of the
scene. The second process described in this pathway asks the healthcare provider to: -
✔✔Identify and manage life-threats
SET A+
✔✔Your patient has had a seizure secondary to a nerve agent exposure. What
medication would be best to diminish the seizure? - ✔✔Midazolam
✔✔Respiratory alkalosis may occur as a result of: - ✔✔Fever and anxiety
✔✔An age-related change that increases the risk of respiratory compromise is: -
✔✔Decrease in lung compliance
✔✔Paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea is most common in patients with a history of: -
✔✔Left-sided heart failure
✔✔The patient presents with a history of fever and an upper respiratory infection.
Historical information reveals increasing water intake, orthostatic hypotension, and an
increase in urination. You suspect these symptoms are caused by: - ✔✔Hyperglycemia
✔✔You are dispatched to the home of a 32-year-old patient with a history of Graves'
disease. The patient was in the ER earlier today for some "tests for my ulcers." He
received contrast and was discharged. He is now complaining of not feeling well, chest
pain, and palpitations. You note an anxious patient with fine tremors. He is diaphoretic
and has a temperature of 101.5*F, BP 100/62, P 156 (sinus tachycardia), R 30, glucose
level 133. Which of the following are management considerations for this patient? -
✔✔Beta Blockers
✔✔Metabolic acidosis is best described by which arterial blood gas interpretation? -
✔✔pH decreased, pCO2 decreased, H2CO3 low
✔✔The AMLS Assessment Pathway first advises safety and initial observations of the
scene. The second process described in this pathway asks the healthcare provider to: -
✔✔Identify and manage life-threats
