Exam (elaborations) AMLS Exam (elaborations) AMLS

ADVANCED MEDICAL LIFE SUPPORT AMLS REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, GRADED A+ As you obtain historical information regarding your patient, you note that the patient's presentation and responses are very similar to several patient complaints you have treated in the past. Integrating this information from past experience to this current experience is known as: - -Pattern recognition In which situation has the threat to your personal safety been reduced most significantly? - -A barking dog has been secured in a kennel in the yard. You evaluate the patient's environment to assess for: - -all of the above; Safety concerns, Room Temp, Assistive devices An unresponsive patient has a needle in his arm when you arrive. His pupils are pinpoint, and he is breathing four times per minute. You are preparing to administer naloxone. At this point, opioid overdose is your initial: - -Differential diagnosis An 18-year-old male had a tonic-clonic seizure. Coworkers report no known seizure history. You can arouse him to voice. P 118, R 20, BP 102/68. The diagnostic test most likely to narrow your differential diagnosis would be: - -Blood glucose analysis A 23-year-old female has an acute onset of left flank pain. You should investigate which of the following regarding her pain? - -Dysuria When you use an interpreter to question a 42-year-old female about her abdominal pain, what is the best way to ensure information has been conveyed accurately and completely? - -Let the patient write her answers, and have the interpreter restate them so you will have a recored of her statements for your report. (yeah right) After you ensure scene safety, your highest priority is to: - -Rule out immediate life threats Which of the following physical findings points most specifically to increased intracranial pressure? - -Respiratory rate is 8 and irregular. You are transferring a 65-year-old female with renal failure from the nursing home. She has a history of "abnormal lab values" and is drowsy and weak. You note the following lab values: serum calcium 10.0 mg/dL (0.55 mmol/L), pH 7.28, potassium 6.1 mEq/L. The patient goes into cardiac arrest after you load her into the ambulance. After epinephrine, you should first consider giving her: - -Magnesium sulfate Which of the following describes a behavior that represents normal mental status? A person who: - -Is drowsy and slow to respond to questions after awakening from a nap. Which assessment evaluates at least one aspect of cranial nerve function? - -Cincinnati Prehospital Stroke Scale A 72-year-old male had a syncopal episode in church. His wife said he has been complaining of a headache for about a week. He has early Alzheimer's disease. Home medicines include Lipitor and Exelon (rivastigmine). Which of the following questions may help narrow your differential diagnosis? - -Did he fall or hit his head recently?