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West Coast EMT Block 3 Exam Practice
Questions and Answers (100% Pass)
A 40-year-old patient without a history of seizures experiences a generalized (tonic-
clonic) seizure. The LEAST likely cause of this seizure is:
A: a serious infection
B: a brain tumor
C: epilepsy
D: intercranial bleeding - ✔️✔️C: epilepsy
A patient who is experiencing aphasia is:
A: not able to swallow without choking
B: experiencing a right hemispheric stroke
C: unable to produce or understand speech
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D: usually conscious but has slurred speech - ✔️✔️C: unable to produce or understand
speech
A patient who is possibly experiencing a stroke is NOT eligible for thrombolytic
(fibrinolytic) therapy if he or she:
A: has a GCS score that is less than 8
B: has had a prior heart attack
C: is older than 60 years of age
D: has bleeding within the brain - ✔️✔️D: has bleeding within the brain
A patient with an altered mental status is:
A: typically alert but is confused as to preceding events
B: usually able to be aroused with a painful stimulus
C: completely unresponsive to all forms of stimuli
D: not thinking clearly or is incapable of being aroused - ✔️✔️D: not thinking clearly or is
incapable of being aroused
Components of the Cincinnati Prehospital Stroke Scale include:
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A: arm drift, memory, and grip strength
B: speech, pupil reaction, and memory
C: facial droop, speech, and pupil size
D: arm drift, speech, and facial droop - ✔️✔️D: arm drigt, speech, and facial droop
Febrile seizures:
A: are usually benign but should be evaluated
B: are also referred to as absence seizures
C: often result in permanent brain damage
D: occur when a child's fever rises slowly - ✔️✔️A: are usually benign but should be
evaluated
Individuals with chronic alcoholism are predisposed to intracranial bleeding and
hypoglycemia secondary to abnormalities in the:
A: pancreas
B: kidneys
C: brain
D: liver - ✔️✔️D: liver
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Muscle control and body coordination are controlled by the:
A: brain stem
B: cerebral cortex
C: cerebellum
D: cerebrum - ✔️✔️C: cerebellum
Status epilepticus is characterized by:
A: generalized seizures that last less than 5 minutes
B: an absence seizure that is not preceded by an aura
C: prolonged seizures without a return of consciousness
D: profound tachycardia and total muscle flaccidity - ✔️✔️C: prolonged seizures without a
return of consciousness
The most basic functions of the body, such as breathing, blood pressure, and
swallowing, are controlled by the:
A: brain stem
B: cerebellum
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West Coast EMT Block 3 Exam Practice
Questions and Answers (100% Pass)
A 40-year-old patient without a history of seizures experiences a generalized (tonic-
clonic) seizure. The LEAST likely cause of this seizure is:
A: a serious infection
B: a brain tumor
C: epilepsy
D: intercranial bleeding - ✔️✔️C: epilepsy
A patient who is experiencing aphasia is:
A: not able to swallow without choking
B: experiencing a right hemispheric stroke
C: unable to produce or understand speech
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D: usually conscious but has slurred speech - ✔️✔️C: unable to produce or understand
speech
A patient who is possibly experiencing a stroke is NOT eligible for thrombolytic
(fibrinolytic) therapy if he or she:
A: has a GCS score that is less than 8
B: has had a prior heart attack
C: is older than 60 years of age
D: has bleeding within the brain - ✔️✔️D: has bleeding within the brain
A patient with an altered mental status is:
A: typically alert but is confused as to preceding events
B: usually able to be aroused with a painful stimulus
C: completely unresponsive to all forms of stimuli
D: not thinking clearly or is incapable of being aroused - ✔️✔️D: not thinking clearly or is
incapable of being aroused
Components of the Cincinnati Prehospital Stroke Scale include:
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,©PREP4EXAMS@2024 [REAL-EXAM-DUMPS] Thursday, August 1, 2024 11:09 AM
A: arm drift, memory, and grip strength
B: speech, pupil reaction, and memory
C: facial droop, speech, and pupil size
D: arm drift, speech, and facial droop - ✔️✔️D: arm drigt, speech, and facial droop
Febrile seizures:
A: are usually benign but should be evaluated
B: are also referred to as absence seizures
C: often result in permanent brain damage
D: occur when a child's fever rises slowly - ✔️✔️A: are usually benign but should be
evaluated
Individuals with chronic alcoholism are predisposed to intracranial bleeding and
hypoglycemia secondary to abnormalities in the:
A: pancreas
B: kidneys
C: brain
D: liver - ✔️✔️D: liver
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Muscle control and body coordination are controlled by the:
A: brain stem
B: cerebral cortex
C: cerebellum
D: cerebrum - ✔️✔️C: cerebellum
Status epilepticus is characterized by:
A: generalized seizures that last less than 5 minutes
B: an absence seizure that is not preceded by an aura
C: prolonged seizures without a return of consciousness
D: profound tachycardia and total muscle flaccidity - ✔️✔️C: prolonged seizures without a
return of consciousness
The most basic functions of the body, such as breathing, blood pressure, and
swallowing, are controlled by the:
A: brain stem
B: cerebellum
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