EMT School: Section 2 Exam Questions With Complete
Solutions
_______ is a simple sugar that is readily absorbed by the
bloodstream. Correct Answer Glucose
_______ is the main hormone that controls the body's fight-or-
flight response. Correct Answer Epinephrine
A _________ is a chemical substance that is used to treat or
prevent disease or relieve pain. Correct Answer medication
A 31-year-old female is experiencing an acute asthma attack.
She is conscious and alert, but in obvious respiratory distress.
After assisting her with her prescribed MDI, you should:
Correct Answer reassess the pt & document her response to the
medication
A 37-year-old male is found unconscious in his car. His airway
is patent and his respirations are rapid and labored. As you and
your partner are assessing and treating the patient, a police
officer hands you a medication named Alupent, which he found
in the backseat of the patient's car. This medication suggests that
the patient has a history of: Correct Answer asthma
A 49-year-old male with an extensive cardiac history presents
with 2 hours of crushing chest pain and shortness of breath. He
is pale and diaphoretic and tells you that he feels like he is going
to die. His medications include nitroglycerin, sildenafil (Viagra),
and enalapril (Vasotec). His blood pressure is 140/90 mm Hg
and his heart rate is 110 beats/min. In addition to administering
, 100% oxygen, you should: Correct Answer ask him if he took
his Viagra within the past 24 hours
A 62-yr-old man is seen w/ crushing chest pain, which he
describes as being the same kind of pain that he had w/ a
previous heart attack. He has prescribed nitroglycerin but states
that he has not taken any. After administering 100% oxygen &
contacting medical control, you should: Correct Answer assist
him w/ taking his nitroglycerin unless his systolic bp is less than
100 mm Hg
A 74-yr-old woman has been experiencing heaviness in her
chest, nausea, & sweating that suddenly began about an hour
before your arrival. She is conscious & alert, but anxious. Her
bp is 144/84 mm Hg & her heart rae is 110 beats/min. She took
two of her prescribed nitroglycerin (0.4-mg tablets) before your
arrival but still feels heaviness in her chest. You should: Correct
Answer recall that geriatric pts often have slower absorption &
elimination times, which many necessitate modification of the
dosing of certain drugs
A drug contraindicated for a pt when it: Correct Answer may
cause harm or have no positive effect.
A medication with antagonistic properties is one that: Correct
Answer blocks receptor sites and prevents other chemicals from
attaching to them.
A mucosal atomizer device (MAD) is used to deliver certain
medications via the: Correct Answer intranasal route
Solutions
_______ is a simple sugar that is readily absorbed by the
bloodstream. Correct Answer Glucose
_______ is the main hormone that controls the body's fight-or-
flight response. Correct Answer Epinephrine
A _________ is a chemical substance that is used to treat or
prevent disease or relieve pain. Correct Answer medication
A 31-year-old female is experiencing an acute asthma attack.
She is conscious and alert, but in obvious respiratory distress.
After assisting her with her prescribed MDI, you should:
Correct Answer reassess the pt & document her response to the
medication
A 37-year-old male is found unconscious in his car. His airway
is patent and his respirations are rapid and labored. As you and
your partner are assessing and treating the patient, a police
officer hands you a medication named Alupent, which he found
in the backseat of the patient's car. This medication suggests that
the patient has a history of: Correct Answer asthma
A 49-year-old male with an extensive cardiac history presents
with 2 hours of crushing chest pain and shortness of breath. He
is pale and diaphoretic and tells you that he feels like he is going
to die. His medications include nitroglycerin, sildenafil (Viagra),
and enalapril (Vasotec). His blood pressure is 140/90 mm Hg
and his heart rate is 110 beats/min. In addition to administering
, 100% oxygen, you should: Correct Answer ask him if he took
his Viagra within the past 24 hours
A 62-yr-old man is seen w/ crushing chest pain, which he
describes as being the same kind of pain that he had w/ a
previous heart attack. He has prescribed nitroglycerin but states
that he has not taken any. After administering 100% oxygen &
contacting medical control, you should: Correct Answer assist
him w/ taking his nitroglycerin unless his systolic bp is less than
100 mm Hg
A 74-yr-old woman has been experiencing heaviness in her
chest, nausea, & sweating that suddenly began about an hour
before your arrival. She is conscious & alert, but anxious. Her
bp is 144/84 mm Hg & her heart rae is 110 beats/min. She took
two of her prescribed nitroglycerin (0.4-mg tablets) before your
arrival but still feels heaviness in her chest. You should: Correct
Answer recall that geriatric pts often have slower absorption &
elimination times, which many necessitate modification of the
dosing of certain drugs
A drug contraindicated for a pt when it: Correct Answer may
cause harm or have no positive effect.
A medication with antagonistic properties is one that: Correct
Answer blocks receptor sites and prevents other chemicals from
attaching to them.
A mucosal atomizer device (MAD) is used to deliver certain
medications via the: Correct Answer intranasal route
