WESTCOAST EMT BLOCK 2 EXAM NEWEST ACTUAL EXAM 2023-
2025 ALL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS GRADED
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Asthma is caused by a response of the:
a. immune system
b. cardiovascular system.
c. Endocrine system.
d. Respiratory system.
-Answer-a. immune system
Crackles (rales) are caused by _________.
a. severe bronchoconstriction.
b. Mucus in the larger airways.
c. Narrowing of the upper airways.
d. Air passing through fluid.
-Answer-d. air passing through fluid
In what area of the lungs does respiration occur?
a. alveoli.
b. Bronchi.
c. Trachea
d. Capillaries
-Answer-a. Alveoli.
Treatment with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) would MOST likely be
contraindicated in which of the following situations?
a. Pulmonary edema, history of hypertension and anxiety.
b. Difficulty breathing to word, dyspnea and tachycardia.
c. Conscious and alert patient with an oxygen saturation of 85%.
,d. Shortness of breath and a blood pressure of 76/56 mm Hg.
-Answer-d. Shortness of breath and a blood pressure of 76/56 mm Hg.
When auscultating the lungs of a patient with respiratory distress, you hear adventitious
sounds. This means that the patient has:
a. Abnormal breath sounds.
b. Diminished breath sounds.
c. Normal breath sounds.
d. And absence of breath sounds
-Answer-a. Abnormal breath sounds.
which of the following conditions would be LEAST likely to result in hypoxia?
a. Pleural effusion.
b. Severe anxiety.
c. Pulmonary edema
d. Narcotic overdose
-Answer-b. Severe anxiety.
Ten days after treating a 34-year-old patient with tuberculosis, you are given a
tuberculin skin test, which yields a positive result. This MOST likely indicates that:
A. The diseases dormant in your body, but will probably never cause symptoms.
B. you are actively infected with tuberculosis and should be treated immediately.
C. you were exposed to another infected person prior to treating the 34 year old patient.
D. you can try to the disease by casual contact instead of exposure to secreti
-Answer-C. you were exposed to another infected person prior to treating the 34 year
old patient.
After sizing up the scene of a patient with a possible infectious disease, your next
priority should be to:
A. contact medical control
,B. notify law enforcement
C. quickly assess the patient
D. take standard precautions
-Answer-D. take standard precautions
An infectious disease is MOST accurately defined as:
A. any disease that enters the body via the bloodstream and renters the immune system
nonfunctional.
B. The invasion of the human body, by a bacterium that cannot be destroyed by
antibiotics or other drugs.
C. A medical condition caused by the growth and spread of small harmful organisms
within the body.
D. A disease that can be spread from one person or a species to another through the
number of mechanisms. -Answer-C. A medical condition caused by the growth and
spread of small harmful organisms within the body.
Assessment of the medical patient is usually focused on the _________.
A. nature of the illness
B. field diagnosis
C. associated symptoms
D. medical history
-Answer-A. nature of the illness
Hepatitis B is more virulent than hepatitis C, which means that it:
A. is a more contagious type of disease
B. he has a greater ability to produce disease.
C. Leads to chronic infection after exposure.
D. Is less resistant to treatment.
-Answer-B. has a greater ability to produce disease.
In 2009 the H1N1 virus accounted for over 200,000 deaths worldwide in the form of
swine flu. In 1919 a similar outbreak of the H1N1 occurred in the form of Spanish flu.
, Starting in Kansas City, the virus spread rapidly worldwide, cleaning up to 50 million
lives. These are both examples of:
A. Epidemics
B. Parasitic infection
C. Uncontrolled outbreaks.
D. Pandemics. -Answer-D. Pandemics
In which of the following situations would it be most appropriate to utilize an air medical
transportation service?
A. 29 year old woman who is 18 weeks pregnant, has light, vaginal bleeding and stable
vital signs.
B. 50 year old, conscious woman with severe nausea and vomiting, fever, and chills of
three days duration.
C. 43 year-old man experiencing a heart attack, and the closest appropriate hospital is
15 minutes away.
D. 61-year-old man with signs and symptoms of a stroke and a ground t -Answer-D. 61-
year-old man with signs and symptoms of a stroke and a ground transport timer for 50
minutes.
It is especially important to assess pulse, sensation, and movement in all extremities as
well as pupillary reactions in patients with a suspected ___________ problem.
A. endocrine.
B. Respiratory.
C. Cardiac.
D. Neurologic. -Answer-D. Neurologic.
Most patients with an infectious disease will have _________.
A. A low blood glucose level.
B. Abdominal pain.
C. Seizures.
2025 ALL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS GRADED
A+
Asthma is caused by a response of the:
a. immune system
b. cardiovascular system.
c. Endocrine system.
d. Respiratory system.
-Answer-a. immune system
Crackles (rales) are caused by _________.
a. severe bronchoconstriction.
b. Mucus in the larger airways.
c. Narrowing of the upper airways.
d. Air passing through fluid.
-Answer-d. air passing through fluid
In what area of the lungs does respiration occur?
a. alveoli.
b. Bronchi.
c. Trachea
d. Capillaries
-Answer-a. Alveoli.
Treatment with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) would MOST likely be
contraindicated in which of the following situations?
a. Pulmonary edema, history of hypertension and anxiety.
b. Difficulty breathing to word, dyspnea and tachycardia.
c. Conscious and alert patient with an oxygen saturation of 85%.
,d. Shortness of breath and a blood pressure of 76/56 mm Hg.
-Answer-d. Shortness of breath and a blood pressure of 76/56 mm Hg.
When auscultating the lungs of a patient with respiratory distress, you hear adventitious
sounds. This means that the patient has:
a. Abnormal breath sounds.
b. Diminished breath sounds.
c. Normal breath sounds.
d. And absence of breath sounds
-Answer-a. Abnormal breath sounds.
which of the following conditions would be LEAST likely to result in hypoxia?
a. Pleural effusion.
b. Severe anxiety.
c. Pulmonary edema
d. Narcotic overdose
-Answer-b. Severe anxiety.
Ten days after treating a 34-year-old patient with tuberculosis, you are given a
tuberculin skin test, which yields a positive result. This MOST likely indicates that:
A. The diseases dormant in your body, but will probably never cause symptoms.
B. you are actively infected with tuberculosis and should be treated immediately.
C. you were exposed to another infected person prior to treating the 34 year old patient.
D. you can try to the disease by casual contact instead of exposure to secreti
-Answer-C. you were exposed to another infected person prior to treating the 34 year
old patient.
After sizing up the scene of a patient with a possible infectious disease, your next
priority should be to:
A. contact medical control
,B. notify law enforcement
C. quickly assess the patient
D. take standard precautions
-Answer-D. take standard precautions
An infectious disease is MOST accurately defined as:
A. any disease that enters the body via the bloodstream and renters the immune system
nonfunctional.
B. The invasion of the human body, by a bacterium that cannot be destroyed by
antibiotics or other drugs.
C. A medical condition caused by the growth and spread of small harmful organisms
within the body.
D. A disease that can be spread from one person or a species to another through the
number of mechanisms. -Answer-C. A medical condition caused by the growth and
spread of small harmful organisms within the body.
Assessment of the medical patient is usually focused on the _________.
A. nature of the illness
B. field diagnosis
C. associated symptoms
D. medical history
-Answer-A. nature of the illness
Hepatitis B is more virulent than hepatitis C, which means that it:
A. is a more contagious type of disease
B. he has a greater ability to produce disease.
C. Leads to chronic infection after exposure.
D. Is less resistant to treatment.
-Answer-B. has a greater ability to produce disease.
In 2009 the H1N1 virus accounted for over 200,000 deaths worldwide in the form of
swine flu. In 1919 a similar outbreak of the H1N1 occurred in the form of Spanish flu.
, Starting in Kansas City, the virus spread rapidly worldwide, cleaning up to 50 million
lives. These are both examples of:
A. Epidemics
B. Parasitic infection
C. Uncontrolled outbreaks.
D. Pandemics. -Answer-D. Pandemics
In which of the following situations would it be most appropriate to utilize an air medical
transportation service?
A. 29 year old woman who is 18 weeks pregnant, has light, vaginal bleeding and stable
vital signs.
B. 50 year old, conscious woman with severe nausea and vomiting, fever, and chills of
three days duration.
C. 43 year-old man experiencing a heart attack, and the closest appropriate hospital is
15 minutes away.
D. 61-year-old man with signs and symptoms of a stroke and a ground t -Answer-D. 61-
year-old man with signs and symptoms of a stroke and a ground transport timer for 50
minutes.
It is especially important to assess pulse, sensation, and movement in all extremities as
well as pupillary reactions in patients with a suspected ___________ problem.
A. endocrine.
B. Respiratory.
C. Cardiac.
D. Neurologic. -Answer-D. Neurologic.
Most patients with an infectious disease will have _________.
A. A low blood glucose level.
B. Abdominal pain.
C. Seizures.
