EMT CARDIOLOGY NEWEST COMPLETE 100
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED
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You should suspect that your patient has pulmonary edema if
he or she: - ✔✔✔-cannot breathe while lying down
By which of the following mechanisms does nitroglycerin relieve
cardiac-related chest pain or discomfort? - ✔✔✔-Vasodilation
and increased myocardial oxygen supply
A patient whose artificial pacemaker has failed would MOST
likely experience: - ✔✔✔-weakness and bradycardia.
Switching compressors during two-rescuer CPR: - ✔✔✔-should
occur every 2 minutes throughout the arrest.
,When performing two-rescuer CPR on an adult patient whose
airway has not been secured with an advanced device, you
should: - ✔✔✔-have your partner pause after 30 compressions
as you give 2 breaths.
A middle-aged female with a history of hypertension and high
cholesterol complains of chest discomfort. She asks you to take
her to the hospital where her personal physician practices,
which is 15 miles away. Her blood pressure is 130/70 mm Hg,
pulse is 84 beats/min and regular, and respirations are 18
breaths/min and unlabored. Which of the following actions is
clearly NOT appropriate for this patient? - ✔✔✔-Allowing her to
walk to the ambulance
When assessing a patient who complains of chest pain, which of
the following questions would you ask to assess the "R" in
OPQRST? - ✔✔✔-Is the pain in one place or does it move
around?
Tachycardia can be detrimental to a patient who is experiencing
a cardiac problem because it causes: - ✔✔✔-increased cardiac
oxygen usage and demand
, Common signs and symptoms of a hypertensive emergency
include - ✔✔✔-ringing in the ears, headache, and epistaxis.
Which of the following statements regarding the automated
external defibrillator (AED) is correct? - ✔✔✔-AEDs can safely
be used in infants and children less than 8 years of age
An elderly man in unresponsive and has agonal breathing. You
should: - ✔✔✔-check for a carotid pulse for up to 10 seconds.
A 65-year-old man has generalized weakness and chest
pressure. He has a bottle of prescribed nitroglycerin, but states
that he has not taken any of his medication. As your partner
prepares to administer oxygen, you should: - ✔✔✔-administer
up to 325 mg of aspirin if the patient is not allergic to it
Following administration of nitroglycerin to a man with crushing
chest pressure, he experiences a significant increase in his heart
rate. This is MOST likely the result of: - ✔✔✔-a drop in blood
pressure.
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED
A+||BRAND NEW!!
You should suspect that your patient has pulmonary edema if
he or she: - ✔✔✔-cannot breathe while lying down
By which of the following mechanisms does nitroglycerin relieve
cardiac-related chest pain or discomfort? - ✔✔✔-Vasodilation
and increased myocardial oxygen supply
A patient whose artificial pacemaker has failed would MOST
likely experience: - ✔✔✔-weakness and bradycardia.
Switching compressors during two-rescuer CPR: - ✔✔✔-should
occur every 2 minutes throughout the arrest.
,When performing two-rescuer CPR on an adult patient whose
airway has not been secured with an advanced device, you
should: - ✔✔✔-have your partner pause after 30 compressions
as you give 2 breaths.
A middle-aged female with a history of hypertension and high
cholesterol complains of chest discomfort. She asks you to take
her to the hospital where her personal physician practices,
which is 15 miles away. Her blood pressure is 130/70 mm Hg,
pulse is 84 beats/min and regular, and respirations are 18
breaths/min and unlabored. Which of the following actions is
clearly NOT appropriate for this patient? - ✔✔✔-Allowing her to
walk to the ambulance
When assessing a patient who complains of chest pain, which of
the following questions would you ask to assess the "R" in
OPQRST? - ✔✔✔-Is the pain in one place or does it move
around?
Tachycardia can be detrimental to a patient who is experiencing
a cardiac problem because it causes: - ✔✔✔-increased cardiac
oxygen usage and demand
, Common signs and symptoms of a hypertensive emergency
include - ✔✔✔-ringing in the ears, headache, and epistaxis.
Which of the following statements regarding the automated
external defibrillator (AED) is correct? - ✔✔✔-AEDs can safely
be used in infants and children less than 8 years of age
An elderly man in unresponsive and has agonal breathing. You
should: - ✔✔✔-check for a carotid pulse for up to 10 seconds.
A 65-year-old man has generalized weakness and chest
pressure. He has a bottle of prescribed nitroglycerin, but states
that he has not taken any of his medication. As your partner
prepares to administer oxygen, you should: - ✔✔✔-administer
up to 325 mg of aspirin if the patient is not allergic to it
Following administration of nitroglycerin to a man with crushing
chest pressure, he experiences a significant increase in his heart
rate. This is MOST likely the result of: - ✔✔✔-a drop in blood
pressure.
