EMT FISDAP FINAL EXAM 1
1. left lower quadrant:
Part of descending colonSigmoid colon
Left ovary and tube
Left ureter
Left spermatic cord
2. right lower quadrant:
cecum, appendix, right ovary and tube, right ureter, rightspermatic cord
3. Signs and symptoms of epiglottitis:
Sudden onset, high fever"Hot-potato" voice
Dysphagia, drooling
No cough
Prefers to sit upright, lean forward (tripod position)
Appears toxic and stridulous
4. when babies head appears out of vaginal canal check for:
nuhical cord
5. place baby where until umbillical cord is done pulsating:
at the height ofthe vaginal canal
6. transport pregnant women in what position and why:
left lateral recumbantto take pressure of the heart and vena cava
7. questions for pregnant mom:
how many weeks along are youhow far apart are contractions
8. Signs of imminent delivery:
Crowning, Urge to bear down or go to the bathroom, "It's Coming", and
,Contractions of increased frequency & intensity.
9. preclampsia:
abnormal condition associated with pregnancy marked by highblood pressure
proteinuria, and edema.
10. eclampsia:
true toxemia of pregnancy characterized by high blood pressure,albuminuria,
edema of the legs and feet, severe headaches, dizziness, convul- sions, and
coma
11. ovarian cyst signs and symptoms:
lower pain on either side, nausea, bleed-ing, ask when last menstrutal cycle was
12. PID signs and symptoms:
-onset is usually after menses
-sudden pelvic pain, profuse vaginal exudate, fever, metrorrhagia, discharge
13. When to massage fundus:
stops bleeding and cramping after delivery
14. woman is bleeding after sexual assualt:
use pad or sterile gauze and putunder her to collect the blood
15. breech birth:
Baby is delivered feet or buttocks first
16. when can you insert a gloved finger into the vaginal canal:
if umbillical cordis around the babies neck
17. perineum tearing:
tearing from vagina to anus after delivery
, 18. preciptitous delivery:
perineum tearing and emergency delivery
19. bleeding from shunt:
don't let this question confuse youhold pressure at place of
bleeding
20. Pancreatitis symptoms:
upper abdominal pain, swollen and tender abdomen,nausea, vomiting, fever,
increased heart rate, weight loss, and diabetes. important to note if they are
chronic drinkers
21. petite mal seizure:
blank out for 3-5 seconds, still conscious, eyes may flutterzone out
22. Focal Motor Seizure:
Starts in a group of muscles a "focus"May progress to include
the whole entire arm
May progress to a Grand Mal Seizure
23. grand mal seizure:
They may have an "aura"Tonic-Clonic phase
Loss of consciousness
clenched teeth, biting the cheek or tongue, incontinence
post-itcal phase
24. status epilepticus:
A condition in which seizures recur every few minutes orlast more than 5
minutes.
25. example question: Patient is zoned out, could be poison, OD or low blood
sugar or seizure, question gives you the age of the patient and no other signs
or symptoms, because of the lack of signs of poison or pills or history of
diabetes it is most likely:
seizures
1. left lower quadrant:
Part of descending colonSigmoid colon
Left ovary and tube
Left ureter
Left spermatic cord
2. right lower quadrant:
cecum, appendix, right ovary and tube, right ureter, rightspermatic cord
3. Signs and symptoms of epiglottitis:
Sudden onset, high fever"Hot-potato" voice
Dysphagia, drooling
No cough
Prefers to sit upright, lean forward (tripod position)
Appears toxic and stridulous
4. when babies head appears out of vaginal canal check for:
nuhical cord
5. place baby where until umbillical cord is done pulsating:
at the height ofthe vaginal canal
6. transport pregnant women in what position and why:
left lateral recumbantto take pressure of the heart and vena cava
7. questions for pregnant mom:
how many weeks along are youhow far apart are contractions
8. Signs of imminent delivery:
Crowning, Urge to bear down or go to the bathroom, "It's Coming", and
,Contractions of increased frequency & intensity.
9. preclampsia:
abnormal condition associated with pregnancy marked by highblood pressure
proteinuria, and edema.
10. eclampsia:
true toxemia of pregnancy characterized by high blood pressure,albuminuria,
edema of the legs and feet, severe headaches, dizziness, convul- sions, and
coma
11. ovarian cyst signs and symptoms:
lower pain on either side, nausea, bleed-ing, ask when last menstrutal cycle was
12. PID signs and symptoms:
-onset is usually after menses
-sudden pelvic pain, profuse vaginal exudate, fever, metrorrhagia, discharge
13. When to massage fundus:
stops bleeding and cramping after delivery
14. woman is bleeding after sexual assualt:
use pad or sterile gauze and putunder her to collect the blood
15. breech birth:
Baby is delivered feet or buttocks first
16. when can you insert a gloved finger into the vaginal canal:
if umbillical cordis around the babies neck
17. perineum tearing:
tearing from vagina to anus after delivery
, 18. preciptitous delivery:
perineum tearing and emergency delivery
19. bleeding from shunt:
don't let this question confuse youhold pressure at place of
bleeding
20. Pancreatitis symptoms:
upper abdominal pain, swollen and tender abdomen,nausea, vomiting, fever,
increased heart rate, weight loss, and diabetes. important to note if they are
chronic drinkers
21. petite mal seizure:
blank out for 3-5 seconds, still conscious, eyes may flutterzone out
22. Focal Motor Seizure:
Starts in a group of muscles a "focus"May progress to include
the whole entire arm
May progress to a Grand Mal Seizure
23. grand mal seizure:
They may have an "aura"Tonic-Clonic phase
Loss of consciousness
clenched teeth, biting the cheek or tongue, incontinence
post-itcal phase
24. status epilepticus:
A condition in which seizures recur every few minutes orlast more than 5
minutes.
25. example question: Patient is zoned out, could be poison, OD or low blood
sugar or seizure, question gives you the age of the patient and no other signs
or symptoms, because of the lack of signs of poison or pills or history of
diabetes it is most likely:
seizures
