MEDICAL UCLA EMT UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Risk factors for esophageal varices - CORRECT ANSWER - - severe cirhosis/liver failure
- excessive alcohol use
- excessive vomiting
- portal hypertension
Esophageal varices - CORRECT ANSWER - enlarged veins in the esophagus
Meningitis - CORRECT ANSWER - inflammation of the meninges
- quick onset (12-24 hrs)
- s/s fever, headache, stiff neck, altered mental status
- Very contagious and very deadly once symptoms are present
PPE for a pt. with Meningitis - CORRECT ANSWER - - Both you and your pt. should wear
N-95 masks
Tuberculosis s/s - CORRECT ANSWER - bloody sputum, night sweats, fevers, sudden weight
loss
Only contagious form of TB - CORRECT ANSWER - Respiratory
Measles s/s - CORRECT ANSWER - Koplik spots: start on head and shower down body (also
seen in mouth)
MRSA - CORRECT ANSWER - - bacteria that causes infections
, - resistant to many antibiotics
- can be transferred in hospitals between patients
Ebola - CORRECT ANSWER - - viral hemorrhagic fever
- pt. loses a lot of fluids
- fatality can be as high as 70% without prompt treatment
Important travel medicine questions - CORRECT ANSWER - - Is anyone else in your party
sick?
- Where did you drink water from?
- What types of food did you eat?
- Did you receive any vaccinations before the trip?
Fistula - CORRECT ANSWER - medical device that connects vein and artery system (used a
lot for dialysis)
Port - CORRECT ANSWER - medical device under the skin for easy access with a needle
Shunt - CORRECT ANSWER - Medical device that relieves pressure caused by excess fluid
in body by redirecting it (commonly moves CFS in brain)
left ventricular assist device - CORRECT ANSWER - Maintains cardiac function without the
heart
- pt. with this will not have a pulse
Sickle cell disease - CORRECT ANSWER - - 10-20% of RBCs are sickle shaped
- pt. will present with abdominal pain (secondary to spleen working very hard to filter out
deformed RBCs)
- joint pain: caused by RBCs getting caught in tight spaces (joints)
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Risk factors for esophageal varices - CORRECT ANSWER - - severe cirhosis/liver failure
- excessive alcohol use
- excessive vomiting
- portal hypertension
Esophageal varices - CORRECT ANSWER - enlarged veins in the esophagus
Meningitis - CORRECT ANSWER - inflammation of the meninges
- quick onset (12-24 hrs)
- s/s fever, headache, stiff neck, altered mental status
- Very contagious and very deadly once symptoms are present
PPE for a pt. with Meningitis - CORRECT ANSWER - - Both you and your pt. should wear
N-95 masks
Tuberculosis s/s - CORRECT ANSWER - bloody sputum, night sweats, fevers, sudden weight
loss
Only contagious form of TB - CORRECT ANSWER - Respiratory
Measles s/s - CORRECT ANSWER - Koplik spots: start on head and shower down body (also
seen in mouth)
MRSA - CORRECT ANSWER - - bacteria that causes infections
, - resistant to many antibiotics
- can be transferred in hospitals between patients
Ebola - CORRECT ANSWER - - viral hemorrhagic fever
- pt. loses a lot of fluids
- fatality can be as high as 70% without prompt treatment
Important travel medicine questions - CORRECT ANSWER - - Is anyone else in your party
sick?
- Where did you drink water from?
- What types of food did you eat?
- Did you receive any vaccinations before the trip?
Fistula - CORRECT ANSWER - medical device that connects vein and artery system (used a
lot for dialysis)
Port - CORRECT ANSWER - medical device under the skin for easy access with a needle
Shunt - CORRECT ANSWER - Medical device that relieves pressure caused by excess fluid
in body by redirecting it (commonly moves CFS in brain)
left ventricular assist device - CORRECT ANSWER - Maintains cardiac function without the
heart
- pt. with this will not have a pulse
Sickle cell disease - CORRECT ANSWER - - 10-20% of RBCs are sickle shaped
- pt. will present with abdominal pain (secondary to spleen working very hard to filter out
deformed RBCs)
- joint pain: caused by RBCs getting caught in tight spaces (joints)
