EMT--CARDIOLOGY EXAM QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS GUARANTEED PASS BRAND NEW 2025
Which of the following assessment findings would most
likely indicate cardiac compromise?
A. Tachypnea
B. Tachycardia
C. Irregular pulse
D. Sudden fainting - CORRECT ANSWER - >Irregular pulse
A 50-year old man presents with "crushing" chest pain of
sudden onset. He is diaphoretic and nauseated. You
should
A. obtain baseline vital signs
B. apply supplemental oxygen
C. ask him if he takes nitroglycerin
D. perform a focused physical exam - CORRECT ANSWER -
>apply supplemental oxygen
As you are assessing an elderly man who is complaining
of chest pain, the patient suddenly loses consciousness.
Your first step should be to
A. attach the AED
, B. open the airway
C. assess for a pulse
D. assess for breathing - CORRECT ANSWER - >open the
airway
Freshly oxygenated blood returns to the heart via which
of the following blood vessels?
A. Aorta
B. Vena cava
C. Pulmonary vein
D. Pulmonary artery - CORRECT ANSWER - >Pulmonary
vein
Which of the following statements regarding the
automated external defibrillator is true?
A. It should be applied to patients at risk for cardiac
arrest
B. It will analyze a patient's rhythm while CPR is in
progress
C. It should not be used in patients with an implanted
pacemaker
D. It can safely be used in children between 1 and 8 years
of age. - CORRECT ANSWER - >It can safely be used in
children between 1 and 8 years of age.
SOLUTIONS GUARANTEED PASS BRAND NEW 2025
Which of the following assessment findings would most
likely indicate cardiac compromise?
A. Tachypnea
B. Tachycardia
C. Irregular pulse
D. Sudden fainting - CORRECT ANSWER - >Irregular pulse
A 50-year old man presents with "crushing" chest pain of
sudden onset. He is diaphoretic and nauseated. You
should
A. obtain baseline vital signs
B. apply supplemental oxygen
C. ask him if he takes nitroglycerin
D. perform a focused physical exam - CORRECT ANSWER -
>apply supplemental oxygen
As you are assessing an elderly man who is complaining
of chest pain, the patient suddenly loses consciousness.
Your first step should be to
A. attach the AED
, B. open the airway
C. assess for a pulse
D. assess for breathing - CORRECT ANSWER - >open the
airway
Freshly oxygenated blood returns to the heart via which
of the following blood vessels?
A. Aorta
B. Vena cava
C. Pulmonary vein
D. Pulmonary artery - CORRECT ANSWER - >Pulmonary
vein
Which of the following statements regarding the
automated external defibrillator is true?
A. It should be applied to patients at risk for cardiac
arrest
B. It will analyze a patient's rhythm while CPR is in
progress
C. It should not be used in patients with an implanted
pacemaker
D. It can safely be used in children between 1 and 8 years
of age. - CORRECT ANSWER - >It can safely be used in
children between 1 and 8 years of age.
