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Your 42-year-old female patient is complaining of left arm numbness and back pain that
began 10 minutes ago. She is embarrassed that she called 911, but states that "something just
doesn't feel right." She has no medical history, takes no medications, and is allergic to
penicillin. She is alert and oriented to person, place, time, and event. Based on this limited
information, which of the following vital signs would be least helpful in determining your
differential diagnosis?
CBG(Capillary Blood Glucose)
Pulse oximetry
Stroke screen
Electrocardiogram
CBG(Capillary Blood Glucose)
Your patient is a 2-year-old female who was chasing the family dog outside when she ran into
the play structure. She struck her anterior body on a pole of the play structure and is
complaining of severe abdominal pain. Which of the following is the correct order in which to
perform your physical assessment of the patient?
Head, neck, chest, back, extremities, abdomen
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Head, neck, chest, abdomen, back, extremities
Head, neck, chest, back, extremities. Do not assess the abdomen due to pain.
Abdomen, chest, head, neck, back, extremities
Head, neck, chest, back, extremities, abdomen
How many blood pressure measurements does it take to obtain a baseline value for a single
patient?
3
4
2
1
3
You are attempting to gain a history from your 21-year-old male patient who is experiencing a
severe asthma attack. He is able to speak in 1-2 word sentences, has diminished lung sounds,
and an initial oxygen saturation of 90%. What is the best method of questioning this patient
regarding his medical history?
Direct questions
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Facilitation
Clarification
Open-ended questions
Direct questions
Which of the following is not a sign of severe respiratory distress in a pediatric patient?
Wheezing
Retractions
Nasal flaring
See-saw breathing
Wheezing
Which of the following pulse qualities is most worrisome?
Thready
Strong
Bounding
Irregular
Thready
Your patient has gone unresponsive, breathing 8/minute. You start delivering breaths by BVM,
but haven't attached 100% oxygen. What concentration of oxygen are you delivering to your
patient?
21%
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33%
24%
17%
21%
In what situation would it be best to remove a motorcycle helmet after an accident?
The airway is inaccessible, but the patient's breathing is stable
The helmet is snugly fit around the patient's head allowing little to no movement
Proper spinal immobilization can be performed with the helmet on
Removal would cause further pain, but would not compromise spinal integrity
The airway is inaccessible, but the patient's breathing is stable
Why should care be taken not to give too large a volume of air to a patient while
administering breaths during CPR?
You may fill the stomach with air causing the victim to vomit
Over-ventilation is very uncomfortable for the victim
Over-ventilation can cause the lungs to expand to an unsafe size
Too much oxygen can hinder the effectiveness of compressions
You may fill the stomach with air causing the victim to vomit
The process in which the hemoglobin molecules in circulating red blood cells picks up oxygen
molecules and carbon dioxide is expelled from the lungs is called?
Respiration
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Your 42-year-old female patient is complaining of left arm numbness and back pain that
began 10 minutes ago. She is embarrassed that she called 911, but states that "something just
doesn't feel right." She has no medical history, takes no medications, and is allergic to
penicillin. She is alert and oriented to person, place, time, and event. Based on this limited
information, which of the following vital signs would be least helpful in determining your
differential diagnosis?
CBG(Capillary Blood Glucose)
Pulse oximetry
Stroke screen
Electrocardiogram
CBG(Capillary Blood Glucose)
Your patient is a 2-year-old female who was chasing the family dog outside when she ran into
the play structure. She struck her anterior body on a pole of the play structure and is
complaining of severe abdominal pain. Which of the following is the correct order in which to
perform your physical assessment of the patient?
Head, neck, chest, back, extremities, abdomen
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Head, neck, chest, abdomen, back, extremities
Head, neck, chest, back, extremities. Do not assess the abdomen due to pain.
Abdomen, chest, head, neck, back, extremities
Head, neck, chest, back, extremities, abdomen
How many blood pressure measurements does it take to obtain a baseline value for a single
patient?
3
4
2
1
3
You are attempting to gain a history from your 21-year-old male patient who is experiencing a
severe asthma attack. He is able to speak in 1-2 word sentences, has diminished lung sounds,
and an initial oxygen saturation of 90%. What is the best method of questioning this patient
regarding his medical history?
Direct questions
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Facilitation
Clarification
Open-ended questions
Direct questions
Which of the following is not a sign of severe respiratory distress in a pediatric patient?
Wheezing
Retractions
Nasal flaring
See-saw breathing
Wheezing
Which of the following pulse qualities is most worrisome?
Thready
Strong
Bounding
Irregular
Thready
Your patient has gone unresponsive, breathing 8/minute. You start delivering breaths by BVM,
but haven't attached 100% oxygen. What concentration of oxygen are you delivering to your
patient?
21%
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33%
24%
17%
21%
In what situation would it be best to remove a motorcycle helmet after an accident?
The airway is inaccessible, but the patient's breathing is stable
The helmet is snugly fit around the patient's head allowing little to no movement
Proper spinal immobilization can be performed with the helmet on
Removal would cause further pain, but would not compromise spinal integrity
The airway is inaccessible, but the patient's breathing is stable
Why should care be taken not to give too large a volume of air to a patient while
administering breaths during CPR?
You may fill the stomach with air causing the victim to vomit
Over-ventilation is very uncomfortable for the victim
Over-ventilation can cause the lungs to expand to an unsafe size
Too much oxygen can hinder the effectiveness of compressions
You may fill the stomach with air causing the victim to vomit
The process in which the hemoglobin molecules in circulating red blood cells picks up oxygen
molecules and carbon dioxide is expelled from the lungs is called?
Respiration
