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NREMT EMT COGNITIVE FINAL EXAM NEWEST 2025
TEST BANK| COMPLETE 400 REAL EXAM QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) ALREADY GRADED A+| EMT NREMT
COGNITIVE EXAM REVIEW 2025 (NEW!!)
Which of the following respiratory conditions in children over 2 years
old has similar lung sounds to an infant who has bronchiolitis?
A. Asthma
B. Pertussis
C. Pulmonary edema
D. Pneumonia - Correct Answer - A. Asthma
A 12-year-old male has difficulty breathing. He tells you he has had a
cold all week. You auscultate rhonchi in his left lower chest. His vital
signs are P 104, R 28, BP 104/74, and SpO2 is 89% on room air. You
should suspect:
A. respiratory failure.
B. respiratory distress.
C. septic shock.
D. chronic asthma. - Correct Answer - B. respiratory distress.
A 59-year-old female was working on a boiler when it vented super-
heated air into her face. You see partial thickness burns to her face, and
she tells you her throat is swelling up. You auscultate stridor in her upper
airway. You should immediately:
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A. administer oxygen.
B. assess her vital signs.
C. transport her.
D. apply a cold pack to her face. - Correct Answer - C. transport her.
A 17-year-old female complains of difficulty swallowing after smoking
crack earlier today. Her voice is quiet, and she is leaning forward and
drooling. Her lungs are clear to auscultation. Her vital signs are P 16, R
14, BP 116/ 76, and SpO2 is 94% on room air. You should suspect:
A. epiglottitis.
B. excited delirium.
C. cocaine overdose.
D. laryngotracheobronchitis. - Correct Answer - A. epiglottitis.
A 93-year-old female complains of a sudden onset of difficulty
breathing. She tells you that she has a history of breast cancer. She tells
you it is easier for her to breathe when she is sitting up. She has
decreased lung sounds when you auscultate her left mid-axillary line,
sixth intercostal space. Her vital signs are P 86, R 18, BP 144/92, and
SpO2 is 95% on room air. You should:
A. administer oxygen by nasal cannula.
B. administer oxygen by non-rebreather mask.
C. assist with the administration of her nitroglycerin.
D. administer aspirin. - Correct Answer - A. administer oxygen by nasal
cannula.
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The serum concentration of which of the following gases increases
during respiratory failure?
A. Carbon dioxide
B. Oxygen
C. Carbon monoxide
D. Nitrogen - Correct Answer - A. Carbon dioxide
A 39-year-old male has had difficulty breathing for two hours. What
determines if he is in respiratory distress instead of respiratory failure?
A. If his body can compensate for its oxygen demands
B. If his pulse oximetry is above 90 percent on room air
C. If his skin is pale, but his capillary refill is less the two seconds
D. If he can speak in full sentences - Correct Answer - A. If his body can
compensate for its oxygen demands
An unresponsive 24-year-old female is lying on a sofa with an empty
vodka bottle nearby. You hear snoring respirations, and when you
attempt to insert an oropharyngeal airway, she begins to gag. You
should:
A. rotate the oropharyngeal airway into place and prepare to suction her
airway.
B. insert the next size smaller oropharyngeal airway.
C. rotate the oropharyngeal airway into place and place her in the
recovery position.
D. insert a nasopharyngeal airway. - Correct Answer - D. insert a
nasopharyngeal airway.
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An unresponsive 71-year-old male has difficulty breathing. His wife tells
you he has had the flu for five days. His skin is pale and diaphoretic.
You observe accessory muscle use and auscultate rhonchi and crackles
on his left side. His vital signs are P 110, R 26 and shallow, BP 96/64,
and SpO2 is 89% on room air. You should:
A. suction his airway.
B. assist his ventilation.
C. administer oxygen by nasal cannula.
D. administer oxygen by non-rebreather mask. - Correct Answer - B.
assist his ventilation.
A 10-year-old female complains of difficulty breathing after mixing
bleach with another cleaner. Her skin and clothing are dry. You smell a
strong odor, and your eyes begin to water. What route of exposure
should you suspect is causing her dyspnea?
A. Inhalation
B. Ingestion
C. Absorption
D. Injection - Correct Answer - A. Inhalation
A febrile 37-year-old female who has a history of HIV complains of
difficulty breathing. She tells you she has been coughing up yellow
phlegm for two days. Her skin is pale and sweaty. You auscultate
crackles in her right lower lung. You should suspect:
A. pneumonia.
B. influenza.
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NREMT EMT COGNITIVE FINAL EXAM NEWEST 2025
TEST BANK| COMPLETE 400 REAL EXAM QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) ALREADY GRADED A+| EMT NREMT
COGNITIVE EXAM REVIEW 2025 (NEW!!)
Which of the following respiratory conditions in children over 2 years
old has similar lung sounds to an infant who has bronchiolitis?
A. Asthma
B. Pertussis
C. Pulmonary edema
D. Pneumonia - Correct Answer - A. Asthma
A 12-year-old male has difficulty breathing. He tells you he has had a
cold all week. You auscultate rhonchi in his left lower chest. His vital
signs are P 104, R 28, BP 104/74, and SpO2 is 89% on room air. You
should suspect:
A. respiratory failure.
B. respiratory distress.
C. septic shock.
D. chronic asthma. - Correct Answer - B. respiratory distress.
A 59-year-old female was working on a boiler when it vented super-
heated air into her face. You see partial thickness burns to her face, and
she tells you her throat is swelling up. You auscultate stridor in her upper
airway. You should immediately:
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A. administer oxygen.
B. assess her vital signs.
C. transport her.
D. apply a cold pack to her face. - Correct Answer - C. transport her.
A 17-year-old female complains of difficulty swallowing after smoking
crack earlier today. Her voice is quiet, and she is leaning forward and
drooling. Her lungs are clear to auscultation. Her vital signs are P 16, R
14, BP 116/ 76, and SpO2 is 94% on room air. You should suspect:
A. epiglottitis.
B. excited delirium.
C. cocaine overdose.
D. laryngotracheobronchitis. - Correct Answer - A. epiglottitis.
A 93-year-old female complains of a sudden onset of difficulty
breathing. She tells you that she has a history of breast cancer. She tells
you it is easier for her to breathe when she is sitting up. She has
decreased lung sounds when you auscultate her left mid-axillary line,
sixth intercostal space. Her vital signs are P 86, R 18, BP 144/92, and
SpO2 is 95% on room air. You should:
A. administer oxygen by nasal cannula.
B. administer oxygen by non-rebreather mask.
C. assist with the administration of her nitroglycerin.
D. administer aspirin. - Correct Answer - A. administer oxygen by nasal
cannula.
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The serum concentration of which of the following gases increases
during respiratory failure?
A. Carbon dioxide
B. Oxygen
C. Carbon monoxide
D. Nitrogen - Correct Answer - A. Carbon dioxide
A 39-year-old male has had difficulty breathing for two hours. What
determines if he is in respiratory distress instead of respiratory failure?
A. If his body can compensate for its oxygen demands
B. If his pulse oximetry is above 90 percent on room air
C. If his skin is pale, but his capillary refill is less the two seconds
D. If he can speak in full sentences - Correct Answer - A. If his body can
compensate for its oxygen demands
An unresponsive 24-year-old female is lying on a sofa with an empty
vodka bottle nearby. You hear snoring respirations, and when you
attempt to insert an oropharyngeal airway, she begins to gag. You
should:
A. rotate the oropharyngeal airway into place and prepare to suction her
airway.
B. insert the next size smaller oropharyngeal airway.
C. rotate the oropharyngeal airway into place and place her in the
recovery position.
D. insert a nasopharyngeal airway. - Correct Answer - D. insert a
nasopharyngeal airway.
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An unresponsive 71-year-old male has difficulty breathing. His wife tells
you he has had the flu for five days. His skin is pale and diaphoretic.
You observe accessory muscle use and auscultate rhonchi and crackles
on his left side. His vital signs are P 110, R 26 and shallow, BP 96/64,
and SpO2 is 89% on room air. You should:
A. suction his airway.
B. assist his ventilation.
C. administer oxygen by nasal cannula.
D. administer oxygen by non-rebreather mask. - Correct Answer - B.
assist his ventilation.
A 10-year-old female complains of difficulty breathing after mixing
bleach with another cleaner. Her skin and clothing are dry. You smell a
strong odor, and your eyes begin to water. What route of exposure
should you suspect is causing her dyspnea?
A. Inhalation
B. Ingestion
C. Absorption
D. Injection - Correct Answer - A. Inhalation
A febrile 37-year-old female who has a history of HIV complains of
difficulty breathing. She tells you she has been coughing up yellow
phlegm for two days. Her skin is pale and sweaty. You auscultate
crackles in her right lower lung. You should suspect:
A. pneumonia.
B. influenza.
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