,Paramedic Care: Principles & Practice V.3, 5e (Bledsoe)
Volume 3: Medical Emergencies
Table of contents:
Chapter 1: Pulmonology
Chapter 2: Cardiology
Chapter 3: Neurology
Chapter 4: Endocrinology
Chapter 5: Immunology
Chapter 6: Gastroenterology
Chapter 7: Urology and Nephrology
Chapter 8: Toxicology and Substance Abuse
Chapter 9: Hematology
Chapter 10: Infectious Diseases and Sepsis
Chapter 11: Psychiatric and Behavioral Disorders
Chapter 12: Diseases of the Eyes, Ears, Nose, and Throat
Chapter 13: Nontraumatic Musculoskeletal Disorders
,Paramedic Care: Principles & Practice V.3, 5e (Bledsoe)
Volume 3: Medical Emergencies
Answers at the end of chapter
Chapter 1: Pulmonology
1) Which of the following is the most important intrinsic risk factor for respiratory disease?
A) Environment
B) Smoking
C) Sedentary lifestyle
D) Family history
Answer: D
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 3
Standard: Medicine (Respiratory)
Objective: 2
2) Air entering and leaving the lungs via inspiration and expiration is known as:
A) ventilation.
B) respirations.
C) perfusion.
D) oxygenation.
Answer: A
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 8
Standard: Medicine (Respiratory)
Objective: 1, 3
3) The diaphragm is controlled by the nerve.
A) vagus
B) olfactory
C) abducens
D) phrenic
Answer: D
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 7-8
Standard: Medicine (Respiratory)
Objective: 3, 4
4) An example of diffusion in the respiratory system is movement of:
A) oxygen from the alveoli into the pulmonary capillaries.
B) air from the outside environment into the lungs.
C) oxygen from the tissues into the systemic capillaries.
D) carbon dioxide from the alveoli into the pulmonary capillaries.
Answer: A
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 11
Standard: Medicine (Respiratory)
Objective: 1, 4
, 5) Airway resistance is increased by:
A) sympathetic nervous system stimulation.
B) decreased elasticity of the chest wall.
C) anticholinergic drugs.
D) bronchospasm.
Answer: D
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 9
Standard: Medicine (Respiratory)
Objective: 4
6) Which of the following patients are at risk for the most common cause of upper airway
obstruction?
A) 4-year-old male with croup
B) 21-year-old female unconscious and supine on the floor
C) 22-year-old female stung by a wasp
D) 5-year-old female with epiglottitis
Answer: B
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 25
Standard: Medicine (Respiratory)
Objective: 7
7) Normal tidal volume in an average 70 kg adult is approximately e.
A) 1,500
B) 1,000
C) 750
D) 500
Answer: D
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 9
Standard: Medicine (Respiratory)
Objective: 4
8) After a normal inspiration and expiration, an adult patient has about 2,400 mL of air
remaining in the lungs, known as the:
A) expiratory reserve volume.
B) residual volume.
C) functional residual capacity.
D) vital capacity.
Answer: C
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 9
Standard: Medicine (Respiratory)
Objective: 4
Volume 3: Medical Emergencies
Table of contents:
Chapter 1: Pulmonology
Chapter 2: Cardiology
Chapter 3: Neurology
Chapter 4: Endocrinology
Chapter 5: Immunology
Chapter 6: Gastroenterology
Chapter 7: Urology and Nephrology
Chapter 8: Toxicology and Substance Abuse
Chapter 9: Hematology
Chapter 10: Infectious Diseases and Sepsis
Chapter 11: Psychiatric and Behavioral Disorders
Chapter 12: Diseases of the Eyes, Ears, Nose, and Throat
Chapter 13: Nontraumatic Musculoskeletal Disorders
,Paramedic Care: Principles & Practice V.3, 5e (Bledsoe)
Volume 3: Medical Emergencies
Answers at the end of chapter
Chapter 1: Pulmonology
1) Which of the following is the most important intrinsic risk factor for respiratory disease?
A) Environment
B) Smoking
C) Sedentary lifestyle
D) Family history
Answer: D
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 3
Standard: Medicine (Respiratory)
Objective: 2
2) Air entering and leaving the lungs via inspiration and expiration is known as:
A) ventilation.
B) respirations.
C) perfusion.
D) oxygenation.
Answer: A
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 8
Standard: Medicine (Respiratory)
Objective: 1, 3
3) The diaphragm is controlled by the nerve.
A) vagus
B) olfactory
C) abducens
D) phrenic
Answer: D
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 7-8
Standard: Medicine (Respiratory)
Objective: 3, 4
4) An example of diffusion in the respiratory system is movement of:
A) oxygen from the alveoli into the pulmonary capillaries.
B) air from the outside environment into the lungs.
C) oxygen from the tissues into the systemic capillaries.
D) carbon dioxide from the alveoli into the pulmonary capillaries.
Answer: A
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 11
Standard: Medicine (Respiratory)
Objective: 1, 4
, 5) Airway resistance is increased by:
A) sympathetic nervous system stimulation.
B) decreased elasticity of the chest wall.
C) anticholinergic drugs.
D) bronchospasm.
Answer: D
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 9
Standard: Medicine (Respiratory)
Objective: 4
6) Which of the following patients are at risk for the most common cause of upper airway
obstruction?
A) 4-year-old male with croup
B) 21-year-old female unconscious and supine on the floor
C) 22-year-old female stung by a wasp
D) 5-year-old female with epiglottitis
Answer: B
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 25
Standard: Medicine (Respiratory)
Objective: 7
7) Normal tidal volume in an average 70 kg adult is approximately e.
A) 1,500
B) 1,000
C) 750
D) 500
Answer: D
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 9
Standard: Medicine (Respiratory)
Objective: 4
8) After a normal inspiration and expiration, an adult patient has about 2,400 mL of air
remaining in the lungs, known as the:
A) expiratory reserve volume.
B) residual volume.
C) functional residual capacity.
D) vital capacity.
Answer: C
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 9
Standard: Medicine (Respiratory)
Objective: 4
