WEST COAST EMT BLOCK 1 – BLOCK 4
EXAMS | QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
RATED A+ | 100% CORRECT | 2025/2026
GUIDE
A 28-year-old female patient is found to be responsive to verbal stimuli
only. Her roommate states that she was recently diagnosed with type 1
diabetes and has difficulty controlling her blood sugar level. She further
tells you that the patient has been urinating excessively and has
progressively worsened over the last 24 to 36 hours. On the basis of this
patient's clinical presentation, you should suspect that she:
- correct answer - ◦ is significantly hyperglycemic
Classic signs and symptoms of hypoglycemia include:
- correct answer - cool, clammy skin; weakness; tachycardia; and rapid
respirations
Diabetes is most accurrately defined as a(n):
- correct answer - disorder of glucose metabolism
Diabetic ketoacidosis occurs when:
- correct answer - insulin is not available in the body.
,Excessive eating caused by cellular "hunger" is called
- correct answer - polyphagia
Hemoglobin is: - correct answer - found within the red blood cells and is
responsible for carrying oxygen
In general, oral glucose should be given to any patient who:
- correct answer - has an altered mental status and a history of diabetes
Patients with thrombophilia are at an increased risk for:
- correct answer - acute arterial rupture
Patients with type 2 diabetes usually control their disease with all of the
following, except: - correct answer - supplemental insulin
Patients with uncontrolled diabetes experience polyuria because:
- correct answer - excess glucose in the blood is excreted by the
kidneys
Proper procedure for administering oral glucose to a patient does not
include: - correct answer - ensuring the absence of a gag reflex
Symptomatic hypoglycemia will most likely develop if a patient:
,- correct answer - takes too much of his or her prescribed insulin
The normal blood glucose level is between:
- correct answer - 80-120 mg/dl
To which of the following diabetic patients should you administer oral
glucose? - correct answer - a confused 55-year-old male with
tachycardia and pallor
Type 1 diabetes - correct answer - is a condition in which no insulin is
produced by the body
When assessing an unresponsive diabetic patient, the primary visible
difference between hyperglycemia and hypoglycemia is the:
- correct answer - rate and depth of breathing
When obtaining a sample history from a patient with diabetes who has
an altered mental status, it would be most important to determine:
- correct answer - if he or she has had any recent illnesses or excessive
stress
Which of the following conditions is the diabetic patient at an increased
risk of developing? - correct answer - blindness
, Which of the following signs or symptoms would the emt most likely
encounter in a patient with new-onset type 1 diabetes?
- correct answer - weight loss and polyuria
Which of the following statements regarding sickle cell disease is
correct? - correct answer - in sickle cell disease, the red blood cells are
abnormally shaped and are less able to carry oxygen
A 60 year old female presents with a tearing sensation in her lower back.
Skin is sweaty, and she is tachycardic. Emt should suspect
- correct answer - aortic aneurysm
A strangulated hernia is one that: - correct answer - loses its blood
supply due to compression by local tissues.
Chronic renal failure is a condition that: - correct answer - often caused
by hypertension or diabetes
Erosion of the protective layer of the stomach or duodenum secondary to
overactivity of digestive juices results in: - correct answer - an ulcer
Esophageal varices most commonly occur in patients who: - correct
answer - consume a lot of alcohol
EXAMS | QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
RATED A+ | 100% CORRECT | 2025/2026
GUIDE
A 28-year-old female patient is found to be responsive to verbal stimuli
only. Her roommate states that she was recently diagnosed with type 1
diabetes and has difficulty controlling her blood sugar level. She further
tells you that the patient has been urinating excessively and has
progressively worsened over the last 24 to 36 hours. On the basis of this
patient's clinical presentation, you should suspect that she:
- correct answer - ◦ is significantly hyperglycemic
Classic signs and symptoms of hypoglycemia include:
- correct answer - cool, clammy skin; weakness; tachycardia; and rapid
respirations
Diabetes is most accurrately defined as a(n):
- correct answer - disorder of glucose metabolism
Diabetic ketoacidosis occurs when:
- correct answer - insulin is not available in the body.
,Excessive eating caused by cellular "hunger" is called
- correct answer - polyphagia
Hemoglobin is: - correct answer - found within the red blood cells and is
responsible for carrying oxygen
In general, oral glucose should be given to any patient who:
- correct answer - has an altered mental status and a history of diabetes
Patients with thrombophilia are at an increased risk for:
- correct answer - acute arterial rupture
Patients with type 2 diabetes usually control their disease with all of the
following, except: - correct answer - supplemental insulin
Patients with uncontrolled diabetes experience polyuria because:
- correct answer - excess glucose in the blood is excreted by the
kidneys
Proper procedure for administering oral glucose to a patient does not
include: - correct answer - ensuring the absence of a gag reflex
Symptomatic hypoglycemia will most likely develop if a patient:
,- correct answer - takes too much of his or her prescribed insulin
The normal blood glucose level is between:
- correct answer - 80-120 mg/dl
To which of the following diabetic patients should you administer oral
glucose? - correct answer - a confused 55-year-old male with
tachycardia and pallor
Type 1 diabetes - correct answer - is a condition in which no insulin is
produced by the body
When assessing an unresponsive diabetic patient, the primary visible
difference between hyperglycemia and hypoglycemia is the:
- correct answer - rate and depth of breathing
When obtaining a sample history from a patient with diabetes who has
an altered mental status, it would be most important to determine:
- correct answer - if he or she has had any recent illnesses or excessive
stress
Which of the following conditions is the diabetic patient at an increased
risk of developing? - correct answer - blindness
, Which of the following signs or symptoms would the emt most likely
encounter in a patient with new-onset type 1 diabetes?
- correct answer - weight loss and polyuria
Which of the following statements regarding sickle cell disease is
correct? - correct answer - in sickle cell disease, the red blood cells are
abnormally shaped and are less able to carry oxygen
A 60 year old female presents with a tearing sensation in her lower back.
Skin is sweaty, and she is tachycardic. Emt should suspect
- correct answer - aortic aneurysm
A strangulated hernia is one that: - correct answer - loses its blood
supply due to compression by local tissues.
Chronic renal failure is a condition that: - correct answer - often caused
by hypertension or diabetes
Erosion of the protective layer of the stomach or duodenum secondary to
overactivity of digestive juices results in: - correct answer - an ulcer
Esophageal varices most commonly occur in patients who: - correct
answer - consume a lot of alcohol
