EMT FISDAP CARDIOLOGY EXAM 2025
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
1. You are dispatched to a 60YOM with chest pain and SOB. The
patient has angina and is taking NTG, furosemide, and atorvastatin.
You hear crackles when listening to his breath sounds. The patient's
difficulty breathing and crackles are due to blood backing up in
which part of the body? -correct answer - The lungs
2. What is the most effective way to assist a person with CHF to
breathe effectively and avoid the use of an invasive airway
management technique? -correct answer - CPAP
3. You are treating a 50 YOF who has just finished a 10K run. She is
complaining of crushing pain in the chest radiating down her left arm
and nausea, which came on suddenly. She is sweating profusely.
What condition should you suspect? -correct answer - Angina
pectoris
4. Which dysrhythmia is the most common cause of sudden
death? - correct answer - Vfib
5. You are treating a 63YOM male with the following vital signs: P
140BPM and irregular, RR 28, BP 90/50mmHg. He is complaining
of chest pain.
, Given this information, why would NTG be contraindicated? -correct
answer - His blood pressure is too low
6. You are transporting a patient with angina, and he loses
consciousness on the way to the hospital. When you check, you
cannot feel a pulse. What should you do? -correct answer - Have
your partner pull over the ambulance
7. Cardiogenic shock following AMI is caused by: -correct
answer - Decreased pumping force of the heart muscle
8. Most patients are instructed to take up to doses of
NTG before calling EMS. -correct answer - Three
9. A 60YOM is found to be unresponsive, pulseless, and apneic.
You should: -correct answer - Begin CPR until an AED is
available
10. Why would an EMT give aspirin to a patient? -correct answer
- Aspirin reduces the blood's ability to clot and works to prevent
further clot formation in patients with chest pain
11. What is the first medication that should be administered to a
patient who's experiencing chest pain with difficulty breathing? -
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
1. You are dispatched to a 60YOM with chest pain and SOB. The
patient has angina and is taking NTG, furosemide, and atorvastatin.
You hear crackles when listening to his breath sounds. The patient's
difficulty breathing and crackles are due to blood backing up in
which part of the body? -correct answer - The lungs
2. What is the most effective way to assist a person with CHF to
breathe effectively and avoid the use of an invasive airway
management technique? -correct answer - CPAP
3. You are treating a 50 YOF who has just finished a 10K run. She is
complaining of crushing pain in the chest radiating down her left arm
and nausea, which came on suddenly. She is sweating profusely.
What condition should you suspect? -correct answer - Angina
pectoris
4. Which dysrhythmia is the most common cause of sudden
death? - correct answer - Vfib
5. You are treating a 63YOM male with the following vital signs: P
140BPM and irregular, RR 28, BP 90/50mmHg. He is complaining
of chest pain.
, Given this information, why would NTG be contraindicated? -correct
answer - His blood pressure is too low
6. You are transporting a patient with angina, and he loses
consciousness on the way to the hospital. When you check, you
cannot feel a pulse. What should you do? -correct answer - Have
your partner pull over the ambulance
7. Cardiogenic shock following AMI is caused by: -correct
answer - Decreased pumping force of the heart muscle
8. Most patients are instructed to take up to doses of
NTG before calling EMS. -correct answer - Three
9. A 60YOM is found to be unresponsive, pulseless, and apneic.
You should: -correct answer - Begin CPR until an AED is
available
10. Why would an EMT give aspirin to a patient? -correct answer
- Aspirin reduces the blood's ability to clot and works to prevent
further clot formation in patients with chest pain
11. What is the first medication that should be administered to a
patient who's experiencing chest pain with difficulty breathing? -
