Module 4 Quiz 7 SOE MEDIC
Questions and Answers
A field code runs most efficiently when: - <CORRECT ANSWER >>a designated team leader is
assigned.
Defibrillation of a patient who is in asystole is detrimental to the patient because it - <CORRECT
ANSWER >>causes an unnecessary interruption in chest compressions
How does CPR change after an advanced airway device is inserted? - <CORRECT ANSWER
>>Ventilations should be asynchronous with chest compressions.
Impedance threshold devices, such as the ResQPOD, function by: - <CORRECT ANSWER
>>creating a vacuum in the chest, which increases blood flow to the heart.
In addition to high-quality CPR, which of the following interventions has clearly made a positive
and measurable difference in survival from sudden cardiac arrest? - <CORRECT ANSWER
>>Defibrillation
The paramedic should consider extending the resuscitation effort of a patient with refractory
cardiac arrest if: - <CORRECT ANSWER >>return of spontaneous circulation of any duration
occurred.
What is the current recommendation for the use of epinephrine for patients with ventricular
fibrillation or pulseless ventricular tachycardia? - <CORRECT ANSWER >>Epinephrine should be
administered after the second shock.
When responding to a field code with a five-person team, what is one of the roles of the
ventilator? - <CORRECT ANSWER >>To suction the patient, as necessary
, Which of the following interventions is emphasized the most in all AHA guidelines for
emergency cardiac care since 2005? - <CORRECT ANSWER >>Chest compressions
Accumulating acids and other waste products in the blood: - <CORRECT ANSWER >>inhibit
hemoglobin from binding with a carrying oxygen
Adequately perfused kidneys put out at least how many milliliters of urine per hour? -
<CORRECT ANSWER >>30-50 mL
Afterload is increased following alpha-1 stimulation because of - <CORRECT ANSWER
>>arteriolar constriction
Anaerobic metabolism is the process in which - <CORRECT ANSWER >>inefficient cellular
metabolism produces lactic acid.
A patient with severe dehydration is found to be hypotensive during your assessment. The most
important intervention in this case is: - <CORRECT ANSWER >>transport with fluid resuscitation
en route
A patient with suspected internal bleeding has a systolic blood pressure of 104 mm Hg. What is
the appropriate fluid management? - <CORRECT ANSWER >>Fluid challenge is not necessary
A young woman experiences a sudden nervous system reaction that produces temporary,
generalized vasodilation and causes her to faint. This is most descriptive of which type of
shock? - <CORRECT ANSWER >>psychogenic shock
By which of the following mechanisms do patients with septic shock become hypovolemic? -
<CORRECT ANSWER >>Fluid leakage out of the vascular space
Carbonic acid is formed by the combination of - <CORRECT ANSWER >>water and carbon
dioxide
Questions and Answers
A field code runs most efficiently when: - <CORRECT ANSWER >>a designated team leader is
assigned.
Defibrillation of a patient who is in asystole is detrimental to the patient because it - <CORRECT
ANSWER >>causes an unnecessary interruption in chest compressions
How does CPR change after an advanced airway device is inserted? - <CORRECT ANSWER
>>Ventilations should be asynchronous with chest compressions.
Impedance threshold devices, such as the ResQPOD, function by: - <CORRECT ANSWER
>>creating a vacuum in the chest, which increases blood flow to the heart.
In addition to high-quality CPR, which of the following interventions has clearly made a positive
and measurable difference in survival from sudden cardiac arrest? - <CORRECT ANSWER
>>Defibrillation
The paramedic should consider extending the resuscitation effort of a patient with refractory
cardiac arrest if: - <CORRECT ANSWER >>return of spontaneous circulation of any duration
occurred.
What is the current recommendation for the use of epinephrine for patients with ventricular
fibrillation or pulseless ventricular tachycardia? - <CORRECT ANSWER >>Epinephrine should be
administered after the second shock.
When responding to a field code with a five-person team, what is one of the roles of the
ventilator? - <CORRECT ANSWER >>To suction the patient, as necessary
, Which of the following interventions is emphasized the most in all AHA guidelines for
emergency cardiac care since 2005? - <CORRECT ANSWER >>Chest compressions
Accumulating acids and other waste products in the blood: - <CORRECT ANSWER >>inhibit
hemoglobin from binding with a carrying oxygen
Adequately perfused kidneys put out at least how many milliliters of urine per hour? -
<CORRECT ANSWER >>30-50 mL
Afterload is increased following alpha-1 stimulation because of - <CORRECT ANSWER
>>arteriolar constriction
Anaerobic metabolism is the process in which - <CORRECT ANSWER >>inefficient cellular
metabolism produces lactic acid.
A patient with severe dehydration is found to be hypotensive during your assessment. The most
important intervention in this case is: - <CORRECT ANSWER >>transport with fluid resuscitation
en route
A patient with suspected internal bleeding has a systolic blood pressure of 104 mm Hg. What is
the appropriate fluid management? - <CORRECT ANSWER >>Fluid challenge is not necessary
A young woman experiences a sudden nervous system reaction that produces temporary,
generalized vasodilation and causes her to faint. This is most descriptive of which type of
shock? - <CORRECT ANSWER >>psychogenic shock
By which of the following mechanisms do patients with septic shock become hypovolemic? -
<CORRECT ANSWER >>Fluid leakage out of the vascular space
Carbonic acid is formed by the combination of - <CORRECT ANSWER >>water and carbon
dioxide
