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It is permissible to use the head-tilt/chin-lift on a trauma patient only if:
A) There is no other way to open the airway
B) A third EMT is available to stabilize the spine
C) You have already performed CPR for 15 minutes
D) No medical backup is available - ANSWER -A.
The function of the white blood cells is to:
A) Form clots
B) Fight infection
C) Carry oxygen
D) Carry nutrients - ANSWER -B.
Angina differs from a heart attack because in an attack of angina, the:
A) Patient feels severe chest pain
B) Pain radiates outward from the heart
C) Administration of nitroglycerin provides no relief
D) Heart muscle is not permanently damaged - ANSWER -D.
The following patients all have signs and symptoms of cardiac chest pain and have
their own prescriptions for nitroglycerin. Which patient should you NOT assist
with taking nitroglycerin?
A) 67-year-old male: pulse, 90; respirations, 26/min; BP, 98/72
B) 72-year-old female: pulse, 88; respirations, 23/min; BP, 140/96
C) 78-year-old male: pulse, 98; respirations, 26/min; BP, 160/112
D) 51-year-old female: pulse, 72; respirations, 14/min; BP, 130/80 - ANSWER -A.
, When deciding whether to assist a patient in administering nitroglycerin, you
should check the medicine for the patient's name, the route of administration, the
dose, and the:
A) Doctor who prescribed it
B) Quantity still available
C) Pharmacy
D) Expiration date - ANSWER -D.
Your patient, a 67-year-old male with a history of cardiac disease, in
unresponsive. After checking ABCs and finding no pulse, you begin CPR. The
next thing you should do is?
A) Administer oxygen
B) Call for ALS backup
C) Attach the AED
D) Request medical direction - ANSWER -C.
Your patient is showing signs and symptoms of shock and has a tender abdomen.
She reports vomiting material that "looked like coffee grounds". You should
suspect?
A) Ruptured appendix
B) Internal bleeding
C) Fractured pelvis
D) Inhaled poison - ANSWER -B.
Which patient is showing signs and symptoms of cardiac compromise?
A) 85-year-old male: difficulty breathing, high fever, rapid pulse
B) 72-year-old female: wheezing, labored breathing, difficulty breathing
C) 53-year-old female: dull chest pain, sudden sweating, difficulty breathing
D) 51-year-old male: headache, dizziness, gagging, chest pain - ANSWER -C.
Which blood vessel carries oxygen-poor blood to the heart?
A) Vena Cava
B) Aorta
C) Pulmonary artery
D) Pulmonary vein - ANSWER -A.
, Central pulses may be palpated at the:
A) Carotid and radial arteries
B) Radial and brachial arteries
C) Carotid and femoral arteries
D) Brachial and femoral arteries - ANSWER -C.
The diastolic blood pressure represents the pressure in the brachial artery when
the:
A) Ventricles contract
B) Ventricles are at rest
C) Cardiac artery is stressed
D) Aorta is distended - ANSWER -B.
Stridor is a sign of?
A) Mucus in the lower airway
B) Accessory muscle use
C) Upper airway obstruction
D) Altered mental status - ANSWER -C.
Your patient is complaining of chest pain. Which question would you ask to assess
the O part of the OPQRST algorithm?
A) What were you doing when the pain started?
B) What does the pain feel like?
C) How long ago did the pain start?
D) How bad is the pain now? - ANSWER -A.
All of the following are contraindications for the administration of nitroglycerin
EXCEPT when the patient:
A) Has a systolic blood pressure of less than 100 mm Hg
B) Has taken the previous dose of nitroglycerin two minutes ago
C) Has a heart rate less than 60 beats per minute
D) Is an infant or child - ANSWER -B.
questions and verified answers/accurate
solutions |Get it 100% correct!! Already
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It is permissible to use the head-tilt/chin-lift on a trauma patient only if:
A) There is no other way to open the airway
B) A third EMT is available to stabilize the spine
C) You have already performed CPR for 15 minutes
D) No medical backup is available - ANSWER -A.
The function of the white blood cells is to:
A) Form clots
B) Fight infection
C) Carry oxygen
D) Carry nutrients - ANSWER -B.
Angina differs from a heart attack because in an attack of angina, the:
A) Patient feels severe chest pain
B) Pain radiates outward from the heart
C) Administration of nitroglycerin provides no relief
D) Heart muscle is not permanently damaged - ANSWER -D.
The following patients all have signs and symptoms of cardiac chest pain and have
their own prescriptions for nitroglycerin. Which patient should you NOT assist
with taking nitroglycerin?
A) 67-year-old male: pulse, 90; respirations, 26/min; BP, 98/72
B) 72-year-old female: pulse, 88; respirations, 23/min; BP, 140/96
C) 78-year-old male: pulse, 98; respirations, 26/min; BP, 160/112
D) 51-year-old female: pulse, 72; respirations, 14/min; BP, 130/80 - ANSWER -A.
, When deciding whether to assist a patient in administering nitroglycerin, you
should check the medicine for the patient's name, the route of administration, the
dose, and the:
A) Doctor who prescribed it
B) Quantity still available
C) Pharmacy
D) Expiration date - ANSWER -D.
Your patient, a 67-year-old male with a history of cardiac disease, in
unresponsive. After checking ABCs and finding no pulse, you begin CPR. The
next thing you should do is?
A) Administer oxygen
B) Call for ALS backup
C) Attach the AED
D) Request medical direction - ANSWER -C.
Your patient is showing signs and symptoms of shock and has a tender abdomen.
She reports vomiting material that "looked like coffee grounds". You should
suspect?
A) Ruptured appendix
B) Internal bleeding
C) Fractured pelvis
D) Inhaled poison - ANSWER -B.
Which patient is showing signs and symptoms of cardiac compromise?
A) 85-year-old male: difficulty breathing, high fever, rapid pulse
B) 72-year-old female: wheezing, labored breathing, difficulty breathing
C) 53-year-old female: dull chest pain, sudden sweating, difficulty breathing
D) 51-year-old male: headache, dizziness, gagging, chest pain - ANSWER -C.
Which blood vessel carries oxygen-poor blood to the heart?
A) Vena Cava
B) Aorta
C) Pulmonary artery
D) Pulmonary vein - ANSWER -A.
, Central pulses may be palpated at the:
A) Carotid and radial arteries
B) Radial and brachial arteries
C) Carotid and femoral arteries
D) Brachial and femoral arteries - ANSWER -C.
The diastolic blood pressure represents the pressure in the brachial artery when
the:
A) Ventricles contract
B) Ventricles are at rest
C) Cardiac artery is stressed
D) Aorta is distended - ANSWER -B.
Stridor is a sign of?
A) Mucus in the lower airway
B) Accessory muscle use
C) Upper airway obstruction
D) Altered mental status - ANSWER -C.
Your patient is complaining of chest pain. Which question would you ask to assess
the O part of the OPQRST algorithm?
A) What were you doing when the pain started?
B) What does the pain feel like?
C) How long ago did the pain start?
D) How bad is the pain now? - ANSWER -A.
All of the following are contraindications for the administration of nitroglycerin
EXCEPT when the patient:
A) Has a systolic blood pressure of less than 100 mm Hg
B) Has taken the previous dose of nitroglycerin two minutes ago
C) Has a heart rate less than 60 beats per minute
D) Is an infant or child - ANSWER -B.
