EMT Chapter 21 Allergy and Anaphylaxis Test Questions with Answers Graded A
1. Which of the following would MOST likely provide clues B. The environment in
regarding the source of a patient's allergic reaction? which the patient is found
A. The patient's family history
B. The environment in which the patient is found
C. The time of year in which the exposure occurred
D. The patient's general physical appearance
2. The effects of epinephrine are typically observed with- A. 1 minute
in following administration.
Select one:
A. 1 minute
B. 30 seconds
C. 30 minutes
D. 1 hour
3. Which of the following statements regarding fire ants B. fire ants often bite a
is correct? person repeatedly
A. Fire ant bites rarely cause anaphylaxis.
B. Fire ants often bite a person repeatedly.
C. Most people are allergic to fire ant toxin.
D. Fire ant bites typically occur on the face.
4. The foreign substance responsible for causing an aller- C. allergen
gic reaction is called a(n):
A. histamine.
B. antibody.
C. allergen.
D. leukotriene.
5. Urticaria is the medical term for: A. hives
A. hives.
B. a wheal.
, EMT Chapter 21 Allergy and Anaphylaxis Test Questions with Answers Graded A
C. swelling.
D. burning.
6. Most patients who die of anaphylaxis do so within the A. 30
first minutes following exposure.
A. 30
B. 90
C. 60
D. 5
7. Common signs and symptoms of an allergic reaction C. drying of the eyes
include all of the following, EXCEPT:
A. persistent dry cough.
B. abdominal cramps.
C. drying of the eyes.
D. flushing of the skin.
8. The adult epinephrine auto-injector delivers mg A. 0.3; 0.15
of epinephrine, and the infant-child auto-injector de-
livers mg.
A. 0.3; 0.15
B. 0.01; 0.1
C. 0.03; 0.3
D. 0.1; 0.01
9. A raised, swollen, well-defined area on the skin that is C. a wheal
the result of an insect bite or sting called:
A. purpura.
B. a pustule.
C. a wheal.
D. urticaria.
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1. Which of the following would MOST likely provide clues B. The environment in
regarding the source of a patient's allergic reaction? which the patient is found
A. The patient's family history
B. The environment in which the patient is found
C. The time of year in which the exposure occurred
D. The patient's general physical appearance
2. The effects of epinephrine are typically observed with- A. 1 minute
in following administration.
Select one:
A. 1 minute
B. 30 seconds
C. 30 minutes
D. 1 hour
3. Which of the following statements regarding fire ants B. fire ants often bite a
is correct? person repeatedly
A. Fire ant bites rarely cause anaphylaxis.
B. Fire ants often bite a person repeatedly.
C. Most people are allergic to fire ant toxin.
D. Fire ant bites typically occur on the face.
4. The foreign substance responsible for causing an aller- C. allergen
gic reaction is called a(n):
A. histamine.
B. antibody.
C. allergen.
D. leukotriene.
5. Urticaria is the medical term for: A. hives
A. hives.
B. a wheal.
, EMT Chapter 21 Allergy and Anaphylaxis Test Questions with Answers Graded A
C. swelling.
D. burning.
6. Most patients who die of anaphylaxis do so within the A. 30
first minutes following exposure.
A. 30
B. 90
C. 60
D. 5
7. Common signs and symptoms of an allergic reaction C. drying of the eyes
include all of the following, EXCEPT:
A. persistent dry cough.
B. abdominal cramps.
C. drying of the eyes.
D. flushing of the skin.
8. The adult epinephrine auto-injector delivers mg A. 0.3; 0.15
of epinephrine, and the infant-child auto-injector de-
livers mg.
A. 0.3; 0.15
B. 0.01; 0.1
C. 0.03; 0.3
D. 0.1; 0.01
9. A raised, swollen, well-defined area on the skin that is C. a wheal
the result of an insect bite or sting called:
A. purpura.
B. a pustule.
C. a wheal.
D. urticaria.
10.
