VERSIONS ) ..ADVANCED
MEDICAL LIFE SUPPORT , AMLS
PRETEST EXAM GRADED A+
PRETEST AND POST TEST
VERSION A
What condition is most likely to cause respiratory acidosis? - ANSWER- In largerdoses
respiratory depression and eventually respiratory arrest.
narcotics induce AMLS Page 95
A 65-year-old female complains of chest pain that feels like "aching" in her chest.It has become
progressively worse over several days. Her temperature is degrees C (100 F). Which finding
38.3 will
help narrow your differential pericarditis? - ANS- 12 lead ECG will demonstrate global
diagnosis to ST-
segmen elevation in almost every lead. AMLS Page
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,lntrabdominal bleeds, like pancreatitis, often present with discoloration or bruisingaround the
umbilicus.
This physical exam finding is known as: - Cullen's sign is a blue discoloration around the
ANS- umbilicus.
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,respiratory rate is increased, and crackles caused by pulmonary edema can beheard on auscultation.
Cardiogenic Shock Signs and Symptoms.AMLS Page
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Patients with a history of COPD that present with an acute onset of shortness of breath are likely to have
which condition? - ANS- Elements of patient historythat suggest PE include acute onset of shortness
of breath. AMLS Page 114
An elderly patient with a 1 week history of productive cough and wheezing noticesan increase in
difficulty
An elderly patient is receiving care at home while recuperating from recent
kneesurgery. She
developed post a operative infection and has been on antibiotics forquite sometime. She is
complaining
of foul smelling diarrhea, and cramping and loss of appetite. Based on this presentation,
abdominal the
provider suspect? - ANS- Signs and
should Symptoms
, Patients with this illness have diarrhea that is not bloody but has a characteristicfoul odor.
Abdominal
pain and cramping are present in about 22% of AMLS Page 319 (C-
patients. DIFF)