EMT MIDTERM EXAM JB LEARNING QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS UPDATED 2024
Aspirin administration
Confirm patient not allergic, give appropriate dose, and document time and dose given.
Diabetes mellitus and age
Decreased physical activity, increased weight gain, and decreased insulin production.
Respiration vs. ventilation
Respiration is gas exchange, ventilation is air movement between lungs and
environment.
Reassessment during transport
At least 2 times during a 30-minute transport of a stable patient.
Pituitary gland
Regulates the function of all other endocrine glands in the body.
Activated charcoal
An example of a suspension.
Head tilt-chin lift maneuver
Most appropriate for a 37-year-old female found unconscious in her bed.
Epinephrine administration
Repeat injection with appropriate medical control if condition does not improve.
Infant blood pressure
Increases with age due to direct correspondence to body weight.
Oxygen administration
Via a nonrebreathing mask for a conscious and alert patient with difficulty breathing.
Expressed consent
Type of consent when a pregnant 16-year-old girl agrees to treatment.
Alkalosis
Condition when blood acidity is reduced by excessive breathing.
Shock
, Inadequate circulation of blood throughout the body.
Airway occlusion in children
Can occur if the occiput is proportionately large and the trachea is flexible.
Major risk factors for AMI
Include hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and elevated cholesterol.
Excited delirium exacerbation
Most likely with alcohol withdrawal.
Nitroglycerin administration
Relaxes the walls of the coronary arteries in patients with cardiac-related chest pain.
Hypoxic drive
Body's backup system of respiratory control based on low concentrations of oxygen in
the blood.
Aneurysm
An area of swelling or enlargement in a weakened arterial wall.
Initial assessment of a patient with a severe leg injury
Immediately evaluate his airway.
Supraventricular tachycardia
Rapid heart rate originating from above the ventricles.
Transcutaneous medication route
Delivers a drug through the skin over an extended period of time, such as a nitroglycerin
or nicotine patch.
Transcutaneous
Relating to the passage of substances through unbroken skin, such as the
transcutaneous delivery of medication
Sublingual
Relating to the administration of medication under the tongue for rapid absorption into
the bloodstream
Spontaneous respirations
Breathing without external assistance, characterized by normal rate and depth
Pulmonary gas exchange
VERIFIED ANSWERS UPDATED 2024
Aspirin administration
Confirm patient not allergic, give appropriate dose, and document time and dose given.
Diabetes mellitus and age
Decreased physical activity, increased weight gain, and decreased insulin production.
Respiration vs. ventilation
Respiration is gas exchange, ventilation is air movement between lungs and
environment.
Reassessment during transport
At least 2 times during a 30-minute transport of a stable patient.
Pituitary gland
Regulates the function of all other endocrine glands in the body.
Activated charcoal
An example of a suspension.
Head tilt-chin lift maneuver
Most appropriate for a 37-year-old female found unconscious in her bed.
Epinephrine administration
Repeat injection with appropriate medical control if condition does not improve.
Infant blood pressure
Increases with age due to direct correspondence to body weight.
Oxygen administration
Via a nonrebreathing mask for a conscious and alert patient with difficulty breathing.
Expressed consent
Type of consent when a pregnant 16-year-old girl agrees to treatment.
Alkalosis
Condition when blood acidity is reduced by excessive breathing.
Shock
, Inadequate circulation of blood throughout the body.
Airway occlusion in children
Can occur if the occiput is proportionately large and the trachea is flexible.
Major risk factors for AMI
Include hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and elevated cholesterol.
Excited delirium exacerbation
Most likely with alcohol withdrawal.
Nitroglycerin administration
Relaxes the walls of the coronary arteries in patients with cardiac-related chest pain.
Hypoxic drive
Body's backup system of respiratory control based on low concentrations of oxygen in
the blood.
Aneurysm
An area of swelling or enlargement in a weakened arterial wall.
Initial assessment of a patient with a severe leg injury
Immediately evaluate his airway.
Supraventricular tachycardia
Rapid heart rate originating from above the ventricles.
Transcutaneous medication route
Delivers a drug through the skin over an extended period of time, such as a nitroglycerin
or nicotine patch.
Transcutaneous
Relating to the passage of substances through unbroken skin, such as the
transcutaneous delivery of medication
Sublingual
Relating to the administration of medication under the tongue for rapid absorption into
the bloodstream
Spontaneous respirations
Breathing without external assistance, characterized by normal rate and depth
Pulmonary gas exchange
