EMT Signs and Symptoms Block 2
Questions and Answers | Latest Version
| 2025/2026 | Correct & Verified
What is a common sign of respiratory distress in an adult?
✔✔Increased respiratory rate and use of accessory muscles
What is a classic symptom of asthma?
✔✔Wheezing on exhalation
What sign often appears in a patient with chronic bronchitis?
✔✔Productive cough with thick mucus
What is a warning sign of respiratory failure?
✔✔Slow, shallow breathing with altered mental status
What is the hallmark symptom of emphysema?
✔✔Pursed-lip breathing and prolonged exhalation
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,What sign would you expect in a patient with pneumonia?
✔✔Fever, cough, and localized crackles in the lungs
What is a reliable indicator of hypoxia?
✔✔Restlessness and cyanosis of the lips
What sign suggests upper airway obstruction?
✔✔Stridor during inhalation
What is a sign of a spontaneous pneumothorax?
✔✔Sudden chest pain with absent breath sounds on one side
What symptom is commonly reported by patients with pulmonary embolism?
✔✔Sudden onset of sharp chest pain and shortness of breath
What sign is found in a patient with severe asthma attack (status asthmaticus)?
✔✔Silent chest with extreme respiratory effort
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,What is a typical finding in a patient with respiratory alkalosis due to hyperventilation?
✔✔Tingling in the fingers and around the mouth
What symptom is most likely present in a patient with carbon monoxide poisoning?
✔✔Headache and dizziness with no cyanosis
What is a classic finding in a patient with croup?
✔✔Barking cough and inspiratory stridor
What symptom indicates inadequate ventilation despite open airway?
✔✔Decreased chest rise with each ventilation
What is a red flag symptom in a patient with suspected epiglottitis?
✔✔Drooling and difficulty swallowing
What sign is often seen in patients with COPD during a respiratory emergency?
✔✔Tripod positioning and barrel chest
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, What is an early sign of inadequate oxygen delivery to tissues?
✔✔Anxiety and confusion
What symptom would most likely be seen in a patient experiencing a severe allergic reaction
involving the lungs?
✔✔Wheezing and tightness in the chest
What is a distinguishing sign of bronchiolitis in infants?
✔✔Rapid breathing with nasal flaring and crackles
What is a key symptom of respiratory distress in a child?
✔✔Grunting and retractions
What symptom would indicate the need for immediate ventilatory support?
✔✔Bradypnea with altered mental status
What is a reliable sign that a patient is tiring during respiratory distress?
✔✔Decreasing respiratory rate with shallow breaths
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Questions and Answers | Latest Version
| 2025/2026 | Correct & Verified
What is a common sign of respiratory distress in an adult?
✔✔Increased respiratory rate and use of accessory muscles
What is a classic symptom of asthma?
✔✔Wheezing on exhalation
What sign often appears in a patient with chronic bronchitis?
✔✔Productive cough with thick mucus
What is a warning sign of respiratory failure?
✔✔Slow, shallow breathing with altered mental status
What is the hallmark symptom of emphysema?
✔✔Pursed-lip breathing and prolonged exhalation
1
,What sign would you expect in a patient with pneumonia?
✔✔Fever, cough, and localized crackles in the lungs
What is a reliable indicator of hypoxia?
✔✔Restlessness and cyanosis of the lips
What sign suggests upper airway obstruction?
✔✔Stridor during inhalation
What is a sign of a spontaneous pneumothorax?
✔✔Sudden chest pain with absent breath sounds on one side
What symptom is commonly reported by patients with pulmonary embolism?
✔✔Sudden onset of sharp chest pain and shortness of breath
What sign is found in a patient with severe asthma attack (status asthmaticus)?
✔✔Silent chest with extreme respiratory effort
2
,What is a typical finding in a patient with respiratory alkalosis due to hyperventilation?
✔✔Tingling in the fingers and around the mouth
What symptom is most likely present in a patient with carbon monoxide poisoning?
✔✔Headache and dizziness with no cyanosis
What is a classic finding in a patient with croup?
✔✔Barking cough and inspiratory stridor
What symptom indicates inadequate ventilation despite open airway?
✔✔Decreased chest rise with each ventilation
What is a red flag symptom in a patient with suspected epiglottitis?
✔✔Drooling and difficulty swallowing
What sign is often seen in patients with COPD during a respiratory emergency?
✔✔Tripod positioning and barrel chest
3
, What is an early sign of inadequate oxygen delivery to tissues?
✔✔Anxiety and confusion
What symptom would most likely be seen in a patient experiencing a severe allergic reaction
involving the lungs?
✔✔Wheezing and tightness in the chest
What is a distinguishing sign of bronchiolitis in infants?
✔✔Rapid breathing with nasal flaring and crackles
What is a key symptom of respiratory distress in a child?
✔✔Grunting and retractions
What symptom would indicate the need for immediate ventilatory support?
✔✔Bradypnea with altered mental status
What is a reliable sign that a patient is tiring during respiratory distress?
✔✔Decreasing respiratory rate with shallow breaths
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