EMT Medical Conditions Questions
and Answers | Latest Version |
2025/2026 | Correct & Verified
What is the medical condition characterized by wheezing and bronchospasm due to narrowed
airways?
✔✔Asthma
What condition is caused by a sudden blockage in a coronary artery?
✔✔Heart attack
What is the name of the condition where the body cannot produce enough insulin or respond to it
properly?
✔✔Diabetes
What do we call a sudden loss of blood supply to the brain resulting in neurological deficits?
✔✔Stroke
What condition causes low blood sugar and may result in altered mental status?
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,✔✔Hypoglycemia
What is the term for an abnormally high blood sugar level?
✔✔Hyperglycemia
What is the EMT's main concern when treating a patient having a seizure?
✔✔Protecting the patient from injury
What condition is most likely when a patient has chest pain, shortness of breath, and pain
radiating to the arm?
✔✔Myocardial infarction
What condition involves inflammation of the air sacs in the lungs, often causing fever, cough,
and difficulty breathing?
✔✔Pneumonia
What is the term for a life-threatening allergic reaction that affects the airway and circulation?
✔✔Anaphylaxis
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, What condition involves fluid build-up in the lungs and can be caused by congestive heart
failure?
✔✔Pulmonary edema
What is the name for the condition in which the lower airway is chronically inflamed, making
breathing difficult?
✔✔Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
What is the term for a blockage of a blood vessel in the lungs?
✔✔Pulmonary embolism
What condition is likely when a patient has confusion, fever, and a stiff neck?
✔✔Meningitis
What medical condition causes temporary loss of consciousness due to decreased blood flow to
the brain?
✔✔Syncope
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and Answers | Latest Version |
2025/2026 | Correct & Verified
What is the medical condition characterized by wheezing and bronchospasm due to narrowed
airways?
✔✔Asthma
What condition is caused by a sudden blockage in a coronary artery?
✔✔Heart attack
What is the name of the condition where the body cannot produce enough insulin or respond to it
properly?
✔✔Diabetes
What do we call a sudden loss of blood supply to the brain resulting in neurological deficits?
✔✔Stroke
What condition causes low blood sugar and may result in altered mental status?
1
,✔✔Hypoglycemia
What is the term for an abnormally high blood sugar level?
✔✔Hyperglycemia
What is the EMT's main concern when treating a patient having a seizure?
✔✔Protecting the patient from injury
What condition is most likely when a patient has chest pain, shortness of breath, and pain
radiating to the arm?
✔✔Myocardial infarction
What condition involves inflammation of the air sacs in the lungs, often causing fever, cough,
and difficulty breathing?
✔✔Pneumonia
What is the term for a life-threatening allergic reaction that affects the airway and circulation?
✔✔Anaphylaxis
2
, What condition involves fluid build-up in the lungs and can be caused by congestive heart
failure?
✔✔Pulmonary edema
What is the name for the condition in which the lower airway is chronically inflamed, making
breathing difficult?
✔✔Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
What is the term for a blockage of a blood vessel in the lungs?
✔✔Pulmonary embolism
What condition is likely when a patient has confusion, fever, and a stiff neck?
✔✔Meningitis
What medical condition causes temporary loss of consciousness due to decreased blood flow to
the brain?
✔✔Syncope
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