EMT--MEDICAL PRACTICE EXAM
Questions and Answers
1.When caring for a patient with an emotional or behavioral crisis,
your primary concern should be
A. your and your partner's safety
B. providing safe transport to the hospital
C. gathering all of the patient's medications
D. obtaining a complete past psychiatric history
ANS your and your partner's safety
2.Which of the following signs and symptoms are most characteristic
of diabetic coma?
A. cool, clammy skin and a slow onset
B. cool, clammy skin and a rapid onset
C. warm, dry skin and a slow onset
D. warm, dry skin and a rapid onset
ANS warm, dry skin and a slow onset
3.When assessing a conscious patient with a drug overdose, you should
first ascertain
A. the patient's weight in kilograms.
B. the type of medication ingestion.
C. the time the medication was ingested.
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, D. a history of other drugs ingested.
ANS the type of medication ingestion.
4.The daughter of an elderly patient states that her mother is acting
confused and talking incoherently. This nature of illness is most consistent
with
A. altered mental state
B. behavioral problems
C. cardiac compromise
D. diabetic complications
ANS altered mental state
5.A 32-year-old man who was stung by a bee has generalized hives, facial
swelling, and difficulty breathing. When he breathes, you hear audible
stridor. What does this indicate?
A. swelling of the upper airway structures
B. swelling of the lower airway structures
C. narrowing of the two mainstream bronchi
D. narrowing of the bronchioles in the lungs
ANS swelling of the upper airway structures
6.A 28-year-old woman has severe lower quadrant abdominal pain.
When assessing her abdomen, you should
A. ask her where the pain is located and palpate that area first
B. ask her where the pain is located and palpate that area last.
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Questions and Answers
1.When caring for a patient with an emotional or behavioral crisis,
your primary concern should be
A. your and your partner's safety
B. providing safe transport to the hospital
C. gathering all of the patient's medications
D. obtaining a complete past psychiatric history
ANS your and your partner's safety
2.Which of the following signs and symptoms are most characteristic
of diabetic coma?
A. cool, clammy skin and a slow onset
B. cool, clammy skin and a rapid onset
C. warm, dry skin and a slow onset
D. warm, dry skin and a rapid onset
ANS warm, dry skin and a slow onset
3.When assessing a conscious patient with a drug overdose, you should
first ascertain
A. the patient's weight in kilograms.
B. the type of medication ingestion.
C. the time the medication was ingested.
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, D. a history of other drugs ingested.
ANS the type of medication ingestion.
4.The daughter of an elderly patient states that her mother is acting
confused and talking incoherently. This nature of illness is most consistent
with
A. altered mental state
B. behavioral problems
C. cardiac compromise
D. diabetic complications
ANS altered mental state
5.A 32-year-old man who was stung by a bee has generalized hives, facial
swelling, and difficulty breathing. When he breathes, you hear audible
stridor. What does this indicate?
A. swelling of the upper airway structures
B. swelling of the lower airway structures
C. narrowing of the two mainstream bronchi
D. narrowing of the bronchioles in the lungs
ANS swelling of the upper airway structures
6.A 28-year-old woman has severe lower quadrant abdominal pain.
When assessing her abdomen, you should
A. ask her where the pain is located and palpate that area first
B. ask her where the pain is located and palpate that area last.
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