Amls 3rd edition post test (2025) comprehensive questions and verified
detailed solutions ( multiple choices) |100% correct!!
Which of the following may cause primary respiratory alkalosis?
A. Fever
B. Chest Wall Pain
C. Vomiting
D. Renal Failure - -A. Fever
--A quadriplegic male is experiencing difficulty breathing and restlessness. His
skin is flush and his urine is dark yellow and cloudy. Vital signs are BP 86/68, P
128, R 24, temp is 38 C. Which type of shock should you suspect?
A. Hypovolemic
B. Obstructive
C. Septic
D. Cardiogenic - -C. Septic
--A 20-year old male college student complains of acute onset of fever,
headaches, vomiting and malaise. He appears ill and has a petechial rash on his
extremities. What should you suspect?
A. Acute gastroenteritis
B. Encephalitis
C. Meningitis
D. Influenza - -C. Meningitis
--A 20-year old male complains of severe pain after a jellyfish sting. He has a
red, swollen ankle and foot. What should you do?
A. Apply a hot pack to the area and mark the affected area
B. Splint the limb and administer an antipyretic
C. Wash the area and administer an analgesic
D. Apply an ice pack and administer an opiod - -C. Wash the area and
administer an analgesic
--The renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system is activated during shock in order
to cause the following?
A. Increase in preload, afterload, and reabsorption of sodium
B. Hypotension and bradycardia
C. Decrease in Preload, afterload, and reabsorption of sodium
D. Vasodilation and sodium reabsorption - -A. Increase in preload, afterload,
and reabsorption of sodium
, --An elderly COPD patient complains of difficulty in breathing upon exertion.
She has a 1-week history of productive cough. She has pursed lip breathing.
She is prescribed a bronchodilator as needed. Vital signs are BP 132/70, P 88, R
20 with Rhonchi. What should you suspect?
A. Pulmonary embolism
B. Epiglottitis
C. Chronic Bronchitis
D. Congestive Heart Failure - -C. Chronic Bronchitis
--An anxious 32 year old female complains of chest pain with palpitations. She
has a history of Graves' disease. She reports she was seen in the ED earlier that
day and has a CT scan of her abdomen with IV contrast. She is diaphoretic and
has a temperature of 101.5 F. Vital signs are 100/62 P 156 R30 BGL 133 mg/dL.
What should you administer?
A. Calcium Chloride
B. Normal Saline
C. Amiodarone
D. Aspirin (ASA) - -B. Normal Saline
--What statement is correct regarding responding to a suspected nerve agent
exposure?
A. Secondary contamination rarely occurs in nerve agent exposure
B. Parking downwind will ensure first responder safety
C. Patients should be treated in well-ventilated areas
D. Nerve agents degrade immediately when exposed to sunlight. - -C. Patients
should be treated in well-ventilated areas.
--What reference is the MOST beneficial to obtain for a suspected stroke?
A. Past Medical History
B. Last Oral Intake
C. Last Known Well
D. Daily Aspirin Dose - -C. Last Known Well
--Which of the following statements is correct regarding radioactive materials?
A. Gamma rays are unable to penetrate bone and connective tissue
B. Neutrons are low energy particles and do not cause bodily harm
C. Alpha particles are harmless when ingested and inhaled
D. Simple clothing can stop beta particles from entering the body - -D. Simple
clothing can stop beta particles from entering the body
detailed solutions ( multiple choices) |100% correct!!
Which of the following may cause primary respiratory alkalosis?
A. Fever
B. Chest Wall Pain
C. Vomiting
D. Renal Failure - -A. Fever
--A quadriplegic male is experiencing difficulty breathing and restlessness. His
skin is flush and his urine is dark yellow and cloudy. Vital signs are BP 86/68, P
128, R 24, temp is 38 C. Which type of shock should you suspect?
A. Hypovolemic
B. Obstructive
C. Septic
D. Cardiogenic - -C. Septic
--A 20-year old male college student complains of acute onset of fever,
headaches, vomiting and malaise. He appears ill and has a petechial rash on his
extremities. What should you suspect?
A. Acute gastroenteritis
B. Encephalitis
C. Meningitis
D. Influenza - -C. Meningitis
--A 20-year old male complains of severe pain after a jellyfish sting. He has a
red, swollen ankle and foot. What should you do?
A. Apply a hot pack to the area and mark the affected area
B. Splint the limb and administer an antipyretic
C. Wash the area and administer an analgesic
D. Apply an ice pack and administer an opiod - -C. Wash the area and
administer an analgesic
--The renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system is activated during shock in order
to cause the following?
A. Increase in preload, afterload, and reabsorption of sodium
B. Hypotension and bradycardia
C. Decrease in Preload, afterload, and reabsorption of sodium
D. Vasodilation and sodium reabsorption - -A. Increase in preload, afterload,
and reabsorption of sodium
, --An elderly COPD patient complains of difficulty in breathing upon exertion.
She has a 1-week history of productive cough. She has pursed lip breathing.
She is prescribed a bronchodilator as needed. Vital signs are BP 132/70, P 88, R
20 with Rhonchi. What should you suspect?
A. Pulmonary embolism
B. Epiglottitis
C. Chronic Bronchitis
D. Congestive Heart Failure - -C. Chronic Bronchitis
--An anxious 32 year old female complains of chest pain with palpitations. She
has a history of Graves' disease. She reports she was seen in the ED earlier that
day and has a CT scan of her abdomen with IV contrast. She is diaphoretic and
has a temperature of 101.5 F. Vital signs are 100/62 P 156 R30 BGL 133 mg/dL.
What should you administer?
A. Calcium Chloride
B. Normal Saline
C. Amiodarone
D. Aspirin (ASA) - -B. Normal Saline
--What statement is correct regarding responding to a suspected nerve agent
exposure?
A. Secondary contamination rarely occurs in nerve agent exposure
B. Parking downwind will ensure first responder safety
C. Patients should be treated in well-ventilated areas
D. Nerve agents degrade immediately when exposed to sunlight. - -C. Patients
should be treated in well-ventilated areas.
--What reference is the MOST beneficial to obtain for a suspected stroke?
A. Past Medical History
B. Last Oral Intake
C. Last Known Well
D. Daily Aspirin Dose - -C. Last Known Well
--Which of the following statements is correct regarding radioactive materials?
A. Gamma rays are unable to penetrate bone and connective tissue
B. Neutrons are low energy particles and do not cause bodily harm
C. Alpha particles are harmless when ingested and inhaled
D. Simple clothing can stop beta particles from entering the body - -D. Simple
clothing can stop beta particles from entering the body
