AMLS POST TEST 3RD EDITION QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS 100% CORRECT
Which of the following may cause primary respiratory alkalosis?
A. Fever
B. Chest Wall Pain
C. Vomiting
D. Renal Failure
Accurate Answer: A.
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
Accurate Answer: C.
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
Accurate Answer: C.
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
Accurate Answer: C.
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
Accurate Answer: A.
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
Accurate Answer: C.
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)
Accurate Answer: B.
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.
Accurate Answer: C.
What reference is the MOST beneficial to obtain for a suspected stroke?
A. Past Medical History
B. Last Oral Intake
AND ANSWERS 100% CORRECT
Which of the following may cause primary respiratory alkalosis?
A. Fever
B. Chest Wall Pain
C. Vomiting
D. Renal Failure
Accurate Answer: A.
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
Accurate Answer: C.
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
Accurate Answer: C.
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
Accurate Answer: C.
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
Accurate Answer: A.
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
Accurate Answer: C.
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)
Accurate Answer: B.
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.
Accurate Answer: C.
What reference is the MOST beneficial to obtain for a suspected stroke?
A. Past Medical History
B. Last Oral Intake
