MEDICAL UCLA EMT COMPREHENSIVE
TEST SCRIPT 2026 FULL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+
●● Esophageal varices.
Answer: enlarged veins in the esophagus
●● Meningitis.
Answer: inflammation of the meninges
- quick onset (12-24 hrs)
- s/s fever, headache, stiff neck, altered mental status
- Very contagious and very deadly once symptoms are present
●● PPE for a pt. with Meningitis.
Answer: - Both you and your pt. should wear N-95 masks
●● Tuberculosis s/s.
Answer: bloody sputum, night sweats, fevers, sudden weight loss
●● Only contagious form of TB.
Answer: Respiratory
,●● Measles s/s.
Answer: Koplik spots: start on head and shower down body (also seen in
mouth)
●● MRSA.
Answer: - bacteria that causes infections
- resistant to many antibiotics
- can be transferred in hospitals between patients
●● Ebola.
Answer: - viral hemorrhagic fever
- pt. loses a lot of fluids
- fatality can be as high as 70% without prompt treatment
●● Important travel medicine questions.
Answer: - Is anyone else in your party sick?
- Where did you drink water from?
- What types of food did you eat?
- Did you receive any vaccinations before the trip?
●● Fistula.
, Answer: medical device that connects vein and artery system (used a lot
for dialysis)
●● Port.
Answer: medical device under the skin for easy access with a needle
●● Shunt.
Answer: Medical device that relieves pressure caused by excess fluid in
body by redirecting it (commonly moves CFS in brain)
●● left ventricular assist device.
Answer: Maintains cardiac function without the heart
- pt. with this will not have a pulse
●● Sickle cell disease.
Answer: - 10-20% of RBCs are sickle shaped
- pt. will present with abdominal pain (secondary to spleen working very
hard to filter out deformed RBCs)
- joint pain: caused by RBCs getting caught in tight spaces (joints)
- Treatment: take to hospital
●● Thrombophilia.
Answer: tendency to develop blood clots
TEST SCRIPT 2026 FULL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+
●● Esophageal varices.
Answer: enlarged veins in the esophagus
●● Meningitis.
Answer: inflammation of the meninges
- quick onset (12-24 hrs)
- s/s fever, headache, stiff neck, altered mental status
- Very contagious and very deadly once symptoms are present
●● PPE for a pt. with Meningitis.
Answer: - Both you and your pt. should wear N-95 masks
●● Tuberculosis s/s.
Answer: bloody sputum, night sweats, fevers, sudden weight loss
●● Only contagious form of TB.
Answer: Respiratory
,●● Measles s/s.
Answer: Koplik spots: start on head and shower down body (also seen in
mouth)
●● MRSA.
Answer: - bacteria that causes infections
- resistant to many antibiotics
- can be transferred in hospitals between patients
●● Ebola.
Answer: - viral hemorrhagic fever
- pt. loses a lot of fluids
- fatality can be as high as 70% without prompt treatment
●● Important travel medicine questions.
Answer: - Is anyone else in your party sick?
- Where did you drink water from?
- What types of food did you eat?
- Did you receive any vaccinations before the trip?
●● Fistula.
, Answer: medical device that connects vein and artery system (used a lot
for dialysis)
●● Port.
Answer: medical device under the skin for easy access with a needle
●● Shunt.
Answer: Medical device that relieves pressure caused by excess fluid in
body by redirecting it (commonly moves CFS in brain)
●● left ventricular assist device.
Answer: Maintains cardiac function without the heart
- pt. with this will not have a pulse
●● Sickle cell disease.
Answer: - 10-20% of RBCs are sickle shaped
- pt. will present with abdominal pain (secondary to spleen working very
hard to filter out deformed RBCs)
- joint pain: caused by RBCs getting caught in tight spaces (joints)
- Treatment: take to hospital
●● Thrombophilia.
Answer: tendency to develop blood clots
