FISDAP EMT Cardiology practice test 2023 with correct answers

an 87 F has bilateral rale. what should you suspect? pulmonary edema what is the most common complaint of patients with cardiac compromise? dyspnea a 56M complains of "squeezing" chest pain after doing yard work. He states the pain has subsided slightly with rest. what should you do? administer aspirin what are the four valves of the heart? mitral, tricuspid, pulmonic, aortic a 75M describes sharp, tearing pain in his abdomen and back. BP 114/-- in his left arm and 60/0 in the right arm. he is cool, pale and diaphoretic. what should you suspect. aortic dissection a 76F complains of chest pain on the right side directly above her 4th intercostal space. she states that she has a "hip replaced" a couple of weeks ago and that she is recovering well. what should you suspect? pulmonary embolism a 32F attempted to commit suicide by taking sleeping pills and cutting her wrists. She has dark red blood oozing from her wrist lacerations. what type of bleeding and shock is she experiencing? venous bleeding and hypovolemic shock a 71F is short of breath and has lower leg pain. she took 2 doses of her prescribed nitroglycerine and 324mg aspirin 10 minutes ago. vital signs are BP 160/90, P 88, Spo2 88%. what should you do? apply oxygen by non-rebreather an 84M is in cardiac arrest in the passenger seat of a vehicle following a single car crash. the driver tells you that his passenger complained of chest pain prior to the crash. what should you do? remove the pt from the car and begin CPR