AEMT NREMT EXAM QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS; DUE 10TH OCTOBER 2023.

AEMT NREMT EXAM QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS; DUE 10TH OCTOBER 2023. atelectasis - CORRECT ANSWER-collapsed lung; incomplete expansion of alveoli VQ mismatch - CORRECT ANSWER-Vent/Perfusion Imbalance COPD, asthma, atelectasis, emphysema, hypoventilation, pulm edema, pulm embolism, aspiration, sepsis. Sudden Cardiac arrest - CORRECT ANSWER-due to sudden arrhythmia most likely due to CAD. Need defibrillation. After 10-15 min pt transitions into metabolic phase, cells will lysis. 1. Vfib 2. Vtach Causes of Acidosis - CORRECT ANSWER-1. DKA 2. OD on ASA, salicylates 3. Any hypoxic cause 4. Metabolic Acidosis; ph lower than 7.35 and bicarb lower than 24 causes of alkalosis - CORRECT ANSWER-1. excess consumption on bicarb or mag (antacids) 2. H+ loss thru vomiting 3. excessive urination from diuretics hypovolemic shock - CORRECT ANSWER-HR increases, PVR increases then once these compensatory mechanisms fail, hypotension occurs. Ischemic phase of shock - CORRECT ANSWER-First stage. results in acidosis, and blood clots start to form. Stagnant phase of shock - CORRECT ANSWER-Second stage: blood is stagnant in capillaries, along with blood clots and a build up of lactic acid. Washout Phase of shock - CORRECT ANSWER-last stage: All the build up from the stagnant phase washes out back into circulation. This is irreversible. Cardiogenic shock - CORRECT ANSWER-Part of the myocardium dies and cannot contract or conduct for an electrical impulse. Typical CO is 4.9 liters. S/S: tachycardia, anxiety, pallor, diaphoresis, chest pain, pulmonary edema. Sometimes pink, frothy sputum will be discharged w/ JVD. Distrubutive shock - CORRECT ANSWER-(Neurogenic, Anaphylaxsis and Septic) Neurogenic Shock - CORRECT ANSWER-Type of distributive shock. 1. loss of sympathetic tone trolled vasodilation 3. HR is normal or low. 4. pink, warm skin. anaphylactic shock - CORRECT ANSWER-type of distributive shock. 1. vasodilation 2. red/pink skin. 3. increased GI motility 4. bronchiole constriction 5. severe hypotension septic shock - CORRECT ANSWER-type of distributive shock. 1. fever 2. tachycardia 3. AMS 4. hypotension 5. possibly hypothermic in elderly pt Obstructive Shock - CORRECT ANSWER-causes: 1. PE