Chapter 11, Principles of Pharmacology EMT Test Guide Exam 2024.

Chapter 11, Principles of Pharmacology EMT Test Guide Exam 2024. A 31-year-old female is experiencing an acute asthma attack. She is conscious and alert, but in obvious respiratory distress. After assisting her with her prescribed MDI, you should: Select one: A. administer another treatment in 30 seconds if she is still in distress. B. reassess the patient and document her response to the medication. C. check the drug's expiration date to ensure that it is still current. D. contact medical control and apprise him or her of what you did. - ANSWER reassess the patient and document her response to the medication A 62-year-old male is seen with crushing chest pain, which he describes as being the same kind of pain that he had with a previous heart attack. He has prescribed nitroglycerin but states that he has not taken any. After administering supplemental oxygen if needed and contacting medical control, you should: Select one: A. administer up to three doses of nitroglycerin before assessing his blood pressure. B. administer the nitroglycerin unless he has taken Viagra within the past 72 hours. C. begin immediate transport and request a rendezvous with a paramedic unit. D. assist him with his nitroglycerin unless his systolic blood pressure is less than 100 mm Hg - ANSWER assist him with his nitroglycerin unless his systolic blood pressure is less than 100 mm Hg Activated charcoal is an example of a(n): Select one: A. elixir. B. suspension. C. solution. D. gel. - ANSWER suspension