EMT CHAPTER 16 JB LEARNING EXAM | QUESTIONS & ANSWERS (VERIFIED) | LATEST UPDATE | GRADED A+

Cardiogenic shock can occur within 24 hours of a(n): Correct Answer: acute myocardial infarction. Bradycardia Correct Answer: Unusually slow heart rhythm, less than 60 beats/min Atherosclerosis Correct Answer: Calcium and cholesterol buildup inside blood vessels Infarction Correct Answer: Tissue death 2 Thromboembolism Correct Answer: Blood clot floating through blood vessels until it reaches a narrow area and blocks blood flow Ischemia Correct Answer: Lack of oxygen Tachycardia Correct Answer: Rapid heart rhythm, greater than 100 beats/min At 0500 hours, you respond to the home of a 76-year-old man complaining of chest pain. Upon arrival, the patient states that he had been sleeping in the recliner all night due to indigestion, when the pain woke him up. He also tells you he has taken two nitroglycerin tablets. His vital signs are as follows: respirations, 16 breaths/min; pulse, 98 beats/min; blood pressure, 92/76 mm Hg. He is still complaining of chest pain. What actions should you take to intervene? Correct Answer: Provide high-flow oxygen. 3 The only vein(s) in the body that carry oxygenated blood is/are the: Correct Answer: pulmonary veins.