NREMT® EMR Exam Prep / NREMT Exam Questions and Answers/Explained 2022

NREMT® EMR Exam Prep / NREMT Exam Questions and Answers/Explained 2022. -itis - ANSWER-inflammation .54-year-old female patient in a homeless shelter tells you that she had the flu a couple of weeks ago and got over it. She has been tired and keeps waking up at night sweating. she has been coughing up green sputum occasionally and experiencing episodes of chest pain that gets worse when she breaths. Based on this information your patient is most likely suffering from - ANSWER-Tuberculosis .A 13 year old was found face down in water after diving. How should you get her - ANSWER-Rotate the entire upper half of her body as a unit, supporting her head and neck .A 14 year old baseball player was hit in the chest with the ball and sent into cardiac arrest. What is most likely the explanation - ANSWER-Commotion cordis .A 41 year old man presents with slow, irregular breathing, hypotension, and dilated pupils. This indicates a dysfunction of the - ANSWER-Brain stem .A 56 year old man experienced a sudden, severe headache and then become unresponsive. He has a history of high blood pressure. Likely cause of this is - ANSWER-Hemorrhagic stroke .A 60 year old woman presents with a BP of 80/60 and pulse is 110. Mottled skin, and temp of 103. She is MOST likely experiencing - ANSWER-Septic shock .A 70 year old man recently had a heart attack and now complains of severe difficulty breathing, especially when lying flat. He is coughing up pink, frothy secretions. He is most likely experiencing - ANSWER-Severe left heart failure .A diabetic male is found unresponsive, the first thing you should do is - ANSWER-Manually open his airway .A diver begins coughing up pink, frothy sputum and complains of dyspnea and chest pain. You should treat the patient for - ANSWER-An air embolism .A patient who has taken ED medication in the last 48 hours can note be given - ANSWER-Nitroglycerin .A patient with a suspected stroke presents with slurred speech that is difficult for you to understand. This is referred to as - ANSWER-Dysarthria .A patient with cardiac arrest secondary to ventricular fibrillation has the greatest chance of survival if - ANSWER-Defibrillator is applied within 2 minutes .A patient with neurogenic shock would be LEAST likely to present - ANSWER-Tachycardia Neurogenic shock cuts of electric signals to heart so heart rate won’t increase .A patients dislocated her elbow, you should - ANSWER-Manually stabilize her injury and check distal pulse .A seizure patient is having what kind of medical emergency - ANSWER-Neurologic .A wheal - ANSWER-A raised, swollen, well defined area on the skin .A woman has frostbite in both her feet. Treatment at the scene should include - ANSWER-Removing her wet clothes and covering her feet with dry sterile dressing .Action is - ANSWER-The accomplishment of an effect of the effect so produced .adventitious sounds - ANSWER-Abormal lung sounds heard with auscultation. .After administering a nitroglycerin tablet to a patient, the EMT should - ANSWER-Reassess the patients blood pressure within 5 minutes .After assessing a stabbed patient you see an open wound to the left chest. Your most immediate action should be to - ANSWER-Cover the wound with an occlusive dressing .AHA protocols are based on - ANSWER-Evidence based research .All the following are potential causes of impairs tissue perfusion - ANSWER-Pump failure, low fluid volume, poor vessel function .AMS - ANSWER-Altered mental status .An acute ischemic stroke is caused by - ANSWER-A blocked cerebral artery .Anaphylactic shock is typically associated with - ANSWER-Urticaria (hives) .Anorexia - ANSWER-Loss of appetite .Anterior - ANSWER-Nearer to the front, in front of, front of the body .Apnea - ANSWER-Temporary cease in breathing .Apneic - ANSWER-Absents of breathing .As an EMT you may be authorized to administer aspirin to a patient with chest pain based on - ANSWER-Medical Director approval .Aspiration pneumonia causes - ANSWER-Low pitched “rattling” sounds at the base of both lungs .Asthma - ANSWER-Respiratory disease that causes obstruction in the lower airway .Asthma is caused by a response of the - ANSWER-Respiratory system .Blood in the eyes is n example of - ANSWER-Exposure .Blood pressure during heart attack - ANSWER-High blood pressure .Brady- - ANSWER-Slow .Bronchospasm is MOST often associated with - ANSWER-Asthma