AMLS 3rd Edition Post test
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Which of the following may cause primary respiratory alkalosis?
A. Fever
B. Chest Wall Pain
C. Vomiting
D. Renal Failure - answer A. Fever
A quadriplegic male is experiencing difficulty breathing and
restlessness. His skin is flush and his urine is dark yellow and
cloudy. Vital signs are BP 86/68, P 128, R 24, temp is 38 C. Which
type of shock should you suspect?
A. Hypovolemic
B. Obstructive
C. Septic
D. Cardiogenic - answer C. Septic
A 20-year old male college student complains of acute onset of
fever, headaches, vomiting and malaise. He appears ill and has a
petechial rash on his extremities. What should you suspect?
A. Acute gastroenteritis
B. Encephalitis
C. Meningitis
D. Influenza - answer C. Meningitis
A 20-year old male complains of severe pain after a jellyfish sting.
He has a red, swollen ankle and foot. What should you do?
A. Apply a hot pack to the area and mark the affected area
, B. Splint the limb and administer an antipyretic
C. Wash the area and administer an analgesic
D. Apply an ice pack and administer an opiod - answer C. Wash the
area and administer an analgesic
The renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system is activated during shock
in order to cause the following?
A. Increase in preload, afterload, and reabsorption of sodium
B. Hypotension and bradycardia
C. Decrease in Preload, afterload, and reabsorption of sodium
D. Vasodilation and sodium reabsorption - answer A. Increase in
preload, afterload, and reabsorption of sodium
An elderly COPD patient complains of difficulty in breathing upon
exertion. She has a 1-week history of productive cough. She has
pursed lip breathing. She is prescribed a bronchodilator as needed.
Vital signs are BP 132/70, P 88, R 20 with Rhonchi. What should you
suspect?
A. Pulmonary embolism
B. Epiglottitis
C. Chronic Bronchitis
D. Congestive Heart Failure - answer C. Chronic Bronchitis
An anxious 32 year old female complains of chest pain with
palpitations. She has a history of Graves' disease. She reports she
was seen in the ED earlier that day and has a CT scan of her
abdomen with IV contrast. She is diaphoretic and has a temperature
of 101.5 F. Vital signs are 100/62 P 156 R30 BGL 133 mg/dL. What
should you administer?
A. Calcium Chloride
B. Normal Saline
C. Amiodarone
questions fully solved
Which of the following may cause primary respiratory alkalosis?
A. Fever
B. Chest Wall Pain
C. Vomiting
D. Renal Failure - answer A. Fever
A quadriplegic male is experiencing difficulty breathing and
restlessness. His skin is flush and his urine is dark yellow and
cloudy. Vital signs are BP 86/68, P 128, R 24, temp is 38 C. Which
type of shock should you suspect?
A. Hypovolemic
B. Obstructive
C. Septic
D. Cardiogenic - answer C. Septic
A 20-year old male college student complains of acute onset of
fever, headaches, vomiting and malaise. He appears ill and has a
petechial rash on his extremities. What should you suspect?
A. Acute gastroenteritis
B. Encephalitis
C. Meningitis
D. Influenza - answer C. Meningitis
A 20-year old male complains of severe pain after a jellyfish sting.
He has a red, swollen ankle and foot. What should you do?
A. Apply a hot pack to the area and mark the affected area
, B. Splint the limb and administer an antipyretic
C. Wash the area and administer an analgesic
D. Apply an ice pack and administer an opiod - answer C. Wash the
area and administer an analgesic
The renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system is activated during shock
in order to cause the following?
A. Increase in preload, afterload, and reabsorption of sodium
B. Hypotension and bradycardia
C. Decrease in Preload, afterload, and reabsorption of sodium
D. Vasodilation and sodium reabsorption - answer A. Increase in
preload, afterload, and reabsorption of sodium
An elderly COPD patient complains of difficulty in breathing upon
exertion. She has a 1-week history of productive cough. She has
pursed lip breathing. She is prescribed a bronchodilator as needed.
Vital signs are BP 132/70, P 88, R 20 with Rhonchi. What should you
suspect?
A. Pulmonary embolism
B. Epiglottitis
C. Chronic Bronchitis
D. Congestive Heart Failure - answer C. Chronic Bronchitis
An anxious 32 year old female complains of chest pain with
palpitations. She has a history of Graves' disease. She reports she
was seen in the ED earlier that day and has a CT scan of her
abdomen with IV contrast. She is diaphoretic and has a temperature
of 101.5 F. Vital signs are 100/62 P 156 R30 BGL 133 mg/dL. What
should you administer?
A. Calcium Chloride
B. Normal Saline
C. Amiodarone
