EMR Medical Exam Questions &
Answers A+ score Solution 2025 New
Update
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in adults in the United States. - Answers -
✔✔True
Any condition that causes the heart to function abnormally is called what? - Answers -
✔✔Cardiac compromise
Which of the following describes atherosclerosis? - Answers - ✔✔Fatty plaque narrows
blood vessels and impedes the flow of blood
Acute coronary syndrome includes several types of heart conditions - Answers -
✔✔True
What is the most common symptom of cardiac compromise? - Answers - ✔✔Chest Pain
How is the pain associated with cardiac compromise usually described? - Answers -
✔✔Pressure or discomfort
The pain associated with cardiac compromise may radiate to what part of the patient's
body? - Answers - ✔✔All of the above
Patients with cardiac emergencies will often present with which of the following? -
Answers - ✔✔Profuse sweating
Which of the following are groups at high risk for cardiac emergencies that may appear
with atypical symptoms? - Answers - ✔✔Women, elderly, diabetics
EMS providers must be ready to treat what condition in a patient who is experiencing
cardiac compromise? - Answers - ✔✔Cardiac arrest
When does respiratory distress occur? - Answers - ✔✔When the supply of oxygen is
insufficient
What are two primary indications that a patient is experiencing respiratory failure? -
Answers - ✔✔Altered mental status and decreased rate of breathing
Which items at the scene would tell you that the patient has a history of respiratory
problems? - Answers - ✔✔Inhalers or oxygen tanks
, Patients found in the tripod position are probably experiencing which of the following? -
Answers - ✔✔Respiratory distress
Which of the following is typically not a sign of respiratory distress or failure? - Answers
- ✔✔Ability to speak in complete sentences
Patients with adequate breathing should be given oxygen at 15 liters per minute with
which device? - Answers - ✔✔Non-rebreather mask
What treatment is appropriate for a patient with inadequate breathing depth? - Answers
- ✔✔Ventilation with bag-valve mask
Which of the following describes wheezing, rhonchi, and crackles? - Answers -
✔✔Lungs sounds that may be heard through auscultation
Which of the following is true of pediatric respiratory patients? - Answers - ✔✔All of the
above
How should patients with respiratory distress be managed? - Answers - ✔✔Position the
patient for comfort and provide oxygen via non-rebreather mask
Which of the following is true when managing a pediatric respiratory patient? - Answers
- ✔✔Do not put anything in the airway if the child may have an infection.
The abdomen is divided into four quadrants. - Answers - ✔✔True
Which of the following is the outer pleural layer that lines the inner wall of the abdominal
cavity? - Answers - ✔✔Parietal peritoneum
Which of the following can cause visceral pain? - Answers - ✔✔Blockage of the
intestine
How might a patient describe visceral pain? - Answers - ✔✔Dull ache that is hard to
locate
How might a patient describe parietal pain? - Answers - ✔✔Constant sharp pain
In what position might a patient with parietal pain be found? - Answers - ✔✔Supine, with
knees against chest
Which of the following describes referred pain? - Answers - ✔✔Pain that is felt in an
unrelated part of the body
Answers A+ score Solution 2025 New
Update
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in adults in the United States. - Answers -
✔✔True
Any condition that causes the heart to function abnormally is called what? - Answers -
✔✔Cardiac compromise
Which of the following describes atherosclerosis? - Answers - ✔✔Fatty plaque narrows
blood vessels and impedes the flow of blood
Acute coronary syndrome includes several types of heart conditions - Answers -
✔✔True
What is the most common symptom of cardiac compromise? - Answers - ✔✔Chest Pain
How is the pain associated with cardiac compromise usually described? - Answers -
✔✔Pressure or discomfort
The pain associated with cardiac compromise may radiate to what part of the patient's
body? - Answers - ✔✔All of the above
Patients with cardiac emergencies will often present with which of the following? -
Answers - ✔✔Profuse sweating
Which of the following are groups at high risk for cardiac emergencies that may appear
with atypical symptoms? - Answers - ✔✔Women, elderly, diabetics
EMS providers must be ready to treat what condition in a patient who is experiencing
cardiac compromise? - Answers - ✔✔Cardiac arrest
When does respiratory distress occur? - Answers - ✔✔When the supply of oxygen is
insufficient
What are two primary indications that a patient is experiencing respiratory failure? -
Answers - ✔✔Altered mental status and decreased rate of breathing
Which items at the scene would tell you that the patient has a history of respiratory
problems? - Answers - ✔✔Inhalers or oxygen tanks
, Patients found in the tripod position are probably experiencing which of the following? -
Answers - ✔✔Respiratory distress
Which of the following is typically not a sign of respiratory distress or failure? - Answers
- ✔✔Ability to speak in complete sentences
Patients with adequate breathing should be given oxygen at 15 liters per minute with
which device? - Answers - ✔✔Non-rebreather mask
What treatment is appropriate for a patient with inadequate breathing depth? - Answers
- ✔✔Ventilation with bag-valve mask
Which of the following describes wheezing, rhonchi, and crackles? - Answers -
✔✔Lungs sounds that may be heard through auscultation
Which of the following is true of pediatric respiratory patients? - Answers - ✔✔All of the
above
How should patients with respiratory distress be managed? - Answers - ✔✔Position the
patient for comfort and provide oxygen via non-rebreather mask
Which of the following is true when managing a pediatric respiratory patient? - Answers
- ✔✔Do not put anything in the airway if the child may have an infection.
The abdomen is divided into four quadrants. - Answers - ✔✔True
Which of the following is the outer pleural layer that lines the inner wall of the abdominal
cavity? - Answers - ✔✔Parietal peritoneum
Which of the following can cause visceral pain? - Answers - ✔✔Blockage of the
intestine
How might a patient describe visceral pain? - Answers - ✔✔Dull ache that is hard to
locate
How might a patient describe parietal pain? - Answers - ✔✔Constant sharp pain
In what position might a patient with parietal pain be found? - Answers - ✔✔Supine, with
knees against chest
Which of the following describes referred pain? - Answers - ✔✔Pain that is felt in an
unrelated part of the body
