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EMT Midterm Exam/150 Questions And Answers
n n n n n
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1. Younarentreatingnanmiddle-
agednmannwithnchestndiscomfort.nHenhasnanhistorynofnthreenpreviousnheartnattac
ksnandntakesnnitroglycerinnasnneedednfornchestnpain.nYounhavenstandingnordersnt
onadministernaspirinntonpatientsnwithnsuspectedncardiac-
relatednchestnpainnorndiscomfort.nWhilenyournpartnernisnpreparingntongivenoxyge
nntonthenpatient,nyounshould:
A. ensurenthatnthenpatient'snsystolicnbloodnpressurenisnatnleastn100nmmnHgnasna
spirinndilatesnthenbloodnvesselsnandncanncausenandropninnbloodnpressure.
B. confirmnthatnthenpatientnisnnotnallergicntonaspirin,ngivenhimnthenappropriatend
osenofnaspirin,nandndocumentnthentimenandndosengiven.
C. assistnthenpatientninntakingnonlynhisnnitroglycerin.nAspirinnshouldnnotnbengi
venninnconjunctionnwithnnitroglycerin.
D. contactnmedicalncontrol,napprisenhimnornhernofnthenpatient'snchiefncomplaintn
andnvitalnsigns,nandnrequestnpermissionntongivenhimnaspirin.n-nCorrectnAnswern-
B.nconfirmnthatnthenpatientnisnnotnallergicntonaspirin,ngivenhimnthenappropriatend
osenofnaspirin,nandndocumentnthentimenandndosengiven.
2. Whyndoesnthenincidencen ofn diabetesn mellitusn increasenwithnage?
A. Decreasednfoodnintake,ndecreasednweightngain,nandndecreasednbloodnsugarnle
vels
B. Decreasednphysicalnactivity,nincreasednweightngain,nandndecreasedninsulinnp
roduction
C. Increasednphysicalnactivity,nincreasednfoodnintake,nandnincreasedninsulinnp
roduction
D. Decreasednphysicalnactivity,nincreasednweightngain,nandndecreasednbloodns
ugarnlevelsn-nCorrectnAnswern-
B.nDecreasednphysicalnactivity,nincreasednweightngain,nandndecreasedninsulinn
production
3. Howndoesnrespirationndiffernfromnventilation?
A. Respirationnoccursnwhennthendiaphragmnandnintercostalnmusclesncontract,n
whereasnventilationnoccursnwhennthosensamenmusclesnrelax.
B. Respirationnoccursnwhennoxygennisndeliveredntonthencellsnofnthenbody,nw
hereasnventilationnoccursnwhenncarbonndioxidenisnremoved.
C. Respirationnisnthenprocessnofngasnexchange,nwhereasnventilationnisnthenm
ovementnofnairnbetweennthenlungsnandnthenenvironment.
D. Ventilationnoccursnwhennairnisnforcednintonthenlungs,nwhereasnrespirationno
ccursnwhennairnisndrawnnornsuckednintonthenlungs.n-nCorrectnAnswern-
C.nRespirationnisnthenprocessnofngasnexchange,nwhereasnventilationnisnthenmov
ementnofnairnbetweennthenlungsnandnthenenvironment.
4. Duringnan30-
minutentransportnofnanstablenpatient,nyounshouldnreassessnhimnornhernatnleast
times.
, 2
A. 2
B. 6
C. 4
D. 3n-nCorrectnAnswern-A.n2
5. Whichnofnthenfollowingnglandsnregulatesnthenfunctionnofnallnothernendocrineng
landsninnthenbody?
A. Pituitary
B. Parathyroid
C. Thyroid
D. Adrenaln -n Correctn Answern -A.n Pituitary
6. Activatedncharcoalnisnannexamplenofna(n):
A. suspension.
B. elixir.
C. gel.
D. solution.n-nCorrectnAnswern-A.nsuspension.
7. Innwhichnofnthenfollowingnpatientsnwouldnthenheadntilt-
chinnliftnmaneuvernbenthenMOSTnappropriatenmethodnofnopeningnthenairway?
A. An50-year-oldnmalenwhonisnunconsciousn followingnheadntrauma
B. An37-year-oldnfemalenwhonisnfoundnunconsciousninnhernbed
C. An24-year-oldnmalenwhonisnfoundnunconsciousnatnthenbasenofnantree
D. An45-year-oldnmalenwhonisnsemiconsciousnafternfallingn20nfeetn-
nCorrect nAnswern-B.nAn37-year-
oldnfemalenwhonisnfoundnunconsciousninnhernbed
8. An19-year-
oldnmalenwasnstungnmultiplentimesnbynfirenants.nHenisnexperiencingnobviousn
signsnandnsymptomsnofnanaphylacticnshock.nYounadministernhigh-
flownoxygennandngivenhimnepinephrinenvianintramuscularninjection.nUponnre
assessment,nyoundeterminenthatnhisnconditionnhasnnotnimproved.nYounshoul
d:
A. considernthatnhenmaynactuallynbenexperiencingnannacutenasthmanattack.
B. requestnanparamedicnunitnthatnisnstationednapproximatelyn15nmilesnaway.
C. providenonlynsupportivencarenennroutentonthenhospital.
D. repeatnthenepinephrineninjectionnwithnthenappropriatenmedicalncontrol.n-
nCorrect nAnswern-
D.nrepeatnthenepinephrineninjectionnwithnthenappropriatenmedicalncontrol.
9. Anninfant'sn bloodn pressurentypicallynincreasesn withn agen because:
A. theninfant'sntotalnbloodnvolumendecreasesnwithnage.
B. hisnornhernnormalnheartnratenusuallynincreasesnwithnage.
C. asntheninfantngetsnolder,nhisnornhernbloodnvesselsndilate.
D. bloodnpressurendirectlyncorrespondsntonbodynweight.n-nCorrectnAnswern-
D.nbloodnpressurendirectlyncorrespondsntonbodynweight.
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10. An51-year-
oldnfemalenpresentsnwithnansuddennonsetnofndifficultynbreathing.nShenisnconscious
nandnalertnandnablentonspeakninncomplete nsentences. nHernrespirations naren26nbre
aths/minnandnregular.nYounshould:
A. insertnannasalnairwayninncasenhernmentaln statusn decreases.
B. assistnhernventilationsnwithnanbag-valvenmask.
C. administern oxygenn vian an nonrebreathingn mask.
D. performnansecondarynassessmentnandnthennbeginntreatment.n-
nCorrect nAnswern-C.nadminister noxygennvianannonrebreathing nmask.
11. Younsuspectnthatnanpregnantn16-year-
oldngirlnhasnanbrokennlegnafternshenwasnhitnbynancar.nYounexplainnthatnyounplanntons
plintnhernleg,nandnshenagreesntontreatment.nWhichntypenofnconsentnisnhernagreem
entnconsidered?
A. Minor's
B. Informed
C. Implied
D. Expressedn -nCorrectn Answern -D.n Expressed
12. Alkalosisnisnanconditionnthatnoccursnwhen:
A. dangerousn acidsnaccumulateninnthenbloodstream.
B. thenlevelnofncarbonndioxideninnthenbloodnincreases.
C. slow,nshallownbreathingneliminatesntoonmuchncarbonndioxide.
D. bloodnaciditynisnreducednbynexcessivenbreathing.n-nCorrectnAnswern-
D.nbloodnaciditynisnreducednbynexcessivenbreathing.
13. Inadequatencirculationnofnbloodnthroughoutnthenbodynisncalled .
A. hypotension
B. shock
C. hypoxia
D. perfusionn-nCorrectnAnswern-B.nshock
14. Anninfantnornsmallnchild'snairwayncannbenoccludednifnitnisnoverextendednorno
verflexednbecause:
A. thentonguenisnproportionatelynsmallnandncannfallnbacknintonthenthroat.
B. henornshenhasnanlongnneck,nwhichnmakesnthentracheanpronentoncollapse.
C. thenbacknofnthenheadnisnflat,nwhichnpreventsnanneutralnposition.
D. thenocciputnisnproportionatelynlargenandnthentracheanisnflexible.n-
nCorrect nAnswern-
D.nthenocciputnisnproportionatelynlargenandnthentracheanisnflexible.
15. Majorn riskn factorsn forn AMIn includen alln ofn then following,n EXCEPT:
A. hypoglycemia.
B. hypertension.
C. diabetesnmellitus.
D. elevatedncholesterol.n-nCorrectnAnswern-A.nhypoglycemia.
16. WhichnofnthenfollowingnconditionsnornsituationsnwouldnMOSTnlikelynmakene
xcitedndeliriumnworse?
EMT Midterm Exam/150 Questions And Answers
n n n n n
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1. Younarentreatingnanmiddle-
agednmannwithnchestndiscomfort.nHenhasnanhistorynofnthreenpreviousnheartnattac
ksnandntakesnnitroglycerinnasnneedednfornchestnpain.nYounhavenstandingnordersnt
onadministernaspirinntonpatientsnwithnsuspectedncardiac-
relatednchestnpainnorndiscomfort.nWhilenyournpartnernisnpreparingntongivenoxyge
nntonthenpatient,nyounshould:
A. ensurenthatnthenpatient'snsystolicnbloodnpressurenisnatnleastn100nmmnHgnasna
spirinndilatesnthenbloodnvesselsnandncanncausenandropninnbloodnpressure.
B. confirmnthatnthenpatientnisnnotnallergicntonaspirin,ngivenhimnthenappropriatend
osenofnaspirin,nandndocumentnthentimenandndosengiven.
C. assistnthenpatientninntakingnonlynhisnnitroglycerin.nAspirinnshouldnnotnbengi
venninnconjunctionnwithnnitroglycerin.
D. contactnmedicalncontrol,napprisenhimnornhernofnthenpatient'snchiefncomplaintn
andnvitalnsigns,nandnrequestnpermissionntongivenhimnaspirin.n-nCorrectnAnswern-
B.nconfirmnthatnthenpatientnisnnotnallergicntonaspirin,ngivenhimnthenappropriatend
osenofnaspirin,nandndocumentnthentimenandndosengiven.
2. Whyndoesnthenincidencen ofn diabetesn mellitusn increasenwithnage?
A. Decreasednfoodnintake,ndecreasednweightngain,nandndecreasednbloodnsugarnle
vels
B. Decreasednphysicalnactivity,nincreasednweightngain,nandndecreasedninsulinnp
roduction
C. Increasednphysicalnactivity,nincreasednfoodnintake,nandnincreasedninsulinnp
roduction
D. Decreasednphysicalnactivity,nincreasednweightngain,nandndecreasednbloodns
ugarnlevelsn-nCorrectnAnswern-
B.nDecreasednphysicalnactivity,nincreasednweightngain,nandndecreasedninsulinn
production
3. Howndoesnrespirationndiffernfromnventilation?
A. Respirationnoccursnwhennthendiaphragmnandnintercostalnmusclesncontract,n
whereasnventilationnoccursnwhennthosensamenmusclesnrelax.
B. Respirationnoccursnwhennoxygennisndeliveredntonthencellsnofnthenbody,nw
hereasnventilationnoccursnwhenncarbonndioxidenisnremoved.
C. Respirationnisnthenprocessnofngasnexchange,nwhereasnventilationnisnthenm
ovementnofnairnbetweennthenlungsnandnthenenvironment.
D. Ventilationnoccursnwhennairnisnforcednintonthenlungs,nwhereasnrespirationno
ccursnwhennairnisndrawnnornsuckednintonthenlungs.n-nCorrectnAnswern-
C.nRespirationnisnthenprocessnofngasnexchange,nwhereasnventilationnisnthenmov
ementnofnairnbetweennthenlungsnandnthenenvironment.
4. Duringnan30-
minutentransportnofnanstablenpatient,nyounshouldnreassessnhimnornhernatnleast
times.
, 2
A. 2
B. 6
C. 4
D. 3n-nCorrectnAnswern-A.n2
5. Whichnofnthenfollowingnglandsnregulatesnthenfunctionnofnallnothernendocrineng
landsninnthenbody?
A. Pituitary
B. Parathyroid
C. Thyroid
D. Adrenaln -n Correctn Answern -A.n Pituitary
6. Activatedncharcoalnisnannexamplenofna(n):
A. suspension.
B. elixir.
C. gel.
D. solution.n-nCorrectnAnswern-A.nsuspension.
7. Innwhichnofnthenfollowingnpatientsnwouldnthenheadntilt-
chinnliftnmaneuvernbenthenMOSTnappropriatenmethodnofnopeningnthenairway?
A. An50-year-oldnmalenwhonisnunconsciousn followingnheadntrauma
B. An37-year-oldnfemalenwhonisnfoundnunconsciousninnhernbed
C. An24-year-oldnmalenwhonisnfoundnunconsciousnatnthenbasenofnantree
D. An45-year-oldnmalenwhonisnsemiconsciousnafternfallingn20nfeetn-
nCorrect nAnswern-B.nAn37-year-
oldnfemalenwhonisnfoundnunconsciousninnhernbed
8. An19-year-
oldnmalenwasnstungnmultiplentimesnbynfirenants.nHenisnexperiencingnobviousn
signsnandnsymptomsnofnanaphylacticnshock.nYounadministernhigh-
flownoxygennandngivenhimnepinephrinenvianintramuscularninjection.nUponnre
assessment,nyoundeterminenthatnhisnconditionnhasnnotnimproved.nYounshoul
d:
A. considernthatnhenmaynactuallynbenexperiencingnannacutenasthmanattack.
B. requestnanparamedicnunitnthatnisnstationednapproximatelyn15nmilesnaway.
C. providenonlynsupportivencarenennroutentonthenhospital.
D. repeatnthenepinephrineninjectionnwithnthenappropriatenmedicalncontrol.n-
nCorrect nAnswern-
D.nrepeatnthenepinephrineninjectionnwithnthenappropriatenmedicalncontrol.
9. Anninfant'sn bloodn pressurentypicallynincreasesn withn agen because:
A. theninfant'sntotalnbloodnvolumendecreasesnwithnage.
B. hisnornhernnormalnheartnratenusuallynincreasesnwithnage.
C. asntheninfantngetsnolder,nhisnornhernbloodnvesselsndilate.
D. bloodnpressurendirectlyncorrespondsntonbodynweight.n-nCorrectnAnswern-
D.nbloodnpressurendirectlyncorrespondsntonbodynweight.
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10. An51-year-
oldnfemalenpresentsnwithnansuddennonsetnofndifficultynbreathing.nShenisnconscious
nandnalertnandnablentonspeakninncomplete nsentences. nHernrespirations naren26nbre
aths/minnandnregular.nYounshould:
A. insertnannasalnairwayninncasenhernmentaln statusn decreases.
B. assistnhernventilationsnwithnanbag-valvenmask.
C. administern oxygenn vian an nonrebreathingn mask.
D. performnansecondarynassessmentnandnthennbeginntreatment.n-
nCorrect nAnswern-C.nadminister noxygennvianannonrebreathing nmask.
11. Younsuspectnthatnanpregnantn16-year-
oldngirlnhasnanbrokennlegnafternshenwasnhitnbynancar.nYounexplainnthatnyounplanntons
plintnhernleg,nandnshenagreesntontreatment.nWhichntypenofnconsentnisnhernagreem
entnconsidered?
A. Minor's
B. Informed
C. Implied
D. Expressedn -nCorrectn Answern -D.n Expressed
12. Alkalosisnisnanconditionnthatnoccursnwhen:
A. dangerousn acidsnaccumulateninnthenbloodstream.
B. thenlevelnofncarbonndioxideninnthenbloodnincreases.
C. slow,nshallownbreathingneliminatesntoonmuchncarbonndioxide.
D. bloodnaciditynisnreducednbynexcessivenbreathing.n-nCorrectnAnswern-
D.nbloodnaciditynisnreducednbynexcessivenbreathing.
13. Inadequatencirculationnofnbloodnthroughoutnthenbodynisncalled .
A. hypotension
B. shock
C. hypoxia
D. perfusionn-nCorrectnAnswern-B.nshock
14. Anninfantnornsmallnchild'snairwayncannbenoccludednifnitnisnoverextendednorno
verflexednbecause:
A. thentonguenisnproportionatelynsmallnandncannfallnbacknintonthenthroat.
B. henornshenhasnanlongnneck,nwhichnmakesnthentracheanpronentoncollapse.
C. thenbacknofnthenheadnisnflat,nwhichnpreventsnanneutralnposition.
D. thenocciputnisnproportionatelynlargenandnthentracheanisnflexible.n-
nCorrect nAnswern-
D.nthenocciputnisnproportionatelynlargenandnthentracheanisnflexible.
15. Majorn riskn factorsn forn AMIn includen alln ofn then following,n EXCEPT:
A. hypoglycemia.
B. hypertension.
C. diabetesnmellitus.
D. elevatedncholesterol.n-nCorrectnAnswern-A.nhypoglycemia.
16. WhichnofnthenfollowingnconditionsnornsituationsnwouldnMOSTnlikelynmakene
xcitedndeliriumnworse?
