EMS 131 Exam 3 (Section 4) Questions
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The symptoms or circumstances for which a medication is given are called:
contraindications.
indications.
side effects.
untoward effects. - ✔✔indications.
Which of the following best describes a contraindication to a medication?
An unintended action of the drug
The way in which a drug causes its effects
A reason why you should not give a medication to a patient
A reason why you should give a medication to a patient - ✔✔A reason why you should
not give a medication to a patient
Why would an EMT give aspirin to a patient?
Aspirin reduces the heart's ability to beat fast and works to prevent a rapid heart rate.
Aspirin reduces the pain level in patients who are in pain.
Aspirin reduces the blood's ability to clot and works to prevent further clot formation
in patients suffering chest pain.
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,It is given to calm the patient by reducing the pain because stress is the real killer. -
✔✔Aspirin reduces the blood's ability to clot and works to prevent further clot
formation in patients suffering chest pain.
Which of the following statements concerning oxygen is true?
Never give oxygen to a patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
Always document the need for oxygen by pulse oximetry before giving it to the
patient.
Only withhold oxygen from anyone who is allergic to it.
Never withhold oxygen from any patient who needs it. - ✔✔Never withhold oxygen
from any patient who needs it.
Nitroglycerin is indicated for which of the following chief complaints?
Decreased level of consciousness
Chest pain
Headache
Difficulty breathing - ✔✔Chest pain
Which of the following is a desired action of epinephrine delivered by auto-injector?
Constriction of blood vessels
Decreased perfusion of tissues
Dilation of coronary arteries
Decrease in blood pressure - ✔✔Constriction of blood vessels
You respond to a medical call for a 59-year-old female complaining of tightness in her
chest. You place her on a high concentration of oxygen and prepare for a short 5-minute
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,transport to the hospital. The patient tells you she is on nitroglycerin, which she has not
taken. Your partner tells you that you can give aspirin per protocol. Should you delay
the patient transport to give the medication, and why?
No, any delay will cause the patient more heart damage, each delay weakens the
myocardium.
Yes, the nitroglycerin will cause the blood vessels to dilate and restore some blood
flow, and the aspirin will slow the clotting process.
Yes, the nitroglycerin will cause the heart to beat stronger and restore some blood flow,
and the aspirin will ease the pain.
No, any delay will cause the patient more stress, she needs to be in a definitive care
facility. - ✔✔Yes, the nitroglycerin will cause the blood vessels to dilate and restore
some blood flow, and the aspirin will slow the clotting process.
You are on the scene of a 68-year-old patient with a history of COPD who is breathing
44 times per minute and has a diminished level of consciousness. His wife states he has
an albuterol inhaler and nitroglycerin tablets for angina. What is the most important
drug you can administer to the patient?
Oxygen by bag-valve mask
Oxygen by nonrebreather mask
Albuterol
Nitroglycerin - ✔✔Oxygen by bag-valve mask
Albuterol and epinephrine both have bronchodilation properties that improve the
amount of oxygen that a person can inhale and absorb. However, albuterol is
administered only for asthma, whereas epinephrine is administered for both asthma
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, and anaphylaxis. Why is epinephrine, and not Albuterol, the first choice for
anaphylaxis?
Albuterol makes the heart rate increase too much.
Albuterol slows down the heart rate too much.
Albuterol drops the blood pressure too low.
Albuterol is not a vasoconstrictor. - ✔✔Albuterol is not a vasoconstrictor.
Which of the following is a potential side effect of nitroglycerin?
Decreased blood pressure
Sudden increase in heart rate
Difficulty breathing
All of these - ✔✔Decreased blood pressure
Which of the following respiratory rates is considered an abnormal respiratory rate for
an adult?
20 breaths/min
12 breaths/min
16 breaths/min
8 breaths/min - ✔✔8 breaths/min
A patient who has shallow, slow, irregular, gasping breaths is said to have ________
respirations.
confused
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and Answers 100% Pass
The symptoms or circumstances for which a medication is given are called:
contraindications.
indications.
side effects.
untoward effects. - ✔✔indications.
Which of the following best describes a contraindication to a medication?
An unintended action of the drug
The way in which a drug causes its effects
A reason why you should not give a medication to a patient
A reason why you should give a medication to a patient - ✔✔A reason why you should
not give a medication to a patient
Why would an EMT give aspirin to a patient?
Aspirin reduces the heart's ability to beat fast and works to prevent a rapid heart rate.
Aspirin reduces the pain level in patients who are in pain.
Aspirin reduces the blood's ability to clot and works to prevent further clot formation
in patients suffering chest pain.
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,It is given to calm the patient by reducing the pain because stress is the real killer. -
✔✔Aspirin reduces the blood's ability to clot and works to prevent further clot
formation in patients suffering chest pain.
Which of the following statements concerning oxygen is true?
Never give oxygen to a patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
Always document the need for oxygen by pulse oximetry before giving it to the
patient.
Only withhold oxygen from anyone who is allergic to it.
Never withhold oxygen from any patient who needs it. - ✔✔Never withhold oxygen
from any patient who needs it.
Nitroglycerin is indicated for which of the following chief complaints?
Decreased level of consciousness
Chest pain
Headache
Difficulty breathing - ✔✔Chest pain
Which of the following is a desired action of epinephrine delivered by auto-injector?
Constriction of blood vessels
Decreased perfusion of tissues
Dilation of coronary arteries
Decrease in blood pressure - ✔✔Constriction of blood vessels
You respond to a medical call for a 59-year-old female complaining of tightness in her
chest. You place her on a high concentration of oxygen and prepare for a short 5-minute
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,transport to the hospital. The patient tells you she is on nitroglycerin, which she has not
taken. Your partner tells you that you can give aspirin per protocol. Should you delay
the patient transport to give the medication, and why?
No, any delay will cause the patient more heart damage, each delay weakens the
myocardium.
Yes, the nitroglycerin will cause the blood vessels to dilate and restore some blood
flow, and the aspirin will slow the clotting process.
Yes, the nitroglycerin will cause the heart to beat stronger and restore some blood flow,
and the aspirin will ease the pain.
No, any delay will cause the patient more stress, she needs to be in a definitive care
facility. - ✔✔Yes, the nitroglycerin will cause the blood vessels to dilate and restore
some blood flow, and the aspirin will slow the clotting process.
You are on the scene of a 68-year-old patient with a history of COPD who is breathing
44 times per minute and has a diminished level of consciousness. His wife states he has
an albuterol inhaler and nitroglycerin tablets for angina. What is the most important
drug you can administer to the patient?
Oxygen by bag-valve mask
Oxygen by nonrebreather mask
Albuterol
Nitroglycerin - ✔✔Oxygen by bag-valve mask
Albuterol and epinephrine both have bronchodilation properties that improve the
amount of oxygen that a person can inhale and absorb. However, albuterol is
administered only for asthma, whereas epinephrine is administered for both asthma
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, and anaphylaxis. Why is epinephrine, and not Albuterol, the first choice for
anaphylaxis?
Albuterol makes the heart rate increase too much.
Albuterol slows down the heart rate too much.
Albuterol drops the blood pressure too low.
Albuterol is not a vasoconstrictor. - ✔✔Albuterol is not a vasoconstrictor.
Which of the following is a potential side effect of nitroglycerin?
Decreased blood pressure
Sudden increase in heart rate
Difficulty breathing
All of these - ✔✔Decreased blood pressure
Which of the following respiratory rates is considered an abnormal respiratory rate for
an adult?
20 breaths/min
12 breaths/min
16 breaths/min
8 breaths/min - ✔✔8 breaths/min
A patient who has shallow, slow, irregular, gasping breaths is said to have ________
respirations.
confused
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