EMT FISDAP CARDIOLOGY EXAM78 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (A+)

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Which intervention or interventions would have the MOST
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positive impact on the cardiac arrest patient's outcome? -
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√Answer :Early CPR and defibrillation
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Quiz :The AED gives "no shock" message to a patient who i
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s in cardiac arrest. You should: -
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√Answer :Resume chest compressions
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Quiz :What is the maximum amount of time that should be s
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pent checking for spontaneous breathing in an unresponsi
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ve child? - √Answer :10 seconds
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Quiz :When performing CPR on an adult, you should compr
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ess the chest to a depth of ___ at a rate of ___. -
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√Answer :2.0-2.4 in, 100-150BPM
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Quiz :What is the appropriate compression to ventilation rat
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io for adult two-rescuer CPR? - √Answer :30:2
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Quiz :When checking for a pulse in an infant, which artery s
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hould you palpate? - √Answer :Brachial
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Quiz :When performing CPR on an adult or child, you shoul
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d reassess the patient for return of respirations/circulation e
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very ____ minutes. - √Answer :2
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Quiz :What is the preferred method of removing a foreign b
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ody in an unresponsive child? -
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√Answer :Chest compressions
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, Quiz :Cardiogenic shock is caused by: -
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√Answer :Inadequate function of the heart muscle
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Quiz :Pericardial effusion -
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√Answer :Collection of fluid between the pericardial sac an
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d the myocardium
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Quiz :Cardiac tamponade -
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√Answer :Occurs when blood leaks into the space between
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the pericardium and the pericardial sac
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Quiz :Signs and symptoms of cardiac tamponade: -
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√Answer :Beck triad: the presence of jugular vein distentio
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n, muffled heart sounds, and a narrowing pulse pressure w
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here the systolic and diastolic blood pressures start to merg
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Quiz :Signs of cardiogenic shock: - √Answer :-
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Skin may be cool, clammy, and ashen
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-High BP u




-Rapid, shallow breathing u u




-Weak, irregular pulse u u




-Anxiety, nausea u




Quiz :You arrive on scene to find a conscious 58YOF sitting
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up and reporting severe chest pain and SOB. She is anxiou
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s and "feels like she's going to die." Her skin is pale, cool, an
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d clammy and her pulse is rapid, weak, and irregular. Her br
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eathing is labored, with a RR of 28 breaths/min. Her SpO2 i
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s 90%. Lung sounds show crackles in all fields, and BP is 92
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/60 mmHg. What is your differential diagnosis of the patient
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? - √Answer :Cardiogenic shock
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