A 60-year-old man presents with chest pain and difficulty breathing. He is pale,
diaphoretic, and in severe pain. As your partner applies supplemental oxygen, you assess
his vital signs. His blood pressure is 180/90 mm Hg, pulse is 110 beats/min and irregular,
and respirations are 24 breaths/min and labored. You ask him if has taken any
nitroglycerin and he tells you that he does not have any but his wife does. You should:
A: have him swallow up to four enteric-coated aspirin, continue oxygen therapy, and
,promptly transport him to the hospital.
B: complete your focused physical examination and prepare the patient for immediate
transport to an appropriate hospital.
C: contact medical control and request permission to assist the patient with up to three
doses of his wife's nitroglycerin.
D: transport at once, apply the AED in case he develops cardiac arrest, and monitor his
vital signs en route to the hospital.
Give this one a try later!
the correct answer is B
Correct:
18
Incorrect:
4
An adult patient opens his eyes in response to a painful stimulus, moans when you ask
him questions, and pulls his arm away when you palpate it. What is his Glasgow Coma
Scale (GCS) score?
A: 9
B: 8
C: 7
D: 6
Give this one a try later!
the correct answer is 8
, Sonorous respirations are MOST rapidly corrected by:
A: suctioning the oropharynx.
B: correctly positioning the head.
C: inserting an oropharyngeal airway.
D: initiating assisted ventilations.
Give this one a try later!
the correct answer is B
Sonorous (snoring) respirations, which most commonly result from partial
airway obstruction by the tongue, are most rapidly corrected by simply
positioning the head.
Hypoxia is defined as:
A: decreased oxygen content in arterial blood.
B: an excess amount of carbon dioxide in arterial blood.
C: inadequate oxygen to the body's cells and tissues.
D: an absence of oxygen to the vital body organs.
Give this one a try later!
the correct answer is C
and maybe A
diaphoretic, and in severe pain. As your partner applies supplemental oxygen, you assess
his vital signs. His blood pressure is 180/90 mm Hg, pulse is 110 beats/min and irregular,
and respirations are 24 breaths/min and labored. You ask him if has taken any
nitroglycerin and he tells you that he does not have any but his wife does. You should:
A: have him swallow up to four enteric-coated aspirin, continue oxygen therapy, and
,promptly transport him to the hospital.
B: complete your focused physical examination and prepare the patient for immediate
transport to an appropriate hospital.
C: contact medical control and request permission to assist the patient with up to three
doses of his wife's nitroglycerin.
D: transport at once, apply the AED in case he develops cardiac arrest, and monitor his
vital signs en route to the hospital.
Give this one a try later!
the correct answer is B
Correct:
18
Incorrect:
4
An adult patient opens his eyes in response to a painful stimulus, moans when you ask
him questions, and pulls his arm away when you palpate it. What is his Glasgow Coma
Scale (GCS) score?
A: 9
B: 8
C: 7
D: 6
Give this one a try later!
the correct answer is 8
, Sonorous respirations are MOST rapidly corrected by:
A: suctioning the oropharynx.
B: correctly positioning the head.
C: inserting an oropharyngeal airway.
D: initiating assisted ventilations.
Give this one a try later!
the correct answer is B
Sonorous (snoring) respirations, which most commonly result from partial
airway obstruction by the tongue, are most rapidly corrected by simply
positioning the head.
Hypoxia is defined as:
A: decreased oxygen content in arterial blood.
B: an excess amount of carbon dioxide in arterial blood.
C: inadequate oxygen to the body's cells and tissues.
D: an absence of oxygen to the vital body organs.
Give this one a try later!
the correct answer is C
and maybe A
