NHS PATHWAYS DLP EXAM 2025 QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔What is meant by the term compensation in relation to blood loss? - ✔✔Various
complex mechanisms in the body come into effect which help try and make up or
compensate for the blood loss
✔✔If a large volume of blood is lost over a short period of time, the body may find it
impossible to compensate and situation may become life threatening. - ✔✔
✔✔Define what is meant by the term palpitations? - ✔✔The sensation of the heart
beating irregularly or more rapidly or forcefully than it should. ( beating slowly or
different than normal )
✔✔What causes angina? - ✔✔Lack of oxygen reaching the heart muscle because of
poor blood flow.
✔✔How might people describe angina? - ✔✔A feeling of heaviness, pressure, tightness
pain in the chest. May affect arms, neck, jaw, face, back or abdomen.
✔✔What can trigger angina in a person with heart disease? - ✔✔Exertion
During times of stress
Cold weather
✔✔List 4 symptoms of a heart attack? - ✔✔Chest pain
Shortness of breath
Overwhelming feeling of anxiety
Weak & lightheaded
✔✔What is an aneurysm? - ✔✔Buldging, weakened area in an artery wall.
✔✔Where do aneurysms most commonly occur? - ✔✔The aorta and the arteries in the
brain.
✔✔Name a genetic condition that can increase the likelihood of an aneurysm? -
✔✔Marfans Syndrome
✔✔List 4 symptoms of a burst aneurysm? - ✔✔Shock
Extreme constant and sudden pain
Nausea or vomiting
Sense that something is wrong
✔✔List 2 signs of impaired/reduced consciousness? - ✔✔Uncoordinated
Drowsy and confused
, ✔✔How does impaired consciousness threatens a persons airway? - ✔✔Lack of muscle
control allows the tongue to fall back blocking the airway
✔✔Name 3 factors that can cause fits - ✔✔Epilepsy
Head injuries
High fever
✔✔How is vertigo defined? - ✔✔Specific medical term used to describe the sensation of
spinning or having the room spinning about you
✔✔List 4 possible signs of meningitis in a baby? - ✔✔Fever
Very sleepy
Very cold hands/feet
Pale and blotchy skin
✔✔What causes the rash that can occur with certain types of meningitis? -
✔✔Meningococcal bacteria multiply rapidly in the bloodstream, they begin to release
endotoxins from their outer coating. The bodies natural defences have little effect on
these poisons and eventually blood vessels become damaged causing blood to leak
into the tissues under skin.
✔✔List 4 symptoms of a stroke? - ✔✔New difficulty speaking
New confusion
Weakness of arm/leg
Numbness or tingling feeling
✔✔How can you tell if someone has a complete blockage of their airway? - ✔✔The
caller begins to choke.
✔✔If a persons stool is black and like tar. Where is the bleeding likely to be coming
from? - ✔✔Upper digestive tract
✔✔If a persons stool is red or maroon like colour. Where is the bleeding most likely to
be coming from? - ✔✔Lower digestive tract
✔✔Describe the possible appearance of vomited blood? - ✔✔Bright red, or have posts
of dark brown bits resembling soil or coffee grounds.
✔✔If a person has injured their arm, there is a question within pathways asking if the
arm has become cold, pale or blue. What is this question trying to rule out? - ✔✔If blood
vessels have been damaged.
✔✔List 3 signs of wound infection - ✔✔Pain
ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔What is meant by the term compensation in relation to blood loss? - ✔✔Various
complex mechanisms in the body come into effect which help try and make up or
compensate for the blood loss
✔✔If a large volume of blood is lost over a short period of time, the body may find it
impossible to compensate and situation may become life threatening. - ✔✔
✔✔Define what is meant by the term palpitations? - ✔✔The sensation of the heart
beating irregularly or more rapidly or forcefully than it should. ( beating slowly or
different than normal )
✔✔What causes angina? - ✔✔Lack of oxygen reaching the heart muscle because of
poor blood flow.
✔✔How might people describe angina? - ✔✔A feeling of heaviness, pressure, tightness
pain in the chest. May affect arms, neck, jaw, face, back or abdomen.
✔✔What can trigger angina in a person with heart disease? - ✔✔Exertion
During times of stress
Cold weather
✔✔List 4 symptoms of a heart attack? - ✔✔Chest pain
Shortness of breath
Overwhelming feeling of anxiety
Weak & lightheaded
✔✔What is an aneurysm? - ✔✔Buldging, weakened area in an artery wall.
✔✔Where do aneurysms most commonly occur? - ✔✔The aorta and the arteries in the
brain.
✔✔Name a genetic condition that can increase the likelihood of an aneurysm? -
✔✔Marfans Syndrome
✔✔List 4 symptoms of a burst aneurysm? - ✔✔Shock
Extreme constant and sudden pain
Nausea or vomiting
Sense that something is wrong
✔✔List 2 signs of impaired/reduced consciousness? - ✔✔Uncoordinated
Drowsy and confused
, ✔✔How does impaired consciousness threatens a persons airway? - ✔✔Lack of muscle
control allows the tongue to fall back blocking the airway
✔✔Name 3 factors that can cause fits - ✔✔Epilepsy
Head injuries
High fever
✔✔How is vertigo defined? - ✔✔Specific medical term used to describe the sensation of
spinning or having the room spinning about you
✔✔List 4 possible signs of meningitis in a baby? - ✔✔Fever
Very sleepy
Very cold hands/feet
Pale and blotchy skin
✔✔What causes the rash that can occur with certain types of meningitis? -
✔✔Meningococcal bacteria multiply rapidly in the bloodstream, they begin to release
endotoxins from their outer coating. The bodies natural defences have little effect on
these poisons and eventually blood vessels become damaged causing blood to leak
into the tissues under skin.
✔✔List 4 symptoms of a stroke? - ✔✔New difficulty speaking
New confusion
Weakness of arm/leg
Numbness or tingling feeling
✔✔How can you tell if someone has a complete blockage of their airway? - ✔✔The
caller begins to choke.
✔✔If a persons stool is black and like tar. Where is the bleeding likely to be coming
from? - ✔✔Upper digestive tract
✔✔If a persons stool is red or maroon like colour. Where is the bleeding most likely to
be coming from? - ✔✔Lower digestive tract
✔✔Describe the possible appearance of vomited blood? - ✔✔Bright red, or have posts
of dark brown bits resembling soil or coffee grounds.
✔✔If a person has injured their arm, there is a question within pathways asking if the
arm has become cold, pale or blue. What is this question trying to rule out? - ✔✔If blood
vessels have been damaged.
✔✔List 3 signs of wound infection - ✔✔Pain
