EMT FISDAP CARDIOLOGY EXAM UPDATED
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS-2024
Which intervention or interventions would have the MOST positive impact on the
cardiac arrest patient's outcome? - CORRECT ANSWER ✅✅✅Early CPR and
defibrillation
The AED gives "no shock" message to a patient who is in cardiac arrest. You should:
- CORRECT ANSWER ✅✅✅Resume chest compressions
What is the maximum amount of time that should be spent checking for spontaneous
breathing in an unresponsive child? - CORRECT ANSWER ✅✅✅10 seconds
When performing CPR on an adult, you should compress the chest to a depth of ___
at a rate of ___. - CORRECT ANSWER ✅✅✅2.0-2.4 in, 100-150BPM
What is the appropriate compression to ventilation ratio for adult two-rescuer CPR? -
CORRECT ANSWER ✅✅✅30:2
When checking for a pulse in an infant, which artery should you palpate? -
CORRECT ANSWER ✅✅✅Brachial
When performing CPR on an adult or child, you should reassess the patient for
return of respirations/circulation every ____ minutes. - CORRECT ANSWER
✅✅✅2
What is the preferred method of removing a foreign body in an unresponsive child? -
CORRECT ANSWER ✅✅✅Chest compressions
Cardiogenic shock is caused by: - CORRECT ANSWER ✅✅✅Inadequate
function of the heart muscle
Pericardial effusion - CORRECT ANSWER ✅✅✅Collection of fluid between the
pericardial sac and the myocardium
Cardiac tamponade - CORRECT ANSWER ✅✅✅Occurs when blood leaks into
the space between the pericardium and the pericardial sac
Signs and symptoms of cardiac tamponade: - CORRECT ANSWER ✅✅✅Beck
triad: the presence of jugular vein distention, muffled heart sounds, and a narrowing
pulse pressure where the systolic and diastolic blood pressures start to merge.
Signs of cardiogenic shock: - CORRECT ANSWER ✅✅✅-Skin may be cool,
clammy, and ashen
, -High BP
-Rapid, shallow breathing
-Weak, irregular pulse
-Anxiety, nausea
You arrive on scene to find a conscious 58YOF sitting up and reporting severe chest
pain and SOB. She is anxious and "feels like she's going to die." Her skin is pale,
cool, and clammy and her pulse is rapid, weak, and irregular. Her breathing is
labored, with a RR of 28 breaths/min. Her SpO2 is 90%. Lung sounds show crackles
in all fields, and BP is 92/60 mmHg. What is your differential diagnosis of the
patient? - CORRECT ANSWER ✅✅✅Cardiogenic shock
The heart is divided down the middle into left and right sides by the: - CORRECT
ANSWER ✅✅✅Septum
Which chamber of the heart receives incoming unoxygenated blood? - CORRECT
ANSWER ✅✅✅Atrium
Which chamber of the heart pumps oxygenated blood? - CORRECT ANSWER
✅✅✅Ventricles
Normal electrical impulses begin in the: - CORRECT ANSWER ✅✅✅Sinoatrial
(SA) node
What characteristic allows a cardiac muscle cells to contract spontaneously without
an external stimulus? - CORRECT ANSWER ✅✅✅Automaticity
The sympathetic nervous system acts on the body by: - CORRECT ANSWER
✅✅✅-increasing HR and RR
-constricting blood vessels in the muscles
The parasympathetic nervous system acts on the body by: - CORRECT ANSWER
✅✅✅(directly opposes the sympathetic NS)
-decreases HR and RR
-constricts blood vessels in muscles
Increased oxygen demand in a normal heart is supplied by ______ of the coronary
arteries. - CORRECT ANSWER ✅✅✅Dilation
The heart itself is supplied by blood through what vessels? - CORRECT ANSWER
✅✅✅Coronary vessels
The iliac arteries descend into the: - CORRECT ANSWER ✅✅✅femoral arteries
Which veins bring blood back to the right atrium? - CORRECT ANSWER
✅✅✅Venae cavae
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS-2024
Which intervention or interventions would have the MOST positive impact on the
cardiac arrest patient's outcome? - CORRECT ANSWER ✅✅✅Early CPR and
defibrillation
The AED gives "no shock" message to a patient who is in cardiac arrest. You should:
- CORRECT ANSWER ✅✅✅Resume chest compressions
What is the maximum amount of time that should be spent checking for spontaneous
breathing in an unresponsive child? - CORRECT ANSWER ✅✅✅10 seconds
When performing CPR on an adult, you should compress the chest to a depth of ___
at a rate of ___. - CORRECT ANSWER ✅✅✅2.0-2.4 in, 100-150BPM
What is the appropriate compression to ventilation ratio for adult two-rescuer CPR? -
CORRECT ANSWER ✅✅✅30:2
When checking for a pulse in an infant, which artery should you palpate? -
CORRECT ANSWER ✅✅✅Brachial
When performing CPR on an adult or child, you should reassess the patient for
return of respirations/circulation every ____ minutes. - CORRECT ANSWER
✅✅✅2
What is the preferred method of removing a foreign body in an unresponsive child? -
CORRECT ANSWER ✅✅✅Chest compressions
Cardiogenic shock is caused by: - CORRECT ANSWER ✅✅✅Inadequate
function of the heart muscle
Pericardial effusion - CORRECT ANSWER ✅✅✅Collection of fluid between the
pericardial sac and the myocardium
Cardiac tamponade - CORRECT ANSWER ✅✅✅Occurs when blood leaks into
the space between the pericardium and the pericardial sac
Signs and symptoms of cardiac tamponade: - CORRECT ANSWER ✅✅✅Beck
triad: the presence of jugular vein distention, muffled heart sounds, and a narrowing
pulse pressure where the systolic and diastolic blood pressures start to merge.
Signs of cardiogenic shock: - CORRECT ANSWER ✅✅✅-Skin may be cool,
clammy, and ashen
, -High BP
-Rapid, shallow breathing
-Weak, irregular pulse
-Anxiety, nausea
You arrive on scene to find a conscious 58YOF sitting up and reporting severe chest
pain and SOB. She is anxious and "feels like she's going to die." Her skin is pale,
cool, and clammy and her pulse is rapid, weak, and irregular. Her breathing is
labored, with a RR of 28 breaths/min. Her SpO2 is 90%. Lung sounds show crackles
in all fields, and BP is 92/60 mmHg. What is your differential diagnosis of the
patient? - CORRECT ANSWER ✅✅✅Cardiogenic shock
The heart is divided down the middle into left and right sides by the: - CORRECT
ANSWER ✅✅✅Septum
Which chamber of the heart receives incoming unoxygenated blood? - CORRECT
ANSWER ✅✅✅Atrium
Which chamber of the heart pumps oxygenated blood? - CORRECT ANSWER
✅✅✅Ventricles
Normal electrical impulses begin in the: - CORRECT ANSWER ✅✅✅Sinoatrial
(SA) node
What characteristic allows a cardiac muscle cells to contract spontaneously without
an external stimulus? - CORRECT ANSWER ✅✅✅Automaticity
The sympathetic nervous system acts on the body by: - CORRECT ANSWER
✅✅✅-increasing HR and RR
-constricting blood vessels in the muscles
The parasympathetic nervous system acts on the body by: - CORRECT ANSWER
✅✅✅(directly opposes the sympathetic NS)
-decreases HR and RR
-constricts blood vessels in muscles
Increased oxygen demand in a normal heart is supplied by ______ of the coronary
arteries. - CORRECT ANSWER ✅✅✅Dilation
The heart itself is supplied by blood through what vessels? - CORRECT ANSWER
✅✅✅Coronary vessels
The iliac arteries descend into the: - CORRECT ANSWER ✅✅✅femoral arteries
Which veins bring blood back to the right atrium? - CORRECT ANSWER
✅✅✅Venae cavae
