MODULE 4A: CHAPTER 12 JBL QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025/2026
Ten days after treating a 34-year-old patient with tuberculosis, you are given a tuberculin skin
test, which yields a positive result. This MOST likely indicates that:
A. you are actively infected with tuberculosis and should be treated immediately.
B. the disease is dormant in your body, but will probably never cause symptoms.
C. you contracted the disease by casual contact instead exposure to secretions.
D. you were expected to another infected person prior to treating the 34-year-old patient. -
CORRECT ANSWER -D. you were expected to another infected person prior to treating the 34-
year-old patient.
Your primary assessment of an elderly woman reveals that she is conscious and alert, but she is
experiencing difficulty breathing. She has a history of emphysema, and congestive heart failure.
As you assess the patient's circulatory status, you should direct your partner to:
A. perform a head-to-toe secondary assessment.
B. assess her oxygen saturation and blood pressure.
C. retrieve the stretcher and prepare for transport.
D. administer oxygen with the appropriate device. - CORRECT ANSWER -D. administer oxygen
with the appropriate device.
When caring for a patient with an altered mental status and signs of circulatory compromise,
you should:
A. limit your time at the scene to 10 minutes or less, if possible.
B. perform a detailed secondary assessment prior to transporting the patient.
, C. transport immediately and begin all emergency treatment en route to the hospital.
D, have a paramedic unit respond to the scene if it is less than 15 minutes away. - CORRECT
ANSWER -A. limit your time at the scene to 10 minutes or less, if possible.
Which of the following conditions is NOT categorized as a psychiatric condition?
A. depression
B. schizophrenia
C. drug addiction
D. Alzheimer disease - CORRECT ANSWER -C. drug addiction
Which of the following assessment findings is MOST indicative of the cardiovascular problem?
A. unequal breath sounds
B. jugular venous distention
C. use of the accessory muscles
D. palpate pain to the epigastrium - CORRECT ANSWER -B. jugular venous distention
Which of the following is bacterium resistant to most antibiotics and cause skin abscesses?
A. Whooping cough
B. H1N1
C. MRSA
D. Avian flu - CORRECT ANSWER -C. MRSA
Hepatitis B is more virulent than hepatitis C, which means that it:
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025/2026
Ten days after treating a 34-year-old patient with tuberculosis, you are given a tuberculin skin
test, which yields a positive result. This MOST likely indicates that:
A. you are actively infected with tuberculosis and should be treated immediately.
B. the disease is dormant in your body, but will probably never cause symptoms.
C. you contracted the disease by casual contact instead exposure to secretions.
D. you were expected to another infected person prior to treating the 34-year-old patient. -
CORRECT ANSWER -D. you were expected to another infected person prior to treating the 34-
year-old patient.
Your primary assessment of an elderly woman reveals that she is conscious and alert, but she is
experiencing difficulty breathing. She has a history of emphysema, and congestive heart failure.
As you assess the patient's circulatory status, you should direct your partner to:
A. perform a head-to-toe secondary assessment.
B. assess her oxygen saturation and blood pressure.
C. retrieve the stretcher and prepare for transport.
D. administer oxygen with the appropriate device. - CORRECT ANSWER -D. administer oxygen
with the appropriate device.
When caring for a patient with an altered mental status and signs of circulatory compromise,
you should:
A. limit your time at the scene to 10 minutes or less, if possible.
B. perform a detailed secondary assessment prior to transporting the patient.
, C. transport immediately and begin all emergency treatment en route to the hospital.
D, have a paramedic unit respond to the scene if it is less than 15 minutes away. - CORRECT
ANSWER -A. limit your time at the scene to 10 minutes or less, if possible.
Which of the following conditions is NOT categorized as a psychiatric condition?
A. depression
B. schizophrenia
C. drug addiction
D. Alzheimer disease - CORRECT ANSWER -C. drug addiction
Which of the following assessment findings is MOST indicative of the cardiovascular problem?
A. unequal breath sounds
B. jugular venous distention
C. use of the accessory muscles
D. palpate pain to the epigastrium - CORRECT ANSWER -B. jugular venous distention
Which of the following is bacterium resistant to most antibiotics and cause skin abscesses?
A. Whooping cough
B. H1N1
C. MRSA
D. Avian flu - CORRECT ANSWER -C. MRSA
Hepatitis B is more virulent than hepatitis C, which means that it:
