EMT Signs and Symptoms Block 1
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A patient is pale, sweaty, and complaining of crushing chest pain. What is the likely cause?
A. Stroke
✔✔B. Heart attack (myocardial infarction)
C. Diabetic emergency
D. Seizure
A child has a high-pitched noise when breathing in and is sitting in a tripod position. What does
this indicate?
✔✔A. Upper airway obstruction
B. Seizure
C. Hypoglycemia
D. Heat exhaustion
An elderly woman has slurred speech, facial droop, and right-sided weakness. What is the most
likely condition?
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,A. Seizure
✔✔B. Stroke
C. Panic attack
D. Migraine
A patient with diabetes is confused, shaky, and sweating. What is most likely happening?
A. Hyperglycemia
✔✔B. Hypoglycemia
C. Stroke
D. Asthma attack
A patient with severe shortness of breath has swollen ankles and crackles in the lungs. What is
this a sign of?
✔✔A. Congestive heart failure
B. Asthma
C. Hyperglycemia
D. Tension pneumothorax
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, A man is breathing fast, is anxious, and has tingling in his fingers. His skin is warm and dry.
What is likely occurring?
A. Stroke
B. Hypothermia
✔✔C. Hyperventilation syndrome
D. Asthma
A woman collapsed while gardening in the heat. She is hot, dry, and unconscious. What
condition does she likely have?
A. Heat exhaustion
✔✔B. Heat stroke
C. Diabetic coma
D. Sepsis
A patient with a head injury is vomiting, has unequal pupils, and becomes increasingly drowsy.
What is this a sign of?
✔✔A. Increased intracranial pressure
B. Shock
C. Anxiety attack
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Questions and Answers | Latest
Version | 2025/2026 | Correct & Verified
A patient is pale, sweaty, and complaining of crushing chest pain. What is the likely cause?
A. Stroke
✔✔B. Heart attack (myocardial infarction)
C. Diabetic emergency
D. Seizure
A child has a high-pitched noise when breathing in and is sitting in a tripod position. What does
this indicate?
✔✔A. Upper airway obstruction
B. Seizure
C. Hypoglycemia
D. Heat exhaustion
An elderly woman has slurred speech, facial droop, and right-sided weakness. What is the most
likely condition?
1
,A. Seizure
✔✔B. Stroke
C. Panic attack
D. Migraine
A patient with diabetes is confused, shaky, and sweating. What is most likely happening?
A. Hyperglycemia
✔✔B. Hypoglycemia
C. Stroke
D. Asthma attack
A patient with severe shortness of breath has swollen ankles and crackles in the lungs. What is
this a sign of?
✔✔A. Congestive heart failure
B. Asthma
C. Hyperglycemia
D. Tension pneumothorax
2
, A man is breathing fast, is anxious, and has tingling in his fingers. His skin is warm and dry.
What is likely occurring?
A. Stroke
B. Hypothermia
✔✔C. Hyperventilation syndrome
D. Asthma
A woman collapsed while gardening in the heat. She is hot, dry, and unconscious. What
condition does she likely have?
A. Heat exhaustion
✔✔B. Heat stroke
C. Diabetic coma
D. Sepsis
A patient with a head injury is vomiting, has unequal pupils, and becomes increasingly drowsy.
What is this a sign of?
✔✔A. Increased intracranial pressure
B. Shock
C. Anxiety attack
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