Emergency Medicine Exam 1 with correct detailed answers

Emergency Medicine Exam 1 with correct
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This |act |ensures |that |a |patient |receives |medical |examination |and |treatment, |if |necessary, |for |an |
emergency |medical |condition |regardless |of |their |citizenship |status, |ability |to |pay, |or |insurance |
coverage |- |CORRECT |ANSWER-EMTALA



What |principle |is |used |in |the |instance |of |a |patient |lacking |capacity |to |consent |and |the |absence |of |a |
surrogate? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER-reasonable |man |standard



True |or |false: |EMTALA |does |not |apply |to |minors |- |CORRECT |ANSWER-false



What |are |the |steps |of |the |primary |survey? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER-Hemorrhage |control

Airway

Breathing

Circulation

Disability

Exposure



A |patient |does |not |have |a |clear |and |patent |airway. |What |would |you |use |if |it |were |obstructed |by |
food/an |object? |What |about |liquid? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER-Magill |forceps, |suction



What |is |the |general |rule |regarding |the |primary |survey |and |a |GCS |<8? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER-intubate



What |are |two |can't |miss |diagnoses |when |evaluating |breathing |in |the |primary |survey? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER-tension |and |open |pneumothorax



Assessing |skin |color, |level |of |consciousness, |capillary |refill |time, |pulse, |blood |pressure |and |
temperature |of |extremities |are |all |part |of |which |step |in |the |primary |survey? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER-
circulation

, What |is |meant |by |"exposure" |in |the |primary |survey? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER-undress |the |patient |and |
examine |them |head |to |toe



You |have |completed |the |primary |survey |on |a |patient |in |the |emergency |room |and |addressed |all |
immediate |threats |to |life |- |what |should |you |do |next? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER-secondary |survey



What |is |meant |by |AMPLE? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER-allergies, |medications, |PMH, |last |oral |intake, |and |
events |surrounding |injury



What |device |is |first-line |for |initial |resuscitation |of |a |patient? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER-Peripheral |IVs



True |or |false: |you |should |use |a |shorter |catheter |for |safe |administration |of |vasopressors |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER-false |- |longer |catheters |are |safer |for |vasopressor |administration



You |have |a |patient |in |the |ER |you |need |to |administer |medication |to |STAT. |The |nurse |is |unable |to |
successfully |place |a |peripheral |IV |- |what |should |you |do? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER-intraosseous |drill



What |locations |can |an |intraosseous |drill |be |used? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER-proximal |tibia |or |humeral |
head



You |want |to |place |a |central |venous |catheter |on |a |patient |in |the |ER |for |rapid |infusion. |What |location |
is |the |safest |to |do |so? |How |about |the |fastest? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER-safest: |internal |jugular

fastest: |subclavian



You |have |a |patient |with |severe |metabolic |alkalosis |and |need |to |monitor |frequent |ABGs. |What |do |you
|need |to |place |to |monitor |this, |and |what |locations |can |be |used? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER-arterial |line, |

radial |or |femoral



True |or |false: |shock |is |a |clinical |diagnosis |- |CORRECT |ANSWER-true



____ |is |the |final |common |pathway |before |death |- |CORRECT |ANSWER-shock