CHAPTER 17 EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 100% CORRECT!!
, The EMT recognizes the cause of heart failure as: - ANSWER inadequate ejection of
blood
To save additional heart muscle from dying when a patient suffers an acute myocardial
infarction (heart attack), what treatment must occur? - ANSWER Relieving the
obstruction in the coronary arteries
A 56-year-old female with a smoking history and COPD complains of the sudden onset
of shortness of breath and diaphoresis. History indicates no cardiac diagnosis but
previous drug abuse 8 years ago. Vital signs are pulse 96, respiration 18 and mildly
labored, blood pressure 168/102 mmHg, and SpO2 97% on home oxygen at 4 lpm,
which she has for COPD. Her lung sounds are clear but diminished bilaterally. You
would: - ANSWER turn down the oxygen to 2 lpm, monitor, and transport.
A 64-year-old male presents with a blood pressure of 210/132 mmHg. What patient
statement would you recognize as most concerning and most likely associated with the
elevated blood pressure? - ANSWER My ears are continually ringing.
You have arrived at a residence to help another crew with a 62-year-old woman who is
complaining of fatigue, chest discomfort, and diaphoresis. The EMTs on scene report
that she has a history of hypertension for which she takes a blood pressure pill and is
prescribed nitroglycerin because she has atherosclerosis. She also reports an allergy to
aspirin. Vitals are pulse 64, respirations 16, blood pressure 128/86, and SpO2 97% on
room air. Which of the following statements made by the EMTs would require immediate
intervention on your part? - ANSWER "I am going to put her on high-concentration
oxygen because she had chest pain."
The EMT shows she is correctly administering aspirin to a patient with chest pain when
she provides: - ANSWER 325 mg of baby aspirin and instructs the patient to chew it.
Immediately after assisting a diabetic patient with her nitroglycerin, she states that she
feels weak, dizzy, and nauseated. Which of the following should the EMT do next? -
ANSWER Check her blood pressure.
Chronic and untreated hypertension will affect which part of the heart first? - ANSWER
Left Ventricle
ANSWERS 100% CORRECT!!
, The EMT recognizes the cause of heart failure as: - ANSWER inadequate ejection of
blood
To save additional heart muscle from dying when a patient suffers an acute myocardial
infarction (heart attack), what treatment must occur? - ANSWER Relieving the
obstruction in the coronary arteries
A 56-year-old female with a smoking history and COPD complains of the sudden onset
of shortness of breath and diaphoresis. History indicates no cardiac diagnosis but
previous drug abuse 8 years ago. Vital signs are pulse 96, respiration 18 and mildly
labored, blood pressure 168/102 mmHg, and SpO2 97% on home oxygen at 4 lpm,
which she has for COPD. Her lung sounds are clear but diminished bilaterally. You
would: - ANSWER turn down the oxygen to 2 lpm, monitor, and transport.
A 64-year-old male presents with a blood pressure of 210/132 mmHg. What patient
statement would you recognize as most concerning and most likely associated with the
elevated blood pressure? - ANSWER My ears are continually ringing.
You have arrived at a residence to help another crew with a 62-year-old woman who is
complaining of fatigue, chest discomfort, and diaphoresis. The EMTs on scene report
that she has a history of hypertension for which she takes a blood pressure pill and is
prescribed nitroglycerin because she has atherosclerosis. She also reports an allergy to
aspirin. Vitals are pulse 64, respirations 16, blood pressure 128/86, and SpO2 97% on
room air. Which of the following statements made by the EMTs would require immediate
intervention on your part? - ANSWER "I am going to put her on high-concentration
oxygen because she had chest pain."
The EMT shows she is correctly administering aspirin to a patient with chest pain when
she provides: - ANSWER 325 mg of baby aspirin and instructs the patient to chew it.
Immediately after assisting a diabetic patient with her nitroglycerin, she states that she
feels weak, dizzy, and nauseated. Which of the following should the EMT do next? -
ANSWER Check her blood pressure.
Chronic and untreated hypertension will affect which part of the heart first? - ANSWER
Left Ventricle
