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EMS JBL Final Exam 2025/ 2026|| QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+||NEWEST EXAM!!!
A 58 yr old male presents w/ confusion, right-sided
weakness, and slurred speech. His airway is patent, and
his breathing is adequate. His wife is present and is very
upset. Which of the following has the most immediately
priority?
A. Obtaining a complete set of baseline vital signs
B. Administering glucose to rule out hypoglycemia
C. Documenting all of his current medications
D. Asking his wife when she noticed the symptoms -
answer-d. Asking his wife when she noticed the symptoms
A generalized (tonic-clonic) seizure is characterized by:
A. Unconsciousness for greater than 30min
B. A core body temp of greater than 103 f
C. A blank stare and brief lapse of consciousness
D. Severe twitching of all body's muscles - answer-d.
Severe twitching of all body's musclesa
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A pt whose speech is slurred and difficult to understand is
experiencing:
A. Dysphasia
B. Dysarthria
C. Dysphagia
D. Aphasia - answer-b. Dysarthria
An area of swelling or enlargement in a weakened arterial
wall is called:
A. Atherosclerosis
B. A thrombus
C. An embolism
D. An aneurysm - answer-d. An aneurysm
Interruption of cerebral blood flow may result from all of
the following except:
A. An acute arterial rupture
B. Cerebral vasodilation
C. An embolism
D. A thrombus - answer-b. Cerebral vasodilation
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Which of the following conditions is not a common cause
of seizures?
A. Hypotension
B. Acute alcohol withdrawal
C. Poisoning or overdose
D. Acute hypoglycemia - answer-a. Hypotension
Which of the following conditions would be the least likely
to mimic the signs and symptoms of a stroke?
A. Hypovolemia
B. A postictal state
C. Hypoglycemia
D. Intracranial bleeding - answer-a. Hypovolemia
Which of the following is a metabolic cause of a seizure?
A. Massive stroke
B. Poisoning
C. Head trauma
D. Brain tumor - answer-b. Poisoning
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Which of the following most accurately describes a focal-
onset aware seizure?
A. A seizure that causes the pt to stare blankely
B. A generalized seizure w/o incontinence
C. A seizure that begins in one extremity
D. A seizure that is not preceded by an aura - answer-c. A
seizure that begins in one extremity
Which of the following most accurately describes what the
pt will experience during the postictal state that follows a
seizure?
A. A rapidly improving loc
B. Confusion and fatigue
C. A gradually decreasing loc
D. Hyperventilation and hypersalivation - answer-b.
Confusion and fatigue
Which of the following pts would most likely demonstrate
typical signs of infection, such as a fever?
A. A 35 yr old female in the later stages of aids
B. A 17 yr old male w/ anxiety
C. A 3 month old female who was born prematuraly
EMS JBL Final Exam 2025/ 2026|| QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+||NEWEST EXAM!!!
A 58 yr old male presents w/ confusion, right-sided
weakness, and slurred speech. His airway is patent, and
his breathing is adequate. His wife is present and is very
upset. Which of the following has the most immediately
priority?
A. Obtaining a complete set of baseline vital signs
B. Administering glucose to rule out hypoglycemia
C. Documenting all of his current medications
D. Asking his wife when she noticed the symptoms -
answer-d. Asking his wife when she noticed the symptoms
A generalized (tonic-clonic) seizure is characterized by:
A. Unconsciousness for greater than 30min
B. A core body temp of greater than 103 f
C. A blank stare and brief lapse of consciousness
D. Severe twitching of all body's muscles - answer-d.
Severe twitching of all body's musclesa
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A pt whose speech is slurred and difficult to understand is
experiencing:
A. Dysphasia
B. Dysarthria
C. Dysphagia
D. Aphasia - answer-b. Dysarthria
An area of swelling or enlargement in a weakened arterial
wall is called:
A. Atherosclerosis
B. A thrombus
C. An embolism
D. An aneurysm - answer-d. An aneurysm
Interruption of cerebral blood flow may result from all of
the following except:
A. An acute arterial rupture
B. Cerebral vasodilation
C. An embolism
D. A thrombus - answer-b. Cerebral vasodilation
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Which of the following conditions is not a common cause
of seizures?
A. Hypotension
B. Acute alcohol withdrawal
C. Poisoning or overdose
D. Acute hypoglycemia - answer-a. Hypotension
Which of the following conditions would be the least likely
to mimic the signs and symptoms of a stroke?
A. Hypovolemia
B. A postictal state
C. Hypoglycemia
D. Intracranial bleeding - answer-a. Hypovolemia
Which of the following is a metabolic cause of a seizure?
A. Massive stroke
B. Poisoning
C. Head trauma
D. Brain tumor - answer-b. Poisoning
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Which of the following most accurately describes a focal-
onset aware seizure?
A. A seizure that causes the pt to stare blankely
B. A generalized seizure w/o incontinence
C. A seizure that begins in one extremity
D. A seizure that is not preceded by an aura - answer-c. A
seizure that begins in one extremity
Which of the following most accurately describes what the
pt will experience during the postictal state that follows a
seizure?
A. A rapidly improving loc
B. Confusion and fatigue
C. A gradually decreasing loc
D. Hyperventilation and hypersalivation - answer-b.
Confusion and fatigue
Which of the following pts would most likely demonstrate
typical signs of infection, such as a fever?
A. A 35 yr old female in the later stages of aids
B. A 17 yr old male w/ anxiety
C. A 3 month old female who was born prematuraly
