EMT FISDAP CARDIOLOGY EXAM 2026 /EMT BASIC REVIEW FOR
NREMT CBT RECOMMENDED EXAM QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS GRADED A+ | PDF
A 45-year-old woman calls EMS because of severe chest pain. When you arrive,
she advises you that she has taken two of her husband's nitroglycerin tablets
without relief. What is your most appropriate course of action?
A. Attach the AED, administer 100% oxygen, and contact medical control for
advice.
B. Apply supplemental oxygen and transport the patient to the hospital without
delay.
C. Call medical control and request permission to assist the patient with one more
nitroglycerin tablet.
D. Obtain the patients's blood pressure and administer one more nitroglycerin
tablet if her blood pressure is greater than 100 mm Hg systolic. - SELECTED
ANSWER 👀Apply supplemental oxygen and transport the patient to the hospital
without delay
Cardiac arrest in the adult population most often is the result of
A. myocardial infarction
B. respiratory failure
C. a cardiac arrhythmia
D. accidental electrocution - SELECTED ANSWER 👀a cardiac arrhythmia
The chest pain associated with cardiac compromise often is described as
,A. sharp
B. stabbing
C. pressure
D. cramping - SELECTED ANSWER 👀pressure
As you are attempting to resuscitate an adult man with cardiac arrest, you receive
a "o shock advised" message from the AED. What should you do next?
A. continue CPR
B. Check for a pulse
C. Assess for breathing
D. Reanalyze the rhythm - SELECTED ANSWER 👀Check for a pulse
The myocardium receives its blood supply from the coronary arteries that branch
directly from the
A. aorta
B. vena cava
C. left atrium
D. right ventricle - SELECTED ANSWER 👀aorta
The EMT-B should consider performing 2 minutes of CPR prior to attaching the
AED to adult victims of cardiac arrest when
, A. the arrest is caused by a traumatic injury
B. the patient's cardiac arrest was witnessed
C. the call-to-arrival time is more than 5 minutes.
D. the patient has known coronary artery disease - SELECTED ANSWER 👀the call-
to-arrival time is more than 5 minutes
Which of the following are side effects of nitroglycerin?
A. Nausea
B. Anxiety
C. Headache
D. Hypertension - SELECTED ANSWER 👀Headache
Which of the following patients would be the best candidate for the
administration of nitroglycerin?
A. A woman who has taken 3 doses of prescribed nitroglycerin without relief of
chest pain
B. A woman with chest pain, prescribed nitroglycerin, and a blood pressure of
102/76 mm Hg
C. A man with chest pain, a bottle of expired nitroglycerin, and a blood pressure
of 110/80 mm Hg
D. An elderly man with crushing chest pain and a blood pressure of 90/60 mm Hg
- SELECTED ANSWER 👀A woman with chest pain, prescribed nitroglycerin, and a
blood pressure of 102/76 mm Hg
NREMT CBT RECOMMENDED EXAM QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS GRADED A+ | PDF
A 45-year-old woman calls EMS because of severe chest pain. When you arrive,
she advises you that she has taken two of her husband's nitroglycerin tablets
without relief. What is your most appropriate course of action?
A. Attach the AED, administer 100% oxygen, and contact medical control for
advice.
B. Apply supplemental oxygen and transport the patient to the hospital without
delay.
C. Call medical control and request permission to assist the patient with one more
nitroglycerin tablet.
D. Obtain the patients's blood pressure and administer one more nitroglycerin
tablet if her blood pressure is greater than 100 mm Hg systolic. - SELECTED
ANSWER 👀Apply supplemental oxygen and transport the patient to the hospital
without delay
Cardiac arrest in the adult population most often is the result of
A. myocardial infarction
B. respiratory failure
C. a cardiac arrhythmia
D. accidental electrocution - SELECTED ANSWER 👀a cardiac arrhythmia
The chest pain associated with cardiac compromise often is described as
,A. sharp
B. stabbing
C. pressure
D. cramping - SELECTED ANSWER 👀pressure
As you are attempting to resuscitate an adult man with cardiac arrest, you receive
a "o shock advised" message from the AED. What should you do next?
A. continue CPR
B. Check for a pulse
C. Assess for breathing
D. Reanalyze the rhythm - SELECTED ANSWER 👀Check for a pulse
The myocardium receives its blood supply from the coronary arteries that branch
directly from the
A. aorta
B. vena cava
C. left atrium
D. right ventricle - SELECTED ANSWER 👀aorta
The EMT-B should consider performing 2 minutes of CPR prior to attaching the
AED to adult victims of cardiac arrest when
, A. the arrest is caused by a traumatic injury
B. the patient's cardiac arrest was witnessed
C. the call-to-arrival time is more than 5 minutes.
D. the patient has known coronary artery disease - SELECTED ANSWER 👀the call-
to-arrival time is more than 5 minutes
Which of the following are side effects of nitroglycerin?
A. Nausea
B. Anxiety
C. Headache
D. Hypertension - SELECTED ANSWER 👀Headache
Which of the following patients would be the best candidate for the
administration of nitroglycerin?
A. A woman who has taken 3 doses of prescribed nitroglycerin without relief of
chest pain
B. A woman with chest pain, prescribed nitroglycerin, and a blood pressure of
102/76 mm Hg
C. A man with chest pain, a bottle of expired nitroglycerin, and a blood pressure
of 110/80 mm Hg
D. An elderly man with crushing chest pain and a blood pressure of 90/60 mm Hg
- SELECTED ANSWER 👀A woman with chest pain, prescribed nitroglycerin, and a
blood pressure of 102/76 mm Hg
