OEC Final Practice Exam Questions With Correct Answers

OEC Final Practice Exam Questions With Correct
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Which //of //the //following //is //the //best //answer //to //the //question, //"Are //all //stroke //patients
//paralyzed //on //one //side //of //their //body?"




a. //"Yes. //Both //the //arm //and //leg //on //the //same //side //will //always //be //paralyzed."

b. //"No. //Some //patients //suffering //a //stroke //will //show //no //signs //of //paralysis //at //all."

c. //"No. //Some //stroke //patients //may //have //only //slight //weakness //on //one //side //of //their
//bodies."



d. //"No. //Paralysis //can //occur //on //both //sides //of //the //body //and //in //different //limbs." //-
CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔c
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The //type //of //muscle //found //in //the //forearm //is:



a. //involuntary //muscle.

b. //integumentary //muscle.

c. //contractor //muscle.

d. //voluntary //muscle. //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔d



Distribution //of //a //poisonous //substance //in //the //body //occurs //primarily //through //the:



a. //lymphatic //system.

b. //gastrointestinal //system.

c. //endocrine //system.

,d. //circulatory //system. //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔d



The //speed //at //which //a //toxin //is //distributed //in //the //body //is //affected //by:



a. //urination.

b. //body //mass.

c. //the //heart //rate.

d. //the //respiratory //rate. //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔c



An //OEC //Technician //indicates //that //he //understands //the //danger //of //heat //stroke //when //he
//makes //which //of //the //following //statements?




a. //"Heat //stroke //is //not //a //dire //emergency //because //the //body //has //not //lost //too //much
//fluid."



b. //"Heat //stroke //resolves //quickly //with //the //administration //of //fluids //and //electrolytes."

c. //"In //heat //stroke, //the //body //loses //its //ability //to //lose //excess //heat, //causing //the //body's
//core //temperature //to //rise."



d. //"Heat //stroke //occurs //when //a //patient's //blood //vessels //are //dilated, //causing //a //mild //state
of //shock." //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔c
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The //distinction //between //dry //drowning //and //wet //drowning //involves:



a. //how //much //fluid //enters //the //lungs.

b. //the //pressure //against //the //cricoid //cartilage.

c. //the //closing //of //the //epiglottis.

d. //the //amount //of //trauma //to //the //laryngopharynx. //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔a

,You //are //responding //to //a //call //to //aid //a //patient //who //has //cut //himself //with //a //knife.
//Reportedly //arterial //bleeding //is //involved. //Given //this //information, //which //of //the //following


//findings //do //you //expect?




a. //Oozing //bright-red //blood //that //is //easy //to //control

b. //Flowing //dark-red //blood //that //is //difficult //to //control

c. //Spurting //dark-red //blood //that //is //difficult //to //control

d. //Bright-red //blood //that //is //spurting //with //each //beat //of //the //heart //- //CORRECT
ANSWERS(S)✔✔d
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You //have //been //called //for //a //63-year-old //woman //with //slurred //speech //and //right //arm
//weakness. //On //arrival, //the //patient //informs //you //that //the //slurred //speech //and //weakness


//have //resolved. //Since //your //assessment //reveals //no //deficits, //you //would //tell //the //patient:




a. //"You //really //need //to //be //evaluated //in //the //hospital. //You //could //be //at //risk //for //a //future
//stroke."



b. //"Sometimes //seizures //present //this //way; //call //your //doctor //in //the //morning //to //schedule
//an //appointment."



c. //"If //this //happens //again, //wait //10 //minutes //to //see //if //you //are //okay. //If //the //symptoms
//don't //go //away, //call //911."



d. //"It //would //be //best //to //start //taking //one //baby //aspirin //every //day; //this //will //decrease //the
chance //of //this //happening //again." //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔a
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The //part //of //the //eye //that //focuses //light //on //the //retina //is //called //the:



a. //vitreous //humor.

b. //lens.

c. //sclera.

d. //iris. //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔b

, A //heavy-set //snowboarder //was //critically //injured //when //he //crashed //into //a //tree //on //a
//Friday //night. //It //was //reported //that //he //was //clearly //out //of //control //while //traveling //at //a


//high //rate //of //speed //down //the //expert //trail. //Which //of //the //following //factors //had //the


//greatest //impact //on //the //extent //of //his //injuries?




a. //The //size //of //the //tree //he //hit

b. //The //speed //the //skier //was //going

c. //The //dimly //lit //trail

d. //The //skier's //weight //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔b



Light //stimulates //nerve //endings //in //which //of //the //following //structures //to //send //signals //to
//the //brain //via //the //optic //nerves?




a. //Retina

b. //Lachrymal //glands

c. //Iris

d. //Lens //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔a



A //man //has //been //struck //by //lightning //at //a //picnic. //As //you //arrive //on //scene, //his //friend
//states //that //the //patient //was //in //cardiac //arrest //after //the //strike, //but //after //one //minute //of


//CPR //he //has //a //heartbeat //and //weak //respirations. //The //patient //remains //unresponsive.


//Which //of //the //following //actions //should //you //take //immediately?




a. //Perform //the //jaw-thrust //maneuver.

b. //Provide //care //to //the //burn //injury //on //the //patient's //back.

c. //Attach //an //automated //external //defibrillator.

d. //Initiate //positive //pressure //ventilation. //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔a