EMT FISDAP REVIEW EXAM STUDY GUIDE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Regions of the abdomen - ✔✔epigastric, umbilical, periumbilical, hypogastric,
hypochondriac, lumbar, iliac/inguinal, RUQ, LUQ, RLQ, RUQ, suprapubic
✔✔Hypovolemic shock - ✔✔Shock caused by fluid or blood loss.
✔✔Appendicitis - ✔✔inflammation of the appendix
✔✔Anaphylaxis - ✔✔a severe response to an allergen in which the symptoms develop
quickly, and without help, the patient can die within a few minutes.
✔✔Epi-Pen Administration - ✔✔Place the orange tip against the middle of the outer
thigh (upper leg) at a right angle (perpendicular) to the thigh. Swing and push the auto-
injector firmly until it "clicks." The click signals that the injection has started. Hold firmly
in place for 3 seconds (count slowly 1, 2, 3).
✔✔Epinephrine Cardiac system - ✔✔Epinephrine causes constriction in many networks
of minute blood vessels but dilates the blood vessels in the skeletal muscles and the
liver. In the heart, it increases the rate and force of contraction, thus increasing the
output of blood and raising blood pressure.
, ✔✔BSI/PPE - ✔✔Body Substance Isolation and Personal Protective Equipment
✔✔Pathogens - ✔✔disease causing agents
✔✔Salmonella - ✔✔a bacterium that occurs mainly in the intestine, especially a
serotype causing food poisoning.
✔✔Streptococcus - ✔✔berry-shaped (bacterium) in twisted chains
✔✔Pneumonia - ✔✔Bacterial infection of the lungs, alveoli fill with fluid
✔✔N95 respirator - ✔✔Mask with small, tightly woven pores that protects the wearer
from airborne infection.
✔✔hyperglycemia - ✔✔excessive sugar in the blood
✔✔Hypoglycemia - ✔✔abnormally low level of sugar in the blood
✔✔DKA - ✔✔diabetic ketoacidosis
✔✔Treatment of DKA - ✔✔Fluids, insulin, and aggressive replacement of electrolytes
(e.g., K+)
✔✔Treatment of hyperglycemia - ✔✔insulin and fluids
✔✔Treatment of hypoglycemia - ✔✔Oral glucose and transport
✔✔Treatment of hypovolemic shock - ✔✔secure airway, assist ventilations
administer high flow O2, control external bleeding, elevate legs (if no fractured
extremities) keep warm, transport
✔✔Signs and symptoms of hypoglycemia - ✔✔cold sweats - weakness - trembling -
nervousness - irritability - pallor - increased heart rate - confusion - altered LOC and
irrational behavior (cerebral glucose defecit)
✔✔Signs and symptoms of hyperglycemia - ✔✔(1) Sweet, fruity, or acetone
(2) Weakness, nausea, vomiting
(3) Rapid and weak pulse
(4) Deep, rapid respirations
✔✔Signs and symptoms of DKA - ✔✔fatigue, polydipsia, polyuria, N/V, change in LOC,
dehydration, fruity breath, hypotension, tachycardia, tachypnea, ketones in urine,
potassium imbalance (high)
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Regions of the abdomen - ✔✔epigastric, umbilical, periumbilical, hypogastric,
hypochondriac, lumbar, iliac/inguinal, RUQ, LUQ, RLQ, RUQ, suprapubic
✔✔Hypovolemic shock - ✔✔Shock caused by fluid or blood loss.
✔✔Appendicitis - ✔✔inflammation of the appendix
✔✔Anaphylaxis - ✔✔a severe response to an allergen in which the symptoms develop
quickly, and without help, the patient can die within a few minutes.
✔✔Epi-Pen Administration - ✔✔Place the orange tip against the middle of the outer
thigh (upper leg) at a right angle (perpendicular) to the thigh. Swing and push the auto-
injector firmly until it "clicks." The click signals that the injection has started. Hold firmly
in place for 3 seconds (count slowly 1, 2, 3).
✔✔Epinephrine Cardiac system - ✔✔Epinephrine causes constriction in many networks
of minute blood vessels but dilates the blood vessels in the skeletal muscles and the
liver. In the heart, it increases the rate and force of contraction, thus increasing the
output of blood and raising blood pressure.
, ✔✔BSI/PPE - ✔✔Body Substance Isolation and Personal Protective Equipment
✔✔Pathogens - ✔✔disease causing agents
✔✔Salmonella - ✔✔a bacterium that occurs mainly in the intestine, especially a
serotype causing food poisoning.
✔✔Streptococcus - ✔✔berry-shaped (bacterium) in twisted chains
✔✔Pneumonia - ✔✔Bacterial infection of the lungs, alveoli fill with fluid
✔✔N95 respirator - ✔✔Mask with small, tightly woven pores that protects the wearer
from airborne infection.
✔✔hyperglycemia - ✔✔excessive sugar in the blood
✔✔Hypoglycemia - ✔✔abnormally low level of sugar in the blood
✔✔DKA - ✔✔diabetic ketoacidosis
✔✔Treatment of DKA - ✔✔Fluids, insulin, and aggressive replacement of electrolytes
(e.g., K+)
✔✔Treatment of hyperglycemia - ✔✔insulin and fluids
✔✔Treatment of hypoglycemia - ✔✔Oral glucose and transport
✔✔Treatment of hypovolemic shock - ✔✔secure airway, assist ventilations
administer high flow O2, control external bleeding, elevate legs (if no fractured
extremities) keep warm, transport
✔✔Signs and symptoms of hypoglycemia - ✔✔cold sweats - weakness - trembling -
nervousness - irritability - pallor - increased heart rate - confusion - altered LOC and
irrational behavior (cerebral glucose defecit)
✔✔Signs and symptoms of hyperglycemia - ✔✔(1) Sweet, fruity, or acetone
(2) Weakness, nausea, vomiting
(3) Rapid and weak pulse
(4) Deep, rapid respirations
✔✔Signs and symptoms of DKA - ✔✔fatigue, polydipsia, polyuria, N/V, change in LOC,
dehydration, fruity breath, hypotension, tachycardia, tachypnea, ketones in urine,
potassium imbalance (high)
