WEST COAST EMT BLOCK 3 EXAM BANK |COMPLETE QUESTIONS
WITH EXPERT SOLUTIONS| 2026 LATEST UPDATED| A+
A 40-year-old patient without a history of seizures experiences a generalized (tonic-clonic)
seizure. The LEAST likely cause of this seizure is:
Select one:
A. intracranial bleeding
B. epilepsy.
C. a brain tumor.
D. a serious infection. - (answer)B. epilepsy.
A patient who is experiencing aphasia is:
Select one:
A. not able to swallow without choking.
B. experiencing a right hemispheric stroke.
C. unable to produce or understand speech.
D. usually conscious but has slurred speech. - (answer)C. unable to produce or understand
speech.
,A patient who is possibly experiencing a stroke is NOT eligible for thrombolytic (fibrinolytic)
therapy if he or she:
Select one:
A. is older than 60 years of age.
B. has had a prior heart attack.
C. has a GCS score that is less than 8.
D. has bleeding within the brain. - (answer)D. has bleeding within the brain.
A patient with an altered mental status is:
Select one:
A. completely unresponsive to all forms of stimuli.
B. typically alert but is confused as to preceding events.
C. not thinking clearly or is incapable of being aroused.
D. usually able to be aroused with a painful stimulus. - (answer)C. not thinking clearly or is
incapable of being aroused.
Components of the Cincinnati Prehospital Stroke Scale include:
Select one:
A. facial droop, speech, and pupil size.
,B. speech, pupil reaction, and memory.
C. arm drift, memory, and grip strength.
D. arm drift, speech, and facial droop. - (answer)D. arm drift, speech, and facial droop.
Febrile seizures:
Select one:
A. are usually benign but should be evaluated.
B. often result in permanent brain damage.
C. occur when a child's fever rises slowly.
D. are also referred to as absence seizures. - (answer)A. are usually benign but should be
evaluated.
Individuals with chronic alcoholism are predisposed to intracranial bleeding and hypoglycemia
secondary to abnormalities in the:
Select one:
A. kidneys.
B. liver.
C. pancreas.
D. brain. - (answer)B. liver.
, Muscle control and body coordination are controlled by the:
Select one:
A. cerebellum.
B. brain stem.
C. cerebral cortex.
D. cerebrum. - (answer)A. cerebellum.
Status epilepticus is characterized by:
Select one:
A. profound tachycardia and total muscle flaccidity.
B. an absence seizure that is not preceded by an aura.
C. generalized seizures that last less than 5 minutes.
D. prolonged seizures without a return of consciousness. - (answer)D. prolonged seizures
without a return of consciousness.
The most basic functions of the body, such as breathing, blood pressure, and swallowing, are
controlled by the:
Select one:
WITH EXPERT SOLUTIONS| 2026 LATEST UPDATED| A+
A 40-year-old patient without a history of seizures experiences a generalized (tonic-clonic)
seizure. The LEAST likely cause of this seizure is:
Select one:
A. intracranial bleeding
B. epilepsy.
C. a brain tumor.
D. a serious infection. - (answer)B. epilepsy.
A patient who is experiencing aphasia is:
Select one:
A. not able to swallow without choking.
B. experiencing a right hemispheric stroke.
C. unable to produce or understand speech.
D. usually conscious but has slurred speech. - (answer)C. unable to produce or understand
speech.
,A patient who is possibly experiencing a stroke is NOT eligible for thrombolytic (fibrinolytic)
therapy if he or she:
Select one:
A. is older than 60 years of age.
B. has had a prior heart attack.
C. has a GCS score that is less than 8.
D. has bleeding within the brain. - (answer)D. has bleeding within the brain.
A patient with an altered mental status is:
Select one:
A. completely unresponsive to all forms of stimuli.
B. typically alert but is confused as to preceding events.
C. not thinking clearly or is incapable of being aroused.
D. usually able to be aroused with a painful stimulus. - (answer)C. not thinking clearly or is
incapable of being aroused.
Components of the Cincinnati Prehospital Stroke Scale include:
Select one:
A. facial droop, speech, and pupil size.
,B. speech, pupil reaction, and memory.
C. arm drift, memory, and grip strength.
D. arm drift, speech, and facial droop. - (answer)D. arm drift, speech, and facial droop.
Febrile seizures:
Select one:
A. are usually benign but should be evaluated.
B. often result in permanent brain damage.
C. occur when a child's fever rises slowly.
D. are also referred to as absence seizures. - (answer)A. are usually benign but should be
evaluated.
Individuals with chronic alcoholism are predisposed to intracranial bleeding and hypoglycemia
secondary to abnormalities in the:
Select one:
A. kidneys.
B. liver.
C. pancreas.
D. brain. - (answer)B. liver.
, Muscle control and body coordination are controlled by the:
Select one:
A. cerebellum.
B. brain stem.
C. cerebral cortex.
D. cerebrum. - (answer)A. cerebellum.
Status epilepticus is characterized by:
Select one:
A. profound tachycardia and total muscle flaccidity.
B. an absence seizure that is not preceded by an aura.
C. generalized seizures that last less than 5 minutes.
D. prolonged seizures without a return of consciousness. - (answer)D. prolonged seizures
without a return of consciousness.
The most basic functions of the body, such as breathing, blood pressure, and swallowing, are
controlled by the:
Select one:
