AMLS POST TEST 2022 3RD EDITION
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE
◉ A quadriplegic male is experiencing difficulty breathing and
restlessness. His skin is warm and his urine is dark, yellow and
cloudy. Vital signs are BP 86/68, P-128, R-24, temp 101.2 F
(38degrees C). Which type of shock should you suspect?
Answer: Septic
◉ A 20-year-old male college student complains of acute onset of
fever, headache, vomiting, and malaise. He appears ill and has a
petechial rash on his extremities. What should you suspect?
Answer: Meningitis
◉ A 20-year-old male complains of severe pain after a jellyfish sting.
He has a red, swollen ankle and foot. What should you do?
Answer: Wash the area and administer an analgesic
◉ The renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system is activated during
shock in order to cause which of the following?
Answer: Increase in preload, after load, and reabsorption of sodium
, ◉ An elderly COPD patient complains of difficulty in breathing upon
exertion. She has a 1-week history of productive cough. She has
pursed lip breathing. She is prescribed a bronchodilator as needed.
Vital signs are BP 132/70, P-88, R-20 with Rhonchi. What should
you suspect?
Answer: Epiglottitis
◉ An anxious 32-year-old female complains of chest pains with
palpitations. She has a history of Grave's disease. She reports she
was seen in the ED earlier that day and had a CT scan of her
abdomen with IV contrast. She is diaphoretic and has a temperature
of 101.5 F (38.6 C). Vital signs are BP-100/62, P-156, R-30, BGL
133mg/dL. What should you administer?
Answer: Normal Saline
◉ What statement is correct regarding responding to a suspected
nerve agent exposure?
Answer: Patients should be treated in a well-ventilated area
◉ What reference is the MOST beneficial to obtain for a suspected
stroke?
Answer: Last Known Well
◉ Which of the following statements is correct regarding radioactive
materials?
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE
◉ A quadriplegic male is experiencing difficulty breathing and
restlessness. His skin is warm and his urine is dark, yellow and
cloudy. Vital signs are BP 86/68, P-128, R-24, temp 101.2 F
(38degrees C). Which type of shock should you suspect?
Answer: Septic
◉ A 20-year-old male college student complains of acute onset of
fever, headache, vomiting, and malaise. He appears ill and has a
petechial rash on his extremities. What should you suspect?
Answer: Meningitis
◉ A 20-year-old male complains of severe pain after a jellyfish sting.
He has a red, swollen ankle and foot. What should you do?
Answer: Wash the area and administer an analgesic
◉ The renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system is activated during
shock in order to cause which of the following?
Answer: Increase in preload, after load, and reabsorption of sodium
, ◉ An elderly COPD patient complains of difficulty in breathing upon
exertion. She has a 1-week history of productive cough. She has
pursed lip breathing. She is prescribed a bronchodilator as needed.
Vital signs are BP 132/70, P-88, R-20 with Rhonchi. What should
you suspect?
Answer: Epiglottitis
◉ An anxious 32-year-old female complains of chest pains with
palpitations. She has a history of Grave's disease. She reports she
was seen in the ED earlier that day and had a CT scan of her
abdomen with IV contrast. She is diaphoretic and has a temperature
of 101.5 F (38.6 C). Vital signs are BP-100/62, P-156, R-30, BGL
133mg/dL. What should you administer?
Answer: Normal Saline
◉ What statement is correct regarding responding to a suspected
nerve agent exposure?
Answer: Patients should be treated in a well-ventilated area
◉ What reference is the MOST beneficial to obtain for a suspected
stroke?
Answer: Last Known Well
◉ Which of the following statements is correct regarding radioactive
materials?