MEDICAL EMERGENCIES FISDAP
CERTIFICATION EVALUATION EXAMS 2026
SOLVED QUESTIONS WITH FULL SOLUTION
◉ hypoglycemia
Answer: blood glucose level is below normal ( 40 - 80 mg/dL BGL)
◉ Why does hypoglycemia cause altered mental status?
Answer: because oxygen and glucose are needed for brain function,
hypoglycemia can mimic conditions in the brain associated with
stroke
◉ delirium
Answer: temporary state that often has a physical or mental cause
and may be reversed with proper treatment
◉ delirium signs/symptoms
Answer: confusion and disorientation, disorganized thoughts,
inattention, memory loss, striking changes in personality and affect,
hallucination, delusions, or a decreased level of consciousness
,◉ Delirium patients may experience a rapid alteration between
______ ______.
Answer: mental states
◉ Is delirium a symptom or a disease?
Answer: symptom
◉ Why does delirium cause altered mental status?
Answer: result of a reversible physical ailment (ex. tumor, fever),
metabolic causes
◉ hypoxia
Answer: low oxygen supply in bodily tissues
◉ hypoxemia
Answer: low oxygen content in the blood
◉ chronic alcohol intoxication signs/symptoms
Answer: decreased liver function, blood clotting, immune system
abnormalities
◉ Mnemonic for possible causes of altered mental status:
, Answer: AEIOU TIPS
A - alcohol
E - epilepsy, endocrine, electrolytes
I - insulin
O - opiates and other drugs
U - uremia (kidney failure)
T - trauma, temperature
I - infection (in brain)
P - poisoning, psychogenic causes
S - shock, stroke, seizure, syncope, space-occupying lesion,
subarachnoid hemorrhage
◉ altered mental status treatment
Answer: ABCs, artificial ventilation and suctioning, transport
◉ steps for evaluation of altered mental status
Answer: determine the cause, provide C-spine immobilization, ABCs,
transport
◉ When should blood glucose be assessed?
CERTIFICATION EVALUATION EXAMS 2026
SOLVED QUESTIONS WITH FULL SOLUTION
◉ hypoglycemia
Answer: blood glucose level is below normal ( 40 - 80 mg/dL BGL)
◉ Why does hypoglycemia cause altered mental status?
Answer: because oxygen and glucose are needed for brain function,
hypoglycemia can mimic conditions in the brain associated with
stroke
◉ delirium
Answer: temporary state that often has a physical or mental cause
and may be reversed with proper treatment
◉ delirium signs/symptoms
Answer: confusion and disorientation, disorganized thoughts,
inattention, memory loss, striking changes in personality and affect,
hallucination, delusions, or a decreased level of consciousness
,◉ Delirium patients may experience a rapid alteration between
______ ______.
Answer: mental states
◉ Is delirium a symptom or a disease?
Answer: symptom
◉ Why does delirium cause altered mental status?
Answer: result of a reversible physical ailment (ex. tumor, fever),
metabolic causes
◉ hypoxia
Answer: low oxygen supply in bodily tissues
◉ hypoxemia
Answer: low oxygen content in the blood
◉ chronic alcohol intoxication signs/symptoms
Answer: decreased liver function, blood clotting, immune system
abnormalities
◉ Mnemonic for possible causes of altered mental status:
, Answer: AEIOU TIPS
A - alcohol
E - epilepsy, endocrine, electrolytes
I - insulin
O - opiates and other drugs
U - uremia (kidney failure)
T - trauma, temperature
I - infection (in brain)
P - poisoning, psychogenic causes
S - shock, stroke, seizure, syncope, space-occupying lesion,
subarachnoid hemorrhage
◉ altered mental status treatment
Answer: ABCs, artificial ventilation and suctioning, transport
◉ steps for evaluation of altered mental status
Answer: determine the cause, provide C-spine immobilization, ABCs,
transport
◉ When should blood glucose be assessed?
