Emergency Medicine Exam | Actual Questions and Answers
Latest Updated 2026/2027 (Graded A+)
• Question
In what type of patients would an orophayngeal airway be used?
Correct Answer: Those that are unconscious. Cannot be used in pts with a gag reflex
• Question
What type of patients can receive a nasopharyngeal airway?
Correct Answer: Either awake of sedated patients
• Question
Contraindication of a Nasopharyngeal airway?
Correct Answer: If they have big bleeding or high INR
• Question
When is crichothyrotomy contraindicated?
Correct Answer: In children, usually under 12 this does not work
• Question
What patient can get non-invasive face mask ventilation?
Correct Answer: Must be an awake patient because the unconscious one will lose their
airway, air will get into the esophagus and they will aspirate
• Question
What is the exception to the rules of ABC?
Correct Answer: If the patient has no pulse and you suspect they are having a cardiac
arrhythmia, you can use AED before securing an airway....Chance of survival decreases
10% per minute in V-fib
• Question
What is the most common cardiac arrest rhythm?
Correct Answer: Ventricular Fibrillation
• Question
What are the three pulseless shockable rhythms?
Correct Answer: I. V-fib
II. V-tach
III. Torsades (pt may actually have a pulse in torsades)
,• Question
What drugs can you add to an arrest patient who is not responding to shock and you
have tried epinephrine and or vasopressin?
Correct Answer: Amiodarone or Lidocaine
• Question
What drug can you add to an arrest patient if not responding to shock and they are in
torsades?
Correct Answer: Mg++
• Question
Treatment for patients with asystole or a pulseless rhythm that is not Vfib, Vtach or
Torsades?
Correct Answer: I. Epi
II. and or vasopressin
III. Atropine
IV. Treat underlying cause of PEA
• Question
What is the likely cause of an arrest if a patient is on a ventilator?
Correct Answer: Pneumothorax
• Question
What is the likely cause of an arrest if they have renal failure and missed a few dialysis
appointments?
Correct Answer: I. Hyperkalemia!
II. Calcium gluconate
III. Bicarb
• Question
When is pacing an arrest patient a good idea?
Correct Answer: If the patient was bradycardic and you witness the arrest... NOT if the
patient has been in arrest for a long time, this will not help
• Question
When do you do a thoracotomy?
Correct Answer: Witnessed arrest with penetrating heart trauma
, • Question
When would you not do a cardiac thump?
Correct Answer: If a patient is in v-tach because this is asynchronous energy...Why you
would do this if you have a cardiac monitor?
• Question
Are routine antiarrhythmics given after someone has been brought back from an arrest?
Correct Answer: No
• Question
What are signs of a poor prognosis after recovering from a cardiac arrest?
Correct Answer: I. Absent corneal reflex at
II. 24 hours
III. Absent pupillary response at 24 hours
IV. Absent withdrawl response at 24 hours
No motor response
• Question
When does a synchoronized shock deliver the electricity?
Correct Answer: On top of the QRS complex when the pt is depolarizing the ventricles
• Question
What can Mobitz II or Third degree heart block progress to?
Correct Answer: Asystole
• Question
A patient has symptomatic bradycardia...what do you do?
Correct Answer: Well, get ECG but also Give atropine IV
• Question
What if a pt with symptomatic bradycardia does not improve with atropine?
Correct Answer: I. Transcutaneous
II. pacer... (QUICK!)
III. Then Transvenous pacer (needs central line)
• Question
What do you do in a symptomatic pt with bradycardia who does not improve with
atropine and there is no transcutaneous pacer available?
Correct Answer: Dopamine or epinephrine drip
Latest Updated 2026/2027 (Graded A+)
• Question
In what type of patients would an orophayngeal airway be used?
Correct Answer: Those that are unconscious. Cannot be used in pts with a gag reflex
• Question
What type of patients can receive a nasopharyngeal airway?
Correct Answer: Either awake of sedated patients
• Question
Contraindication of a Nasopharyngeal airway?
Correct Answer: If they have big bleeding or high INR
• Question
When is crichothyrotomy contraindicated?
Correct Answer: In children, usually under 12 this does not work
• Question
What patient can get non-invasive face mask ventilation?
Correct Answer: Must be an awake patient because the unconscious one will lose their
airway, air will get into the esophagus and they will aspirate
• Question
What is the exception to the rules of ABC?
Correct Answer: If the patient has no pulse and you suspect they are having a cardiac
arrhythmia, you can use AED before securing an airway....Chance of survival decreases
10% per minute in V-fib
• Question
What is the most common cardiac arrest rhythm?
Correct Answer: Ventricular Fibrillation
• Question
What are the three pulseless shockable rhythms?
Correct Answer: I. V-fib
II. V-tach
III. Torsades (pt may actually have a pulse in torsades)
,• Question
What drugs can you add to an arrest patient who is not responding to shock and you
have tried epinephrine and or vasopressin?
Correct Answer: Amiodarone or Lidocaine
• Question
What drug can you add to an arrest patient if not responding to shock and they are in
torsades?
Correct Answer: Mg++
• Question
Treatment for patients with asystole or a pulseless rhythm that is not Vfib, Vtach or
Torsades?
Correct Answer: I. Epi
II. and or vasopressin
III. Atropine
IV. Treat underlying cause of PEA
• Question
What is the likely cause of an arrest if a patient is on a ventilator?
Correct Answer: Pneumothorax
• Question
What is the likely cause of an arrest if they have renal failure and missed a few dialysis
appointments?
Correct Answer: I. Hyperkalemia!
II. Calcium gluconate
III. Bicarb
• Question
When is pacing an arrest patient a good idea?
Correct Answer: If the patient was bradycardic and you witness the arrest... NOT if the
patient has been in arrest for a long time, this will not help
• Question
When do you do a thoracotomy?
Correct Answer: Witnessed arrest with penetrating heart trauma
, • Question
When would you not do a cardiac thump?
Correct Answer: If a patient is in v-tach because this is asynchronous energy...Why you
would do this if you have a cardiac monitor?
• Question
Are routine antiarrhythmics given after someone has been brought back from an arrest?
Correct Answer: No
• Question
What are signs of a poor prognosis after recovering from a cardiac arrest?
Correct Answer: I. Absent corneal reflex at
II. 24 hours
III. Absent pupillary response at 24 hours
IV. Absent withdrawl response at 24 hours
No motor response
• Question
When does a synchoronized shock deliver the electricity?
Correct Answer: On top of the QRS complex when the pt is depolarizing the ventricles
• Question
What can Mobitz II or Third degree heart block progress to?
Correct Answer: Asystole
• Question
A patient has symptomatic bradycardia...what do you do?
Correct Answer: Well, get ECG but also Give atropine IV
• Question
What if a pt with symptomatic bradycardia does not improve with atropine?
Correct Answer: I. Transcutaneous
II. pacer... (QUICK!)
III. Then Transvenous pacer (needs central line)
• Question
What do you do in a symptomatic pt with bradycardia who does not improve with
atropine and there is no transcutaneous pacer available?
Correct Answer: Dopamine or epinephrine drip
