EMT Basic Final Exam Practice Test Questions and Answers (2023 / 2024) (Verified Answers)

EMT Basic Final Exam Practice Test Questions and Answers (2023 / 2024) (Verified Answers) Compensated Shock - ANSWERSlight mental status changes, including anxiety and feeling of impending doom; increased heart rate; increased respiratory rate; delayed capillary refill time; pale skin that is cool and moist to touch (diaphoresis); sweating; diluted pupils "Shockable" rhythms for AED - ANSWERV-Fib & V-Tach Congestive Heart Failure - ANSWERTachycardia; Dyspnea; Cyanosis; Diaphoresis; pulmonary edema; rapid heart rate; normal or elevated BP; crackles; a desire to sit upright; cool, pale, clammy skin; anxiety or confusion due to hypoxia; enlarged, pulsating neck veins; enlarged liver & spleen Congestive Heart Failure - ANSWERInadequate pumping of heart; often leads to excessive fluid build-up in lungs and/ or body Pulmonary Embolism - ANSWERChest pain; shortness of breath; low O2 saturation; cyanosis; tachycardia; wheezing Pneumothorax - ANSWERSharp, pleuritic chest pain; decreased or absent lung sounds on that side; shortness of breath; dyspnea on exertion; low O2 sat.; cyanosis; tachycardia; decreased BP Pneumonia - ANSWERShortness of breath with or without exertion; coughing; fever and severe chills; headache; pale, sweaty skin; fatigue; co