FISDAP EMT Medical Exam
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1. 1. Which statement strongly indicates syncope? I blacked out for a
few seconds
2. 2. When assessing the patient for arm drift, you hold their arms out
should ask the patient to palms up, eyes
closed
3. 3. 68 yo patient reports abdominal pain, vomiting, and upper gi bleed
a loss of appetite, as well as black, tarry stools. you
should suspect
4. 4. You are called to an outdoor garden center on a bee sting
hot, humid day. Your patient is pale, wheezing, and
has hives. you should suspect
5. 5. you have been dispatched to a behavioral emer- restrain the pt. to
gency. The police are on the scene and have asked your cot and trans-
you to evaluate the patient. you should port to the nearest
hospital
6. 6. a pt. was cleaning a bathroom when he came out move the pt to
gagging and coughing. his eyes are red and watering a well ventilated
and he is complaining of dyspnea. you should area
7. 7. 38 yo pt. has a history of hypothyroidism. she contact the poison
is hypertensive, tachycardic, and hyperthermic. you center or medical
find an empty bottle of Synthroid nearby. You should command.
8. 8. a pt's family member reports a glucometer reading low
of 57 mg/dL. how should you interpret this reading?
9. 9. a worker at a fertilizer plant has spilled lye all over brush the powder
his upper body. you should off the pt.
10. 10. to assess a possible stroke pt for abnormal ask the pt to re-
speech, you should peat a common
phrase
11. 11. a pt was stung by a bee. you should
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apply ice cold
compress to the
affected area
12. 12. 72 yo male has weak hand grips, blurred vision, evaluate for facial
and is unable to tell you the day of the week. he is a droop
type 2 diabetic. what should you do
13. 13. which of the following meds helps the body trans- insulin
port sugar into the cells
14. 14. an unconscious patient has one pupil that is sig- stroke
nificantly larger than the other and not reactive to
light. the most likely cause is
15. 15. where would you expect to find pain in a pt with right lower quad-
suspected appendicitis rant
16. 16. when assessing a pt for facial droop, you should ask pt to smile or
show his teeth
17. 17. which of the following assessment findings sug- bright red blood
gests a gi bleed from the rectal
area
18. 18. you are assessing an unresponsive medical pa- chief complaint
tient. what should be your primary focus
19. 19. a patient has a headache. how should you position 90 degree fowler
him on the cot
20. 20. 50 yo male who recently completed renal dialysis a life-threatening
is bleeding profusely from his shunt. how should you problem that re-
classify this bleeding quires immediate
surgical interven-
tion
21. 21. a 28 yo pt is outside at a concert and appears look for a
confused. he is unable to answer your questions. you medical identifica-
should
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1. 1. Which statement strongly indicates syncope? I blacked out for a
few seconds
2. 2. When assessing the patient for arm drift, you hold their arms out
should ask the patient to palms up, eyes
closed
3. 3. 68 yo patient reports abdominal pain, vomiting, and upper gi bleed
a loss of appetite, as well as black, tarry stools. you
should suspect
4. 4. You are called to an outdoor garden center on a bee sting
hot, humid day. Your patient is pale, wheezing, and
has hives. you should suspect
5. 5. you have been dispatched to a behavioral emer- restrain the pt. to
gency. The police are on the scene and have asked your cot and trans-
you to evaluate the patient. you should port to the nearest
hospital
6. 6. a pt. was cleaning a bathroom when he came out move the pt to
gagging and coughing. his eyes are red and watering a well ventilated
and he is complaining of dyspnea. you should area
7. 7. 38 yo pt. has a history of hypothyroidism. she contact the poison
is hypertensive, tachycardic, and hyperthermic. you center or medical
find an empty bottle of Synthroid nearby. You should command.
8. 8. a pt's family member reports a glucometer reading low
of 57 mg/dL. how should you interpret this reading?
9. 9. a worker at a fertilizer plant has spilled lye all over brush the powder
his upper body. you should off the pt.
10. 10. to assess a possible stroke pt for abnormal ask the pt to re-
speech, you should peat a common
phrase
11. 11. a pt was stung by a bee. you should
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apply ice cold
compress to the
affected area
12. 12. 72 yo male has weak hand grips, blurred vision, evaluate for facial
and is unable to tell you the day of the week. he is a droop
type 2 diabetic. what should you do
13. 13. which of the following meds helps the body trans- insulin
port sugar into the cells
14. 14. an unconscious patient has one pupil that is sig- stroke
nificantly larger than the other and not reactive to
light. the most likely cause is
15. 15. where would you expect to find pain in a pt with right lower quad-
suspected appendicitis rant
16. 16. when assessing a pt for facial droop, you should ask pt to smile or
show his teeth
17. 17. which of the following assessment findings sug- bright red blood
gests a gi bleed from the rectal
area
18. 18. you are assessing an unresponsive medical pa- chief complaint
tient. what should be your primary focus
19. 19. a patient has a headache. how should you position 90 degree fowler
him on the cot
20. 20. 50 yo male who recently completed renal dialysis a life-threatening
is bleeding profusely from his shunt. how should you problem that re-
classify this bleeding quires immediate
surgical interven-
tion
21. 21. a 28 yo pt is outside at a concert and appears look for a
confused. he is unable to answer your questions. you medical identifica-
should
