Chapter 8- AEMT Questions And Answers

Chapter 8- AEMT Questions And
Answers
acfullctermcneonatechascactotalcbodycwatercpercentagecofc
A.c50%
B.c60%
C.c70%
D.c80%c-cCORRECTccANSWER-80%

Achypertoniccfluidcdeficitcoccurscwhencthereciscwaterclosscincthecbodycwithoutcacproportionat
eclosscofc
A.csodiumc
B.ccalciumc
C.cchloride
D.cpotassiumc-cCORRECTccANSWER-sodium

Acyoungcfemalecoverdosedconcheroincandchascslow,cshallowcbreathing.cWhichcofcthecfollowi
ngcconditioncwillcshecdevelopcinitially?
A.crespiratorycalkalosis
B.cmetaboliccacidosis
C.crespiratorycacidosisc
D.cmetaboliccalkalosisc-cCORRECTccANSWER-respiratorycacidosis

Ancalterationcofcthecsize,cshape,candcorganizationcofccellscisccalled:
A.catrophy
B.chyperplasia
C.cdysplasia
D.cmetaplasiac-cCORRECTccANSWER-dysplasia

bloodcgascanalysiscatcthechospialcrevealscthatcyourcpatientchascacpHcofc7.29.cWhichcofcthecfo
llowingcconditionscwouldcmostclikelyccausecthis?
A.chyperventilationc
B.cAntacidcOverdose
C.cdiabeticcketoacidosis
D.cmildchypoglycemiac-cCORRECTccANSWER-diabeticcketoacidosis

, Drycgangreneciscancexamplecofcwhichctypecofcnecrosis
A.csimplec
B.cderived
C.ccoagulationc
D.cliquefactionc-cCORRECTccANSWER-derived

duringcinflammatorycresponse,ctheclivercproduces:
A.cpyrogens
B.cwhitecbloodccells
C.credcbloodccells
D.cc-reactivecproteinc-cCORRECTccANSWER-c-reactivecprotein

incresponsectochypoperfusion,cthecrenin-angioensin-
aldosteronecsystem,calongcwithcantidiureticchormone,ccauses:
A.csaltcandcwatercretentioncandcperipheralcvasoconstrictionc
B.csaltcandcwatercexcretioncandcperipheralcvasodilationc
C.csaltcwatercretentioncandcperipheralcvasodilationc
D.csaltcandcwatercexcretioncandcperipheralcvasoconstrictionc-cCORRECTccANSWER-
saltcandcwatercretentioncandcperipheralcvasoconstriction

mostctypescofcshockcareccharacterizedcby:
A.creducedccardiaccoutput,ccirculatorycinefficiency,candctachycardia
C.cbradycardia,cpallor,candcwidespreadcvasoconstruction
D.ctachycardia,cflushedcskin,candcancelevatedcbloodcpressurec-cCORRECTccANSWER-
reducedccardiaccoutput,ccirculatorycineffiencycandctachycardia

Pathophysiologyciscdefinedcascthecstudycofcthe:
A.cphysiologycofcalteredcfunctioningcincthecabsencecofcdisease
B.cphysiologycofcalteredcfunctioningcincthecpresencecofcdisease
C.cprocesscbycwhichcthechumancbodycmaintainschomeostasis
D.cphysiologycofcnormalcbodycfunctioncincthecabsencecofcdiseasec-cCORRECTccANSWER-
physiologycofcalteredcfunctioningcincthecpresencecofcdisease

relativectocothercmicroorganisms,cmycobacteriumctuberculosis:
A.cisceasilycdestroyedcwitcantibiodicc
B.ccontainscacthick,cimpenetrableccapsulec
C.clackscaccapsule,cyetcresistscdestructionc
D.ciscnotctransportedcincthecbodycbycphagocytesc-cCORRECTccANSWER-
lackscaccapsulecyetcresistscdestruction

shockccausedcbycpericardialctamponadeciscsecondarycto:
A.cdecreasedccontractilityc
B.ccompressioncofcthecaorta
C.cdecreasedccoronarycperfusionc
D.creducedcventricularcfillingc-cCORRECTccANSWER-reducedcventricularcfilling