OEC Exam
OEC Exam with Complete Questions
and Correct Answers A+ 2025
1 Which of the following statements describes how you initially fill the drip chamber after you
have attached the administration set to the IV fluid bag?
a. Open the sliding clamp lock and let the drip chamber fill passively.
b. Close the sliding clamp lock, and then squeeze the bag to force fluid into the drip chamber.
c. Open the sliding clamp lock and keep it positioned higher than the IV fluid bag.
d. Close the sliding clamp lock, and then squeeze and release the drip chamber until it is half full.
- Correct Answer :d. Close the sliding clamp lock, and then squeeze and release the drip chamber
until it is half full.
2 You are placing a patient on a cardiac monitor. In which of the following locations would you
place the green "RL" lead?
3. You have been called to aid a patient with abdominal pain. The patient states that he recently
had his gall bladder removed. As an OEC Technician, you realize that the gallbladder is located in
the:
a. left upper abdominal quadrant.
b. right upper abdominal quadrant.
c. lower left abdominal quadrant.
d. lower right abdominal quadrant.
- Correct Answer :b. right upper abdominal quadrant.
4. The spleen of a patient has ruptured. Because it is a solid organ, an OEC Technician recognizes
that the primary threat to life is:
a. blood loss.
b. pain.
c. infection.
d. inflammation.
- Correct Answer :a. blood loss.
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5. An OEC Technician would recognize which of the following situations as acute abdominal
emergency?
a. A patient who complains of stomach pain and has bad-smelling gas
b. A woman who says she drank tequila last night and now has stomach pain
c. A child whose sister has hepatitis and who has just vomited for the first time
d. A ski racer who hit a tree and has significant left flank pain.
- Correct Answer :d. A ski racer who hit a tree and has significant left flank pain.
6. An OEC Technician knows that the abdomen is located between the:
a. diaphragm and the top of the pelvis.
b. mid-chest and the umbilicus.
c. nipple line and the coccyx of the spine.
d. bottom of the rib cage and the pelvis.
- Correct Answer :a. diaphragm and the top of the pelvis.
7. The pancreas is best described as a(n):
a. absorption organ.
b. hollow organ.
c. solid organ.
d. fluid-filled organ.
- Correct Answer :c. solid organ.
8. An OEC Technician understands the major function of most organs in the abdomen when she
makes which of the following statements?
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a. "The major function of the organs in the abdominal cavity is digestion."
b. "The basic function of the abdominal organs is the storage of fat."
c. "The primary role of the organs in the abdominal cavity is the absorption of oxygen."
d. "The fundamental role of the organs in the abdomen is the cleansing and filtering of blood."
- Correct Answer :d. "The fundamental role of the organs in the abdomen is the cleansing and
filtering of blood."
9. Upon entering the room of a 62-year-old woman who has an unknown medical complaint,
which of the following clues observed during the scene size-up would increase an OEC
Technician's suspicion that the patient is suffering from an acute abdominal condition?
a. She is sweating even though the air conditioning is on "high."
b. A portable commode is next to the bed.
c. She is lying on her side with her knees drawn up to her chest.
d. She is wearing a nasal cannula attached to oxygen at 2 LPM.
- Correct Answer :c. She is lying on her side with her knees drawn up to her chest.
10. Which of the following statements indicates that an OEC Technician correctly understands
the goal of assessing a patient who has abdominal pain?
a. "It is important to determine if the liver is the cause of pain, because that is the most life-
threatening condition."
b. "If the patient has tenderness upon palpation of the abdomen, OEC Technicians should
assume that bleeding is the cause."
c. "It is more important to recognize a possible abdominal emergency than it is to identify the
exact cause."
d. "To best treat the patient, OEC Technicians must identify the exact cause of the patient's
pain."
- Correct Answer :c. "It is more important to recognize a possible abdominal emergency than it is
to identify the exact cause."
11. A crying 42-year-old woman states that she has sharp abdominal pain that she localizes to
her right lower quadrant. When assessing this patient's abdomen, an OEC Technician would:
a. start the exam by palpating the abdomen in the left upper quadrant.
b. avoid palpating the entire abdomen.
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c. start the abdominal exam by palpating the right lower quadrant.
d. avoid palpating the right lower quadrant.
- Correct Answer :a. start the exam by palpating the abdomen in the left upper quadrant.
12. With which of the following assessment findings for a patient complaining of abdominal and
back pain would an OEC Technician be most concerned?
a. A surgical scar in the right upper abdominal quadrant
b. A pulsating mass above the umbilicus
c. A history of gallbladder disease
d. Increased bowel sounds associated with diarrhea
- Correct Answer :b. A pulsating mass above the umbilicus
13. You suspect that a patient with right lower quadrant pain may have appendicitis. The patient
states that he has no health insurance and wants to refuse care and transport. He asks you what
can happen if he does have appendicitis and he does not go to the hospital. Which of the
following statements would you make in reply?
a. "Your appendix could rupture, causing a major infection and shock."
b. "The inflammation of the appendix will gradually subside, but in the meantime the pain will be
terrible."
c. "If you do not get care, blood may clot in the intestine, causing an obstruction."
d. "The pain will most likely subside in a few hours. You may want to try an anti-inflammatory like
Motrin."
- Correct Answer :a. "Your appendix could rupture, causing a major infection and shock."
14. A patient informs you that he was recently diagnosed with an abdominal aortic aneurysm
(AAA). He states that the surgeon did not want to operate on it immediately because he felt the
situation was stable and that surgery was not worth the risks it posed. Tonight the patient states
that he suddenly developed abdominal pain. Given this history, which of the following findings
would cause an OEC Technician to suspect that AAA is the cause of the abdominal pain?
a. A complaint of "tearing" pain in the patient's back
b. A temperature of 101°F
c. Pain that subsides when the patient lies still
d. The patient's inability to urinate
- Correct Answer :a. A complaint of "tearing" pain in the patient's back
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OEC Exam with Complete Questions
and Correct Answers A+ 2025
1 Which of the following statements describes how you initially fill the drip chamber after you
have attached the administration set to the IV fluid bag?
a. Open the sliding clamp lock and let the drip chamber fill passively.
b. Close the sliding clamp lock, and then squeeze the bag to force fluid into the drip chamber.
c. Open the sliding clamp lock and keep it positioned higher than the IV fluid bag.
d. Close the sliding clamp lock, and then squeeze and release the drip chamber until it is half full.
- Correct Answer :d. Close the sliding clamp lock, and then squeeze and release the drip chamber
until it is half full.
2 You are placing a patient on a cardiac monitor. In which of the following locations would you
place the green "RL" lead?
3. You have been called to aid a patient with abdominal pain. The patient states that he recently
had his gall bladder removed. As an OEC Technician, you realize that the gallbladder is located in
the:
a. left upper abdominal quadrant.
b. right upper abdominal quadrant.
c. lower left abdominal quadrant.
d. lower right abdominal quadrant.
- Correct Answer :b. right upper abdominal quadrant.
4. The spleen of a patient has ruptured. Because it is a solid organ, an OEC Technician recognizes
that the primary threat to life is:
a. blood loss.
b. pain.
c. infection.
d. inflammation.
- Correct Answer :a. blood loss.
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5. An OEC Technician would recognize which of the following situations as acute abdominal
emergency?
a. A patient who complains of stomach pain and has bad-smelling gas
b. A woman who says she drank tequila last night and now has stomach pain
c. A child whose sister has hepatitis and who has just vomited for the first time
d. A ski racer who hit a tree and has significant left flank pain.
- Correct Answer :d. A ski racer who hit a tree and has significant left flank pain.
6. An OEC Technician knows that the abdomen is located between the:
a. diaphragm and the top of the pelvis.
b. mid-chest and the umbilicus.
c. nipple line and the coccyx of the spine.
d. bottom of the rib cage and the pelvis.
- Correct Answer :a. diaphragm and the top of the pelvis.
7. The pancreas is best described as a(n):
a. absorption organ.
b. hollow organ.
c. solid organ.
d. fluid-filled organ.
- Correct Answer :c. solid organ.
8. An OEC Technician understands the major function of most organs in the abdomen when she
makes which of the following statements?
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a. "The major function of the organs in the abdominal cavity is digestion."
b. "The basic function of the abdominal organs is the storage of fat."
c. "The primary role of the organs in the abdominal cavity is the absorption of oxygen."
d. "The fundamental role of the organs in the abdomen is the cleansing and filtering of blood."
- Correct Answer :d. "The fundamental role of the organs in the abdomen is the cleansing and
filtering of blood."
9. Upon entering the room of a 62-year-old woman who has an unknown medical complaint,
which of the following clues observed during the scene size-up would increase an OEC
Technician's suspicion that the patient is suffering from an acute abdominal condition?
a. She is sweating even though the air conditioning is on "high."
b. A portable commode is next to the bed.
c. She is lying on her side with her knees drawn up to her chest.
d. She is wearing a nasal cannula attached to oxygen at 2 LPM.
- Correct Answer :c. She is lying on her side with her knees drawn up to her chest.
10. Which of the following statements indicates that an OEC Technician correctly understands
the goal of assessing a patient who has abdominal pain?
a. "It is important to determine if the liver is the cause of pain, because that is the most life-
threatening condition."
b. "If the patient has tenderness upon palpation of the abdomen, OEC Technicians should
assume that bleeding is the cause."
c. "It is more important to recognize a possible abdominal emergency than it is to identify the
exact cause."
d. "To best treat the patient, OEC Technicians must identify the exact cause of the patient's
pain."
- Correct Answer :c. "It is more important to recognize a possible abdominal emergency than it is
to identify the exact cause."
11. A crying 42-year-old woman states that she has sharp abdominal pain that she localizes to
her right lower quadrant. When assessing this patient's abdomen, an OEC Technician would:
a. start the exam by palpating the abdomen in the left upper quadrant.
b. avoid palpating the entire abdomen.
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c. start the abdominal exam by palpating the right lower quadrant.
d. avoid palpating the right lower quadrant.
- Correct Answer :a. start the exam by palpating the abdomen in the left upper quadrant.
12. With which of the following assessment findings for a patient complaining of abdominal and
back pain would an OEC Technician be most concerned?
a. A surgical scar in the right upper abdominal quadrant
b. A pulsating mass above the umbilicus
c. A history of gallbladder disease
d. Increased bowel sounds associated with diarrhea
- Correct Answer :b. A pulsating mass above the umbilicus
13. You suspect that a patient with right lower quadrant pain may have appendicitis. The patient
states that he has no health insurance and wants to refuse care and transport. He asks you what
can happen if he does have appendicitis and he does not go to the hospital. Which of the
following statements would you make in reply?
a. "Your appendix could rupture, causing a major infection and shock."
b. "The inflammation of the appendix will gradually subside, but in the meantime the pain will be
terrible."
c. "If you do not get care, blood may clot in the intestine, causing an obstruction."
d. "The pain will most likely subside in a few hours. You may want to try an anti-inflammatory like
Motrin."
- Correct Answer :a. "Your appendix could rupture, causing a major infection and shock."
14. A patient informs you that he was recently diagnosed with an abdominal aortic aneurysm
(AAA). He states that the surgeon did not want to operate on it immediately because he felt the
situation was stable and that surgery was not worth the risks it posed. Tonight the patient states
that he suddenly developed abdominal pain. Given this history, which of the following findings
would cause an OEC Technician to suspect that AAA is the cause of the abdominal pain?
a. A complaint of "tearing" pain in the patient's back
b. A temperature of 101°F
c. Pain that subsides when the patient lies still
d. The patient's inability to urinate
- Correct Answer :a. A complaint of "tearing" pain in the patient's back
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