AEMT FINAL EXAM STUDY 2026 ACTUAL
EXAM SCRIPT FULL QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS
◉ What are the signs and symptoms of a GI bleed? Answer:
Hematemesis, melena, hematochezia, abdominal pain, pallor,
tachycardia, hypotension, weakness, dizziness
◉ What are the signs and symptoms of kidney stones (ureteral
calculi)? Answer: Severe flank pain, hematuria, nausea, vomiting,
dysuria, urinary frequency, fever (if infection present)
◉ What are the signs and symptoms of a UTI? Answer: Dysuria,
urinary frequency, urgency, hematuria, suprapubic pain, foul-
smelling urine, fever, chills
◉ What are the signs and symptoms of gonorrhea? Answer: Dysuria,
purulent discharge from genitals, pelvic pain (females), testicular
pain (males), bleeding between periods (females)
◉ What are the signs and symptoms of cholecystitis? Answer: Right
upper quadrant pain, radiating to the right shoulder or back, nausea,
vomiting, fever, jaundice (in severe cases)
,◉ If you saw a bulging perineum on a pregnant patient, what would
that indicate? Answer: Delivery will be necessary in the field
◉ What are the signs and symptoms of shoulder dystocia? Answer:
Difficulty delivering the baby's shoulders after the head has
delivered, retraction of the baby's head back into the birth canal
(turtle sign)
◉ What is the treatment for a tight nuchal cord? Answer: Attempt to
slip the cord over the head of the infant
◉ What coats the lungs and helps the alveoli open that is missing in
premature infants? Answer: Surfactant
◉ What are the signs and symptoms of supine hypotensive
syndrome? Answer: Dizziness, hypotension, pallor, sweating, nausea,
syncope, occurring when a pregnant woman lies on her back due to
compression of the inferior vena cava by the uterus
◉ Compression of the inferior vena cava can cause what problem for
pregnant patients? Answer: Supine hypotensive syndrome
◉ What are the signs and symptoms of preeclampsia? Answer:
Hypertension, proteinuria, severe headache, visual disturbances,
swelling of hands/face, epigastric pain, hyperreflexia, oliguria
, ◉ What are the signs and symptoms of hypertensive crisis? Answer:
Severe headache, blurred vision, chest pain, dyspnea, nausea,
vomiting, altered mental status, seizures, nosebleeds
◉ What are the signs and symptoms of gonorrhea? Answer:
Gonorrhea: painful urination, discharge; Syphilis: sores, rash;
Chlamydia: discharge, pain; Herpes: blisters, ulcers.
◉ What are the signs and symptoms of syphilis? Answer: Signs and
symptoms of syphilis include a painless sore, skin rashes, swollen
lymph nodes, and fever
◉ What are the signs and symptoms of chlamydia? Answer: Signs
and symptoms of chlamydia often include no symptoms, but can also
involve painful urination, lower abdominal pain, vaginal discharge in
women, and discharge from the penis in men
◉ What are the signs and symptoms of Herpes simplex virus?
Answer: Signs and symptoms of Herpes simplex virus include
blisters and ulcers on the genital area, itching, pain during urination,
and flu-like symptoms
EXAM SCRIPT FULL QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS
◉ What are the signs and symptoms of a GI bleed? Answer:
Hematemesis, melena, hematochezia, abdominal pain, pallor,
tachycardia, hypotension, weakness, dizziness
◉ What are the signs and symptoms of kidney stones (ureteral
calculi)? Answer: Severe flank pain, hematuria, nausea, vomiting,
dysuria, urinary frequency, fever (if infection present)
◉ What are the signs and symptoms of a UTI? Answer: Dysuria,
urinary frequency, urgency, hematuria, suprapubic pain, foul-
smelling urine, fever, chills
◉ What are the signs and symptoms of gonorrhea? Answer: Dysuria,
purulent discharge from genitals, pelvic pain (females), testicular
pain (males), bleeding between periods (females)
◉ What are the signs and symptoms of cholecystitis? Answer: Right
upper quadrant pain, radiating to the right shoulder or back, nausea,
vomiting, fever, jaundice (in severe cases)
,◉ If you saw a bulging perineum on a pregnant patient, what would
that indicate? Answer: Delivery will be necessary in the field
◉ What are the signs and symptoms of shoulder dystocia? Answer:
Difficulty delivering the baby's shoulders after the head has
delivered, retraction of the baby's head back into the birth canal
(turtle sign)
◉ What is the treatment for a tight nuchal cord? Answer: Attempt to
slip the cord over the head of the infant
◉ What coats the lungs and helps the alveoli open that is missing in
premature infants? Answer: Surfactant
◉ What are the signs and symptoms of supine hypotensive
syndrome? Answer: Dizziness, hypotension, pallor, sweating, nausea,
syncope, occurring when a pregnant woman lies on her back due to
compression of the inferior vena cava by the uterus
◉ Compression of the inferior vena cava can cause what problem for
pregnant patients? Answer: Supine hypotensive syndrome
◉ What are the signs and symptoms of preeclampsia? Answer:
Hypertension, proteinuria, severe headache, visual disturbances,
swelling of hands/face, epigastric pain, hyperreflexia, oliguria
, ◉ What are the signs and symptoms of hypertensive crisis? Answer:
Severe headache, blurred vision, chest pain, dyspnea, nausea,
vomiting, altered mental status, seizures, nosebleeds
◉ What are the signs and symptoms of gonorrhea? Answer:
Gonorrhea: painful urination, discharge; Syphilis: sores, rash;
Chlamydia: discharge, pain; Herpes: blisters, ulcers.
◉ What are the signs and symptoms of syphilis? Answer: Signs and
symptoms of syphilis include a painless sore, skin rashes, swollen
lymph nodes, and fever
◉ What are the signs and symptoms of chlamydia? Answer: Signs
and symptoms of chlamydia often include no symptoms, but can also
involve painful urination, lower abdominal pain, vaginal discharge in
women, and discharge from the penis in men
◉ What are the signs and symptoms of Herpes simplex virus?
Answer: Signs and symptoms of Herpes simplex virus include
blisters and ulcers on the genital area, itching, pain during urination,
and flu-like symptoms
