NREMT PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
1.Your patient a 52 year old male complaining of dull, achy chest pains. He
is alert and oriented but upon assessment, you notice his skin is pale, cool
and clammy. What is your next step?
ANS Administer Supplemental oxygen
2.Cardiac Compromise
ANS Any type of heart problem. Cardiac compromise is a blanket term
used to describe any type of heart problem. As an EMT-B it allows you
to identify cardiac problems without going above your scope of practice
3.an AED is used to treat patients is
ANS Ventricular fibrillation or ventricular tachy- cardia
4.the normal heart rate for a new born (0-3 months) is
ANS 140-160
5.the two flap valve located on the left side of the heart is the
ANS Mitral Valve also known as the Bicuspid Valve. The three flap valve
is called the Tricuspid valve
6.Name the layers of the heart form the outside in
ANS Epicardium, Myocardium, and Endocardium
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,7.what complain is often used to describe chest pain resulting from a
cardiac event
ANS A ton of bricks. or an elephant sitting on my chest.
A sharp stabbing pain is often a Pulmonary Embolism
8.What artery carries deoxygenated blood and which vein carried
oxygenated bleed?
ANS Pulmonary artery, and Pulmonary vein
9.which are not blood components that are responsible for clot formation
ANS -
Plaque
10.you are dispatched to a residence of a 46year old female patient who
is in severe abdominal pain and vomited twice before your arrival. she
ate
cheesecake right before. what is the cause of her pain
ANS acute gastroenteritis- may be caused by a bacterial or viral
ingestion, toxic ingestion, or ingestion of lactose in a lactose intolerant
patient. signs and symptoms include nausea, vomiting diarrhea, and
abdominal cramping.
11. your patient is a 32 year old male who was complaining of severe,
crushing, feeling in the center of his chest and shortness of breath that
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, began while he was mowing his lawn 45 mins prior to you arrival. he is now
only responding to painful stimuli. presently his minute ventilation is still
adequate, his pulse oximeter reads 95% on room air and you find his skin to
be pale, cool, and diaphoretic. what would your initial action be.
ANS 12-15 L Oxygen by nonrebreather
12.you are called to a nursing home for a patient with swelling in her legs.
Upon arrival you find a 76 year old patient sitting in a wheelchair.
assessment confirms pitting edema to both lower legs you are able to
palpate a dorsalis pedal pulse bilaterally. her skin is pink and dry. her lungs
are clear bilaterally. which conditions do you suspect
ANS chronic CHF. Edema to the legs or sacrum is often a result of right
sided congestive heart failure. there may also be a jugular vein
distention and ascites present as well. the most common cause of right
sided heart
failure is left sided heart failure. therefore, you may not s&s of left sided
heart failure as a dry hacking couch or coughing up pink frothy sputum,
shortness of breath orthopnea, paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea and
fatigue.
13.you arrive on the scene of a patient who fell from a ladder. which of the
following questions is NOT an important factor in care of the patient?
ANS Height of the ladder
14.You are dispatched to the scene of a 9 year old girl who has been struck
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1.Your patient a 52 year old male complaining of dull, achy chest pains. He
is alert and oriented but upon assessment, you notice his skin is pale, cool
and clammy. What is your next step?
ANS Administer Supplemental oxygen
2.Cardiac Compromise
ANS Any type of heart problem. Cardiac compromise is a blanket term
used to describe any type of heart problem. As an EMT-B it allows you
to identify cardiac problems without going above your scope of practice
3.an AED is used to treat patients is
ANS Ventricular fibrillation or ventricular tachy- cardia
4.the normal heart rate for a new born (0-3 months) is
ANS 140-160
5.the two flap valve located on the left side of the heart is the
ANS Mitral Valve also known as the Bicuspid Valve. The three flap valve
is called the Tricuspid valve
6.Name the layers of the heart form the outside in
ANS Epicardium, Myocardium, and Endocardium
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,7.what complain is often used to describe chest pain resulting from a
cardiac event
ANS A ton of bricks. or an elephant sitting on my chest.
A sharp stabbing pain is often a Pulmonary Embolism
8.What artery carries deoxygenated blood and which vein carried
oxygenated bleed?
ANS Pulmonary artery, and Pulmonary vein
9.which are not blood components that are responsible for clot formation
ANS -
Plaque
10.you are dispatched to a residence of a 46year old female patient who
is in severe abdominal pain and vomited twice before your arrival. she
ate
cheesecake right before. what is the cause of her pain
ANS acute gastroenteritis- may be caused by a bacterial or viral
ingestion, toxic ingestion, or ingestion of lactose in a lactose intolerant
patient. signs and symptoms include nausea, vomiting diarrhea, and
abdominal cramping.
11. your patient is a 32 year old male who was complaining of severe,
crushing, feeling in the center of his chest and shortness of breath that
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17
, began while he was mowing his lawn 45 mins prior to you arrival. he is now
only responding to painful stimuli. presently his minute ventilation is still
adequate, his pulse oximeter reads 95% on room air and you find his skin to
be pale, cool, and diaphoretic. what would your initial action be.
ANS 12-15 L Oxygen by nonrebreather
12.you are called to a nursing home for a patient with swelling in her legs.
Upon arrival you find a 76 year old patient sitting in a wheelchair.
assessment confirms pitting edema to both lower legs you are able to
palpate a dorsalis pedal pulse bilaterally. her skin is pink and dry. her lungs
are clear bilaterally. which conditions do you suspect
ANS chronic CHF. Edema to the legs or sacrum is often a result of right
sided congestive heart failure. there may also be a jugular vein
distention and ascites present as well. the most common cause of right
sided heart
failure is left sided heart failure. therefore, you may not s&s of left sided
heart failure as a dry hacking couch or coughing up pink frothy sputum,
shortness of breath orthopnea, paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea and
fatigue.
13.you arrive on the scene of a patient who fell from a ladder. which of the
following questions is NOT an important factor in care of the patient?
ANS Height of the ladder
14.You are dispatched to the scene of a 9 year old girl who has been struck
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