West Coast EMT Block with correct
answers 2025
Av40-year-oldvpatientvwithoutvavhistoryvofvseizuresvexperiencesvavgeneralizedv(tonic-
clonic)vseizure.vThevLEASTvlikelyvcausevofvthisvseizurevis:
A:vavseriousvinfection
B:vavbrainvtumor
C:vepilepsy
D:vintercranialvbleedingv-vcorrect-answersC:vepilepsy
Avpatientvwhovisvexperiencingvaphasiavis:
A:vnotvablevtovswallowvwithoutvchoking
B:vexperiencingvavrightvhemisphericvstroke
C:vunablevtovproducevorvunderstandvspeech
D:vusuallyvconsciousvbutvhasvslurredvspeechv-vcorrect-
answersC:vunablevtovproducevorvunderstandvspeech
,AvpatientvwhovisvpossiblyvexperiencingvavstrokevisvNOTveligiblevforvthrombolyticv(fibrinolytic)vthera
pyvifvhevorvshe:
A:vhasvavGCSvscorevthatvisvlessvthanv8
B:vhasvhadvavpriorvheartvattack
C:visvoldervthanv60vyearsvofvage
D:vhasvbleedingvwithinvthevbrainv-vcorrect-answersD:vhasvbleedingvwithinvthevbrain
Avpatientvwithvanvalteredvmentalvstatusvis:
A:vtypicallyvalertvbutvisvconfusedvasvtovprecedingvevents
B:vusuallyvablevtovbevarousedvwithvavpainfulvstimulus
C:vcompletelyvunresponsivevtovallvformsvofvstimuli
D:vnotvthinkingvclearlyvorvisvincapablevofvbeingvarousedv-vcorrect-
answersD:vnotvthinkingvclearlyvorvisvincapablevofvbeingvaroused
ComponentsvofvthevCincinnativPrehospitalvStrokevScalevinclude:
A:varmvdrift,vmemory,vandvgripvstrength
B:vspeech,vpupilvreaction,vandvmemory
C:vfacialvdroop,vspeech,vandvpupilvsize
D:varmvdrift,vspeech,vandvfacialvdroopv-vcorrect-answersD:varmvdrigt,vspeech,vandvfacialvdroop
Febrilevseizures:
A:varevusuallyvbenignvbutvshouldvbevevaluatedv
,B:varevalsovreferredvtovasvabsencevseizures
C:voftenvresultvinvpermanentvbrainvdamage
D:voccurvwhenvavchild'svfevervrisesvslowlyv-vcorrect-
answersA:varevusuallyvbenignvbutvshouldvbevevaluated
Individualsvwithvchronicvalcoholismvarevpredisposedvtovintracranialvbleedingvandvhypoglycemiavse
condaryvtovabnormalitiesvinvthe:
A:vpancreas
B:vkidneys
C:vbrain
D:vliverv-vcorrect-answersD:vliver
Musclevcontrolvandvbodyvcoordinationvarevcontrolledvbyvthe:
A:vbrainvstem
B:vcerebralvcortex
C:vcerebellum
D:vcerebrumv-vcorrect-answersC:vcerebellum
Statusvepilepticusvisvcharacterizedvby:
v
A:vgeneralizedvseizuresvthatvlastvlessvthanv5vminutes
B:vanvabsencevseizurevthatvisvnotvprecededvbyvanvaura
C:vprolongedvseizuresvwithoutvavreturnvofvconsciousness
D:vprofoundvtachycardiavandvtotalvmusclevflaccidityv-vcorrect-
answersC:vprolongedvseizuresvwithoutvavreturnvofvconsciousness
, Thevmostvbasicvfunctionsvofvthevbody,vsuchvasvbreathing,vbloodvpressure,vandvswallowing,varevcont
rolledvbyvthe:
A:vbrainvstem
B:vcerebellum
C:vcerebralvcortex
D:vcerebrumv-vcorrect-answersA:vbrainvstem
ThevMOSTvsignificantvriskvfactorvforvavhemorrhagicvstrokevis:v
A:vhypertension
B:vdiabetesvmellitus
C:vseverevstress
D:vheavyvexertionv-vcorrect-answersA:vhypertension
Thevspinalvcordvexitsvthevcraniumvthroughvthe:
A:vforamenvmagnum
B:vcaudavequina
C:vforamenvlamina
D:vvertebralvforamenv-vcorrect-answersA:vforamenvmagnum
Thevthreevmajorvpartsvofvthevbrainvarevthe:
A:vcerebellum,vmedulla,vandvocciput
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Av40-year-oldvpatientvwithoutvavhistoryvofvseizuresvexperiencesvavgeneralizedv(tonic-
clonic)vseizure.vThevLEASTvlikelyvcausevofvthisvseizurevis:
A:vavseriousvinfection
B:vavbrainvtumor
C:vepilepsy
D:vintercranialvbleedingv-vcorrect-answersC:vepilepsy
Avpatientvwhovisvexperiencingvaphasiavis:
A:vnotvablevtovswallowvwithoutvchoking
B:vexperiencingvavrightvhemisphericvstroke
C:vunablevtovproducevorvunderstandvspeech
D:vusuallyvconsciousvbutvhasvslurredvspeechv-vcorrect-
answersC:vunablevtovproducevorvunderstandvspeech
,AvpatientvwhovisvpossiblyvexperiencingvavstrokevisvNOTveligiblevforvthrombolyticv(fibrinolytic)vthera
pyvifvhevorvshe:
A:vhasvavGCSvscorevthatvisvlessvthanv8
B:vhasvhadvavpriorvheartvattack
C:visvoldervthanv60vyearsvofvage
D:vhasvbleedingvwithinvthevbrainv-vcorrect-answersD:vhasvbleedingvwithinvthevbrain
Avpatientvwithvanvalteredvmentalvstatusvis:
A:vtypicallyvalertvbutvisvconfusedvasvtovprecedingvevents
B:vusuallyvablevtovbevarousedvwithvavpainfulvstimulus
C:vcompletelyvunresponsivevtovallvformsvofvstimuli
D:vnotvthinkingvclearlyvorvisvincapablevofvbeingvarousedv-vcorrect-
answersD:vnotvthinkingvclearlyvorvisvincapablevofvbeingvaroused
ComponentsvofvthevCincinnativPrehospitalvStrokevScalevinclude:
A:varmvdrift,vmemory,vandvgripvstrength
B:vspeech,vpupilvreaction,vandvmemory
C:vfacialvdroop,vspeech,vandvpupilvsize
D:varmvdrift,vspeech,vandvfacialvdroopv-vcorrect-answersD:varmvdrigt,vspeech,vandvfacialvdroop
Febrilevseizures:
A:varevusuallyvbenignvbutvshouldvbevevaluatedv
,B:varevalsovreferredvtovasvabsencevseizures
C:voftenvresultvinvpermanentvbrainvdamage
D:voccurvwhenvavchild'svfevervrisesvslowlyv-vcorrect-
answersA:varevusuallyvbenignvbutvshouldvbevevaluated
Individualsvwithvchronicvalcoholismvarevpredisposedvtovintracranialvbleedingvandvhypoglycemiavse
condaryvtovabnormalitiesvinvthe:
A:vpancreas
B:vkidneys
C:vbrain
D:vliverv-vcorrect-answersD:vliver
Musclevcontrolvandvbodyvcoordinationvarevcontrolledvbyvthe:
A:vbrainvstem
B:vcerebralvcortex
C:vcerebellum
D:vcerebrumv-vcorrect-answersC:vcerebellum
Statusvepilepticusvisvcharacterizedvby:
v
A:vgeneralizedvseizuresvthatvlastvlessvthanv5vminutes
B:vanvabsencevseizurevthatvisvnotvprecededvbyvanvaura
C:vprolongedvseizuresvwithoutvavreturnvofvconsciousness
D:vprofoundvtachycardiavandvtotalvmusclevflaccidityv-vcorrect-
answersC:vprolongedvseizuresvwithoutvavreturnvofvconsciousness
, Thevmostvbasicvfunctionsvofvthevbody,vsuchvasvbreathing,vbloodvpressure,vandvswallowing,varevcont
rolledvbyvthe:
A:vbrainvstem
B:vcerebellum
C:vcerebralvcortex
D:vcerebrumv-vcorrect-answersA:vbrainvstem
ThevMOSTvsignificantvriskvfactorvforvavhemorrhagicvstrokevis:v
A:vhypertension
B:vdiabetesvmellitus
C:vseverevstress
D:vheavyvexertionv-vcorrect-answersA:vhypertension
Thevspinalvcordvexitsvthevcraniumvthroughvthe:
A:vforamenvmagnum
B:vcaudavequina
C:vforamenvlamina
D:vvertebralvforamenv-vcorrect-answersA:vforamenvmagnum
Thevthreevmajorvpartsvofvthevbrainvarevthe:
A:vcerebellum,vmedulla,vandvocciput
