TEST REVIEW

In anticipation of receiving a fertilized ovum, the lining of the uterine wall:

Thickens and engorges with blood

Lack of oxygen is

hypoxia

If PID scars the fallopian tube, this will increase or decrease the risk of ectopic pregnancy?

increase

The AED has delivered a shock to an elderly male in cardiac arrest. Following 2 minutes of CPR, you reanalyze the patient's cardiac rhythm and receive a "no shock advised" message. After further resuscitation, you restore a palpable carotid pulse. Your next action should be to:

reassess airway and breathing and treat accordingly

What is the window of opportunity for a thrombolytic patient with a stroke?

3-4 hours

Define pleural effusion.

A buildup of fluid outside the lungs in the pleural space

You are dispatched to a residence for a 40 year-old female who complains of lower abdominal pain, fever and chills, and a foul-smelling vaginal discharge. Which of the following additional assessment findings would increase your index of suspicion for pelvic inflammatory disease?

A shuffling gait when walking

If you have extreme allergic reaction that affects multiple body systems?

Anaphlaxis

Which would least likely result in hypoxia?

Anxiety

Pain that is localized to the lower back and/or lower abdominal quadrants is MOST suggestive of:

Aortic aneurysm

A 33 year old female presents with lower abdominal quadrant pain. he is conscious and alert, but in moderate pain. While your partner is asking her questions about her medical history, you take her vital signs. When you assess her radial pulse, you are unable to locate it. You should:

Assess the rate, regularity, and quality of her carotid pulse Suspect ruptured ectopic pregnancy

Which one of these can only be corrected in a hospital? Insulin shot or diabetic coma?

Diabetic coma

A 37-year-old female with a history of diabetes presents with excessive urination and weakness of 2 days' duration. Her blood glucose level reads 320 mg/dL. If this patient's condition is not promptly treated, she will most likely develop:

Diabetic ketoacidosis Dehydration

Which of the following medications blocks the release of histamines?

Diphenhydramine.Epinephrine does not address histmaines, it addresses the results

Common signs and symptoms of an allergic reaction involve all of the following except

Drying of the eyes

What is the medical term for shortness of breath or difficulty breathing

Dyspnea

A 30-year-old male presents with acute shortness of breath, widespread hives, and facial swelling. He denies any past medical history and takes no medications. During your assessment, you hear wheezing over all the lung fields. His blood pressure is 90/50 mm Hg and his heart rate is 110 beats/min. In addition to giving him high-flow oxygen, the most important treatment for this patient is:

Epinephrine

What is the most common error associated with the use of an AED

Failure to check your battery

True or false? General treatment for a women with vaginal bleeding and shock following sexual assault will include carefully removing any foreign bodies from the person?

False

When forming your general impression of a patient with a medical complaint, it is important to remember that the majority of medical patient you encounter are also injured.

False

True or false? Acute hypertension is a common adverse effect of dialysis

False, hypo

The EMT should use an AED on a child between 1 month and 8 years of age if they have fast heart rate

False.

Urticaria is another name for

Hives

What is the most common route of poisoning?

Ingestion

You are treating a 40-year-old male with a documented blood sugar reading of 480 mg/dL. The patient is semiconscious and breathing shallowly, and is receiving assisted ventilation from your partner. You should recognize that definitive treatment for this patient includes:

Insulin

A patient has deep and rapid respirations.

Kussmaul's.Kussmaul breathing is a deep and labored breathing pattern often associated with severe metabolic acidosis, particularly diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) but also kidney failure

if you overdose on acetaminophen it will most likely cause

Liver failure

Your priority in caring for a patient with a surface contact poison is

PPE

Patients may show agitation, violence, or become a threat to themselves or others when they experience a

Psychiatric emergency

A 40-year-old man is in cardiac arrest. Your partner is performing CPR. You are attaching the AED when the patient's wife tells you that he has an automatic implanted cardiac defibrillator (AICD). The AED advises that a shock is indicated. What should you do?

Repsoiton pads and reanalyze, deliver the shock followed by immediate resumption of CPR.

you are assessing a 49 year who, according to his wife, experienced a sudden, severe headache and then passed out. He is unresponsive and has slow irregular breathing. His blood pressure is 190/94 mm Hg and his pulse rate is 50 bpm. His wife tells that he has hypertension and diabetes. He has most likely experienced

Ruptured cerebral artery

you are assessing a 49-year-old man who, according to his wife, experienced a sudden, severe headache and then passed out. He is unresponsive and has slow irregular breathing. His blood pressure is 190/94 mm Hg and his pulse rate is 50 bpm. His wife tells that he has hypertension and diabetes. He has most likely experienced

Ruptured cerebral artery

Upon arriving at the residence of a patient with a possible cardiac problem, it is MOST important to:

Scene safety

Which of these following conditions is not characterized according to your text as a psychiatric condition

Substance abuse is classified poisoning.Alzheimer's is considered an organic issue

you are caring for a 70 year-old female with signs and symptoms of an acute stroke. she is conscious, has secretions in her mouth, and is breathing as a normal rate with adequate depth. you should

Suction airway

the normal body processes destroy a clot in a cerebral artery

TIA.Transient ischemic attack

Prolonged hospitalization especially in an ICU increases your risk of getting MRSA

True

When caring for a woman who is experiencing a gynecologic emergency, the EMT's main focus should be to:

maintain her ABCs and transport without delay.