emt test 2

500 micrograms is equal to:

0.5 MG

if you have an epinephrine concentration of 0.1mg/mL, how many milligrams would be present in 5 mL?

0.5 mL

one ML is equivalent of

1 cubic centimeter

a 7 year old child has swallowed a bottle of aspirin. Medical control orders you to give the child 0.5 g/kg of activated charcoal. Based on the child's weight of 45 pounds, how much charcoal will you administer?

10 g

how many grams are present in 25 ML of 50% Dextrose?

12.5g

Prior to administering oral glucose to your diabetic patient, you look at the doage which reads 15g. How many milligrams is the equivalent to?

15,000

How many pounds does a 90 kg pt weigh?

198 LB

A 68 year old female with unstable bradycardia requires 0.5 mg of atropine. Your paramedic partner opens a prefilled syringe of atropine containing 1mg/10ml. How many milliliters should be administered to the pt?

5 mL

what is the approximate weight in kilograms of a 155 lb pt?

70 KG

which of the following medications would the AEMT typically NOT be allowed to administer to a patient?

amiodarone

even with an ems cerification, your ability to function as an AEMT is governed locally by the:

ems system's medical director

medications that the AEMT is authorized to administer are ultimately determined by:

his or her medical director

the MOST common contraindication for any medication is:

hypersensitivity

you are unable to establish and IV on a critically injured conscious pt. what route should you use for gaining vascular access?

intraosseous

which of the following is the smallest unit of weight?

microgram

to calculate a drug dosage, you must know the weight of the drug present in each:

mililiter

which of the following medications could cause a potentially fatal interaction if given within 24-36 hours viagra, cialis, or levitra?

nitro

a physician authorizes you, via two way radio to help a pt administer prescribed nitro. what type of direction is this?

online med control

the study of the properties and efffects of medications on the body is called

pharmacology

a predictable, yet adverse response to a drug, is called a/an.

side effect

how is nitro usually given?

sublingual

medications that fight or antagonize the effects of the sympathetic nervous system are referred to as being:

sympatholtic

nitro relaxes vascular smooth muscle, dilates the coronary arteries, and relieves cardiac chest pain. these properties of nitro are called

therapeutic effects