EMT Crash Course with Online Practice Test by Christopher Coughlin

Author:Christopher Coughlin
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Research & Education Association
Published: 2018-07-14T16:00:00+00:00

Questions selected for inclusion on the NREMT exam likely fall into one or both of the following categories:

1.The question relates to a task that is performed frequently by the EMT.

2.The question relates to a task that could harm the patient if not performed competently by the EMT.

PRACTICE QUESTIONS

1.Which of the following statements regarding angina is correct?

A.You should always assume a patient with chest pain is experiencing angina.

B.Angina pain typically lasts at least 30 minutes.

C.Angina usually occurs during physical activity or stress.

D.EMTs can administer naloxone to reduce pain from angina.

2.Your patient is experiencing orthopnea. This means the patient has

A.difficulty breathing while lying down.

B.distended neck veins while seated.

C.increased dyspnea at night

D.acute swelling of the feet or ankles.

3.Which of the following most likely indicates right ventricular failure?

A.rales

B.dyspnea

C.JVD

D.orthopnea

4.Your patient has a blood pressure of 146/94. This is considered

A.hypotensive.

B.hypertensive.

C.normotensive.

D.tachycardia

5.Which of the following is a modifiable risk factor for heart disease?

A.race

B.heredity

C.gender

D.diabetes

ANSWERS

1.C.

Angina is transient and usually occurs during physical activity or stress and resolves with rest, oxygen, or nitroglycerin (not naloxone). Always treat your patient as if chest pain is due to an MI, not angina.

2.A.

Orthopnea is difficulty breathing while lying down. Distended neck veins is JVD. Increased dyspnea at night is nocturnal dyspnea. Swelling of the feet or ankles is pedal edema.

3.C.

JVD and pedal edema are indications of possible right ventricular failure. Dyspnea and rales are indications of possible left ventricular failure.

4.B.

A systolic pressure above 140 mmHg or a diastolic pressure above 90 mmHg is considered hypertensive.

5.D.

Modifiable risk factors include smoking, hypertension, exercise, diet, diabetes, and stress.

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