Math
110lbs = _____kg
50
Low pitched, gurgling, continuous rattling is known as what and auscultated where?
Rhonchi and auscultated anterior/posterior chest wall
Nitroglycerin spray/tablet, is administered by which route?
A. Topical
B. IV
C. Intramuscular
D. Sublingual
D. Sublingual
Bronchospasm BLS and ALS standing orders
BLS:
O2 and assist patient with prescribed MDI
ALS:
O2 and dual nebulizer (5mg albuterol and 0.5mg ipratropium)
The concept that the volume of gas is inversely proportionate to its pressure is called
A. Henry's law
B. The pressure gradient
C. Boyle's law
D. Isobaric pressure
C. Boyle's law
An increase in pressure (more positive) will decrease the volume of gas. A decrease in pressure (more negative) will increase the volume gas.
1000mcg = _____mg
1mg
In the human bloodstream, the majority of oxygen is carried by what mechanism?
A. Attached to protein
B. Dissolved in plasma
C. Attached to bicarbonate
D. Attached to hemoglobin
D. Attached to hemoglobin
At what age bracket will the EMT find the resting heart rate to be below 100 beats per minute?
A. Toddler
B. School age
C. Preschooler
D. Adolescent
D. Adolescent
Chest pain BLS and ALS standing orders
BLS: O2, ASA 162mg, patient prescribed nitroglycerin
ALS: O2, 12-lead ECG, ASA 325mg, nitroglycerin 0.4mg
A patient who has a tidal volume of 500mL and is breathing at a rate of 12 times per minute has a minute volume of
A. 6 liters/minute
B. 600 liters/minute
C. 60 liters/minute
D. 6000 liters/minute
A. 6 liters/minute
(minute ventilation = tidal volume (VT) x frequency of ventilation (f/minute))
90kg = ______lbs
198.416 ~199/~200
Failure of which breathing center in the brainstem from either trauma or medical problems can result in the patient involuntary sustained breath holding or deep inhalations without efficient exhalations?
A. Damage to the pons
B. Damage to the apneustic center
C. Damage to the dorsal respiratory group
D. Damage to the ventral respiratory group
B. Damage to the apneustic center
A patient who has a spinal cord injury resulting in massive vasodilation will experience a drop in blood pressure due to what physiological mechanism?
A. Decrease in afterload and preload
B. Increase in heart rate and decrease in preload
C. Decrease in preload and increase in afterload
D. Decrease in heart contractility and increase in afterload
A. Decrease in afterload and preload
Contraindication of ASA
Allergic, bleeding disorders, GI ulcers/bleeds
The central chemoreceptors
A. are located near the respiratory center in the medulla
B. are the most sensitive to the level of oxygen and blood
C. are located in the aortic arch and the carotid bodies
D. become the primary stimulus for ventilation in patients with chronically high CO2 levels
A. are located near the respiratory center in the medulla
Your patient weighs 132lbs and you need to administer succinylcholine.
_____kg
_____Succinylcholine
Dose/route: (1.5mg/kg)
Standard prep: (200mg/10ml)
~60kg
4.5 succinylcholine
The tripod position is commonly seen in patients with respiratory distress. The EMT realizes that the tripod position represents:
A. An elevated respiratory rate, blood pressure and pulse
B. Elevated white blood cells, hemoglobin and hemtocrit
C. A patient sitting down and leaning forward on both hands
D. The three risk factors of COPD (infection, smoking and mucus production)
C. A patient sitting down and leaning forward on both hands
What is the electrical pathway of the heart?
A. SA node, L/R atria, Bundle of HIS, AV node, L/R bundle branches, Purkinje fibers, Ventricles
B. SA node, AV node, L/R atria, Bundle of HIS, L/R bundle branches, Purkinje fibers, Ventricles
C. SA node, L/R atria, AV node, Bundle of HIS, L/R bundle branches, Purkinje fibers, Ventricles
D. SA node, Bundle of HIS, L/R atria, AV node, L/R bundle branches, Purkinje fibers, Ventricles
C. SA node, L/R atria, AV node, Bundle of HIS, L/R bundle branches, Purkinje fibers, Ventricles
Contraindications for NTG
Hypotension, took erectile dysfunction medications, allergic
Stroke volume is the amount of blod ejected by the ________ with each contraction.
A. Right atrium
B. Right ventricle
C. Left atrium
D. Left ventricle
D. Left ventricle
Your patient weighs 162lbs and you need to administer etomidate.
____kg
____ etomidate
Dose/route: (0.3mg/kg)
Standard prep: (2mg/ml)
~70kg
10.5 etomidate
What is the pathway that air travels through the respiratory system?
A. Nose/mouth, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, bronchioles, alveoli
B. Nose/mouth, larynx, pharynx, trachea, bronchi, bronchioles, alveoli
C. Nose/mouth, trachea, pharynx, larynx, bronchi, bronchioles, alveoli
D. Nose/mouth, pharynx, trachea, larynx, bronchi, bronchioles, alveoli
A. Nose/mouth, pharynx, larynx, trachea, trachea, bronchi, bronchioles, alveoli
A. Superior/inferior vena cava, R atrium, mitral valve, R ventricle, aortic valve, aorta
B. Superior/inferior vena cava, R atrium, tricuspid valve, R ventricle, pulmonary valve, pulmonary artery, lungs
C. Superior/inferior vena cava, L atrium, tricuspid valve, L ventricle, pulmonary valve, pulmonary artery, lungs
D. Superior/inferior vena cava, L atrium, mitral valve, L ventricle, aortic valve, aorta
B. Superior/inferior vena cava, R atrium, tricuspid valve, R ventricle, pulmonary valve, pulmonary artery, lungs
Contraindications of CPAP
AMS, hypotension
Failure of the intracellular sodium/potassium pump causes:
A. Potassium to accumulate in the intracellular fluid
B. Sodium to accumulate in the extracellular fluid
C. Water to accumulate within the cell
D. The increased production of ATP
C. Water to accumulate within the cell