Medical 1
During your assessment of a young female with non-traumatic vaginal bleeding, you note that her level of consciousness is decreased, her respirations are rapid and shallow, her skin is cool and moist, and her pulse is rapid and weak. You should:
assist ventilations with a BVM
During your assessment of a 70-year-old woman, she tells you that she takes blood-thinning medication and has to wear compression stockings around her legs. This information should make you suspect that she has:
DVT
deep vein thrombosis
True/False: Painful urination is a common symptom of gonorrhea in men and women.
true
What is the name of the drug commonly referred to as “roofies”?
Rohypnol
Your priority in caring for a patient with a surface contact poisoning is to:
not contaminate yourself (scene safety)
Insulin functions in the body by:
enabling glucose to enter the cells
A 48-year-old male is found unconscious in the garden by his wife. When you arrive at the scene and assess the man, you find that he is unresponsive, has labored breathing, and has hives over his entire trunk. You should:
maintain airway and assist ventilations
Pain that may be perceived at a distant point on the surface of the body, such as the back or shoulder, is called:
referred pain
An overdose of acetaminophen, the active ingredient in Tylenol, will most likely cause damage/failure to which organ?
the liver
Delirium tremens (DTs) is a syndrome associated with withdrawal from:
alcohol
Potentially life-threatening consequences of pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) include:
ovarian abscess and ectopic pregnancy
What doses do the adult and pediatric EpiPen Auto Injectors contain?
adult: 0.3mg
pediatric: 0.15mg
It is MOST important for the EMT to remember that suicidal patients may also be:
homicidal
It is most important to determine a patient’s weight when asking questions pertaining to a toxic ingestion because:
activated charcoal is weight based and may need to be given
Your unit is dispatched to the county jail for an intoxicated inmate. Upon arrival, you find the patient, a 33-year-old male, lying supine in a jail cell. He is responsive to painful stimuli only and has slow, shallow respirations. You should be most concerned that this patient:
aspirate and vomit
Esophageal varices MOST commonly occur in patients who:
consume a lot of alcohol
Which of the following clinical presentations is MOST consistent with pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)?
- Upper abdominal cramping, severe headache, and heavy vaginal bleeding
- Lower abdominal pain, fever, general malaise, and foul-smelling vaginal discharge
- Left lower quadrant pain, referred pain to the left shoulder, and fever
- Pain around the umbilicus, low-grade fever, and generalized weakness
- Lower abdominal pain, fever, general malaise, and foul-smelling vaginal discharge
Hypotension, hypoventilation, and pinpoint pupils would be expected following an overdose of:
- crack cocaine.
- amphetamine sulfate (Benzedrine).
- oxycodone (Percocet).
- ecstasy.
- oxycodone (Percocet).
Naloxone (Narcan) would reverse the effects of which of the following:
- phenobarbital (Luminal).
- hydromorphone (Dilaudid).
- diazepam (Valium).
- temazepam (Restoril)
- hydromorphone (Dilaudid).
EMTs are dispatched for a teenage male who is “not acting right.” When they arrive, they are informed that the patient was huffing. Several cans of Freon are found near the patient. Which of the following is a unique consideration for this patient?
- The pulse oximeter will yield a falsely elevated reading.
- Oxygen will not increase the patient’s oxygen saturation.
- A sudden adrenaline release can cause a fatal dysrhythmia.
- Encouraging walking will help eliminate Freon from the body
- A sudden adrenaline release can cause a fatal dysrhythmia.
Ketone production is the result of:
the body metabolizing fat for energy when glucose is unavailable
Which physiological actions does epinephrine produce when given for an allergic reaction?
vasoconstrictor and bronchodilator
Kussmaul's respirations are seen in DKA because it's the body's attempt to do what?
eliminate acids from the bloodstream
In an apparent suicide attempt, a 19-year-old female ingested a full bottle of amitriptyline (Elavil). At present, she is conscious and alert and states that she swallowed the pills approximately 30 minutes earlier. Her blood pressure is 90/50 mm Hg, her pulse is 140 beats/min and irregular, and her respirations are 22 breaths/min with adequate depth. When transporting this patient, you should be most alert for:
seizures and cardiac arrhythmias
A man with a prolonged history of alcohol abuse fell from a second-story balcony. His blood pressure is 80/60 mm Hg, his heart rate is 120 beats/min, and his skin is cool and pale. When caring for this patient, the EMT should recall that:
reduced blood clotting (seen in alcohol abuse) worsens internal bleeding