Cardiology & Shock
Tachycardia in shock is primarily caused by stimulation of this adrenergic receptor type in the heart.
Answer: What are beta-1 receptors?
Your partner starts an IV on a fully alert patient but never explains what he’s doing. This behavior is best described as this type of issue.
Answer: What is an unethical act (failure to obtain informed consent)?
An ion with an overall negative charge is called this.
Answer: What is an anion?
Under NM EMS guidelines, EMT-Intermediates (AEMTs) are allowed to use capnography (EtCO₂ monitoring). True or false?
Answer: What is true?
This term describes the process of ongoing production of red blood cells.
Answer: What is erythropoiesis?
The thick, fibrous sac that surrounds and protects the heart is called this.
Answer: What is the pericardium?
For consent to be informed, the AEMT must explain the risks, benefits, and __________ to treatment.
Answer: What are alternatives?
A normally balanced internal condition of the body that resists change is called this.
Answer: What is homeostasis?
According to NM EMS operations, an emergency with more than 25 patients is declared this.
Answer: What is a mass-casualty incident?
A 17-year-old with mild asthma and expiratory wheezes should receive oxygen and a bronchodilator in this drug class.
Answer: What is a beta-2 agonist?
Closure of the mitral and tricuspid valves occurs during this part of the cardiac cycle.
Answer: What is ventricular contraction (systole)?
Which scenario MOST accurately depicts assault: making a threat to start an IV if the patient doesn’t calm down, or starting an IV without consent?
Answer: What is threatening to perform an action (e.g., “calm down or I’ll start an IV”)?
If an oral glucose tube reads 15 grams, how many milligrams is that?
Answer: What is 15,000 mg?
Per NM EMS guidelines, the jurisdiction over Hazardous Materials incidents in New Mexico lies with this entity (state-level).
Answer: What is NM State Police or Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management?
A 72-year-old male with black tarry stools likely has this source of bleeding.
GI hemorrhage causing shock.
An elderly male with black, tarry stools, weakness, pale cool skin, BP 100/60, and pulse 110 weak is MOST likely in this stage of shock.
Answer: What is compensated shock?
In most states, AEMTs are required to report this type of violent incident involving a patient.
Answer: What is a criminally inflicted injury (e.g., being shot during a robbery)?
500 micrograms (µg) is equal to this many milligrams.
Answer: What is 0.5 mg?
Per NM EMS rules, EMT-Intermediates may assist during public health initiatives by administering immunizations, vaccines, biologicals, and TB tests to the general public during a DOH response. True or false?
Answer: What is true?
You’re treating a patient who took a phosphodiesterase inhibitor (like Cialis) 12 hours ago and has a known bleeding ulcer. This commonly used cardiac medication is contraindicated.
Answer: What are nitroglycerin (and aspirin is also risky with ulcer/bleeding)?
A 59-year-old smoker becomes acutely dyspneic a few hours after a long flight, with sharp pinpoint chest pain and risk factors for DVT. This condition is MOST likely.
Answer: What is a massive pulmonary embolism?
You’ve attempted resuscitation on a pulseless patient for 40 minutes with no response. According to NM guidelines, you must contact this person to discontinue efforts.
Answer: Who is the MCEP / medical control (or medical director via MCEP)?
A 20-kg child in respiratory distress with diffuse wheezing should receive 100% oxygen and this dose range of nebulized albuterol.
Answer: What is 2.5–5 mg of nebulized albuterol?
Per NM procedure guidelines, the central site for IV catheter insertion is this neck-access vein.
Answer: What is the external jugular vein?
You respond to a 21-year-old opioid overdose victim who is semi-conscious with slow, shallow respirations. Despite naloxone availability, the MOST important immediate treatment is to begin this.
Answer: What is assisted ventilation with a BVM (10–12/min), then naloxone as indicated?