What is difficult or labored breathing.
Makes it hard to speak in full sentences
100
You arrive on scene for an unresponsive male patient with a suspected airway obstruction. Without performing any assessment on this patient other than knowing that he is an adult male, what is the MOST common reason for an upper airway obstruction?
What is Relaxed tongue
100
Which of the following blood vessels directly interface with cells throughout the body?
What is Capillaries
100
Seizures in infants and children are commonly caused by..
What is Fever
100
What is the name of a major source of energy for the body?
What is glucose
200
What can cause a patient to become agitated and aggressive.
What is hypoxia
200
You are dispatched for a patient with respiratory distress. Upon your arrival, the patient is unresponsive with sonorous airway sounds. What type of intervention is this patient in immediate need of?
What is airway control
200
Which of the following blood vessels primarily carry deoxygenated blood?
What is veins
200
Your patient has extreme muscular rigidity and is arching her back. Which phase of a seizure is she experiencing?
What is Tonic
200
What is the primary role of glucagon in the body?
What is It causes elevation of the blood glucose level.
300
What is located at the terminal end of the respiratory tree?
What is Alveoli
300
While you are obtaining your patient's blood pressure, you notice that the needle drops more than 10 mm/Hg each time the patient inhales. This is called a what?
What is pulsus paradoxus.
300
What is the disease process, not the clinical emergency, that can happen when the coronary arteries are narrowed or occluded from atherosclerotic plaque?
What is an Acute coronary syndrome
300
A seizure that affects the brain and is evidenced by muscular contraction of all the voluntary muscles is often called what type of seizure?
What is Generalized
300
The normal blood glucose range for a person who has fasted for 8 to 12 hours is what?
What is 80 to 90 mg/dL.
400
What area of the brain is responsible for the gross rate and rhythm of the breathing pattern?
What is Medulla oblongata
400
When treating a COPD patient who had a sudden onset of sharp chest pain and difficulty breathing while doing physical exercise, the EMT should be concerned about the possibility of a pulmonary embolus or...
What is spontaneous pneumothorax.
400
When the electrical impulse leaves the SA node and starts to travel down the conduction pathway, what happens mechanically?
What is Atrial contraction
400
The phase of a seizure in which the patient has extreme muscular rigidity with hyperextension of the back is known as the what?
What is hypertonic phase.
400
When the body has to rely on stored glycogen for energy, about how long does this stored energy last in a patient without liver disease?
What is 24-48 hours
500
Where does the lower airway begin?
What is At the level of the vocal cords
500
You are treating a patient who has difficulty breathing. He is very thin and has a barrel-chest appearance. He is coughing but with little sputum and has a prolonged exhalation as if he is puffing. What type of disease does he MOST likely have?
A: Emphysema
B: Asthma
C: Chronic bronchitis
D: Pulmonary embolus
What is A: Emphysema
500
Trace the pathway the blood takes through the heart and lungs.
What is Vena cava, right atrium, right ventricle, lungs, left atrium, left ventricle, and aorta
500
A type of seizure MOST common in children is characterized by a blank stare only lasting a few seconds. This type of seizure is called a/an
What is an absence seizure.
500
What organ of the body is MOST sensitive to alterations in the glucose level of the body?