Emergency Medical Technician Quiz 1

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  1. Which of the following is a colloid solution?

    2. Your answer:
    Ringers Lactate
    Normal Saline
    Dextran
    All of the above

  2. A known diabetic who is unconscious, pale, clammy skin, with stable vital signs is suffering from:

    3. Your answer:
    CVA
    insulin shock
    diabetic coma
    acute MI

  3. Uncompensated shock produces which of the following:

    4. Your answer:
    pre-capillary and post-capillary sphincter dilation
    per-capillary sphincter contraction nd post-capillary sphincter relaxation
    pre-capillary and post-capillary sphincter contraction
    pre-capillary sphincter relaxation and post-capillary sphincter relaxation

  4. Kinematics of trauma; How may collisions occur?

    5. Your answer:
    two
    four
    three
    one

  5. Dopamine has what effects when administered at 1-2 mcg/kg/min?

    6. Your answer:
    renal and mesenteric dilation
    increased blood pressure
    increased heart rate
    decreased urine output

  6. Decerebrate and decorticate posturing is an indication of:

    7. Your answer:
    cerebral focal cortex lesions
    diffuse cranial injury
    spine injury
    seizure

  7. The best possible score for a Glascow coma scale is:

    8. Your answer:
    eye opening 3; verbal response 4; motor response 5
    eye opening 6; verbal response 5; motor response 4
    eye opening 5; verbal response 5; motor response 5
    eye opening 4; verbal response 5; motor response 6

  8. The beta cells of the pancreas produce:

    9. Your answer:
    anti-diuretic hormone
    ACTH
    insulin hormone
    tjyroxin hormone

  9. The most significant sign of abdominal injury is:

    10. Your answer:
    hematuria
    tenderness
    rigidity and guarding
    pain

  10. Lidocaine is usually given for:

    11. Your answer:
    asystole
    supraventricular tachycardia
    ventricular tachycardia
    atrial fibrillation

  11. Before applying a PASG you must:

    12. Your answer:
    start an IV
    assess lung sounds
    measure the legs of the patient
    insert an oral airway

  12. Patient has high blood pressure in pregnancy:

    13. Your answer:
    preeclampsia
    uterine inversion
    eclampsia
    toxemia

  13. Anapylaxsis following an insect sting is treated with:

    14. Your answer:
    epinephrine
    benadryl
    morphine sulfate
    aminopyylline

  14. What device transmits specific tones that other receivers will recognize?

    15. Your answer:
    repeater
    transponder
    encoder
    modulator

  15. Who has the ultimate authority over the EMT in the field?

    16. Your answer:
    on-line medical control
    standing orders
    protocols
    scene physician

  16. A deviation from the accepted standards of care is called:

    17. Your answer:
    negligence
    incompetence
    malpractice
    abandoment

  17. Which of the following is not a method of transmission of the Hepatitis virus?

    18. Your answer:
    blood
    feces
    saliva
    sexual contact

  18. An ovedose of Oil of Wintergreen will present similar to:

    19. Your answer:
    opiate derivatives
    salicylates
    tricyclic antidepressants
    amphetamines

  19. Aminophylline is given:

    20. Your answer:
    IV over 8-10 minutes
    IV push rapidly
    IV over 20-30 minutes
    IV push slowly

  20. You have been called to a party for a 20 year old male who bystanders state had a seizure activiely before you arrived. The patient is conscious and agitated, BP 132/96, pulse 132, resp. 28. He is diaphoretic and his pupils are dilated. He denies any drug or alcholo ingestion. What do you suspect?

    21. Your answer:
    cocaine
    heroin
    grand mal seizure
    delirium tremens

  21. Which of the following is NOT a predisposing factor to hypothermia?

    22. Your answer:
    diabetes
    old age
    AMI
    alcoholism

  22. Ions that carry a negative charge are:

    23. Your answer:
    cations
    anions
    electrolytes
    megahertz

  23. Verapamil has what effects on the myocardium?

    24. Your answer:
    positive chronotropic
    negative chronotropic
    negative inotropic
    positive inotropic

  24. What is the chief extracellular electrolyte?

    25. Your answer:
    sodium
    potassium
    hydrogen
    calcium

  25. The normal PR interval is _____ seconds.

    26. Your answer:
    0.12 - 0.20
    0.4 - 0.12
    0.1 - 0.20
    0.2 -0.4

  26. The EMT's best defense in the event of legal proceedings is:

    27. Your answer:
    the medical director
    a detailed medical record
    a lawyer
    professional liability insurance

  27. The range of a portable radio transmitter/receiver is somewhat limited. The range can be extended by the use of a(n):

    28. Your answer:
    repeater
    telephone
    base station
    amplifier

  28. The first action an EMT takes after receiving a medication order:

    29. Your answer:
    repeat the patient's vital signs
    immediately administer the medication
    start an IV infusion
    repeat the medication order

  29. Which of the following is a re-entry rhythm?

    30. Your answer:
    junctional rhythm
    idoventricular
    sinus tachycardia
    atrial tachycardia

  30. If a patient apical pulse is 130, and their radial pulse rate is 96, what is this referred to?

    31. Your answer:
    pulsis paradoxis
    pulse difference
    pulse deficit
    circulatory gap

  31. The presence of S3 heart sounds is associated with:

    32. Your answer:
    cardiac tamponade
    aortic aneurysm
    bundle branch block
    congestive heart failure

  32. The S1 heart sound is caused by closure of the:

    33. Your answer:
    tricuspid valve and aortic valve
    semilunar valves
    mitral valve and pulmonic valve
    atriventricular valves

  33. A patient who is hyperventilation may have which acid-base condition?

    34. Your answer:
    respiratory alkalosis
    respiratory acidosis
    metabolic acidosis
    metabolic alkalosis

  34. If a radial pulse is present, systolic blood presure is at least:

    35. Your answer:
    70
    100
    60
    80

  35. What heart valve prevents the backflow of blood into the right atrium?

    36. Your answer:
    tricuspid valve
    mitral valve
    bicuspid valve
    aortic valve

  36. What is pH?

    37. Your answer:
    the oxygen saturation
    the hydrogen ion concentration
    the phosphorus level
    the hemoglobin level

  37. What is the correct area for decompression of a tension pneumothorax?

    38. Your answer:
    2nd intercostal space; mid-clavicular line
    2nd intercostal space, mid-axillary line
    4th intercostal space, mid-clavicular line
    3rd intercostal space, mid-axillary line

  38. Airway obstruction can be caused by:

    39. Your answer:
    lateral extension
    dorsal flexion
    ventral flexion
    ventral extension

  39. What does the T wave represent on the ECG?

    40. Your answer:
    ventricular depolarization
    atrial repolarization
    atrial depolarization
    ventricular repolarizaton

  40. Which aspect of the physical exam is least helpful in the field?

    41. Your answer:
    deep tendon reflex
    movement of extremities
    pulillary response
    ability to follow simple commands

  41. Which of the following is the earliest sign of shock?

    42. Your answer:
    hypotension
    cyanosis
    cold clammy skin
    resentlessness

  42. A possible complicaton of the PASG is:

    43. Your answer:
    decreased ventilation
    increased bleeding under the suit
    reduced venous return to the heart
    gastric dilatation

  43. The joint action of two drugs where the combined effect is greater than the sum of their individual effect is called:

    44. Your answer:
    idiosycrasy
    antagonism
    synergism
    potentiation

  44. What is the action of insulin?

    45. Your answer:
    stimulates appha recepators
    produces glucagon
    transfers glucose into cells
    produces hemolysis of RBCs

  45. The physician orders 5mcg.kg/min of dopamine for an 80 kg patient. You put 400mg of Dopamine in 250mls D5W. What is the correct rate using microdrip tubing?

    46. Your answer:
    30 gtts/min
    40 gtts/min
    120 gtts/min
    15 gtts/min

  46. Which drug must be given cautiously to patients currently taking Digitalis?

    47. Your answer:
    D50
    diazepam
    CaCl
    epinephrine

  47. Which drug is contraindicated in asthma patients?

    48. Your answer:
    diaitalis
    CaCl
    Inderal
    ephinephrine

  48. The APGAR score evaluates:

    49. Your answer:
    pulse, respirations, BP, activity, color
    pulse, respirations, activity, color, grimace
    BP, pulse, gestation, color, respiration
    pulse, relfex ability, appearance, BP

  49. The signs of epiglottitis are:

    50. Your answer:
    fever and chills
    aphasia and fever
    rales and dyspnea
    dysphagia and drooling

  50. A patient has an IV established and suddenly goes into V-fib. You will:

    51. Your answer:
    begin CPR
    give lidocaine immediately
    defibrillate
    sychronized cardiovert

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