- Rules and standards for the honorable behavior of persons in a particular group or profession are called:
Your answer:
certification
ethics
morals
licensure
- Medical control orders a repeat IV blous of lidocaine at 0.75 mg/kg. The patient weighs 150 pounds. The lidocaine is packed in a 5 mL prefilled syringe that contains 100 mg of lidocaine. How many mL of the prefilled syringe do you administer?
Your answer:
5.0 mL
3.5 mL
2.5 mL
1.5 mL
- Which of the following are signs of the body's compensatory mechanisms or shock?
Your answer:
pale, cool, clammy skin
abnormally slow pulse
warm, flushed, dry skin
strong, bounding pulse
- Liquid drug preparations that do not remain mixed but separate after a period of time are called:
Your answer:
spirits
solutions
suspensions
elixirs
- Which of the following would you use to allow treatment and transport in an emergency situation in which a child's parents or legal guardians are not present and cannot be contacted?
Your answer:
actual consent
implied consent
minor consent
informed consent
- The "index of suspicion" for what injuries your trauma patient may have sustained is based primarily on:
Your answer:
the severity of pain
the mechanism of injury
bruises and deformities
the location of pain
- When administering a blood glucose test, protect yourself from bloodborne disease transmission by doing all of the following EXCEPT:
Your answer:
disposing of any wipes or materials that have absorbed blood
wearing protective gloves
wiping the test strip with alcohol
placing the used lancet into a sharps container
- The universal donor is blood type:
Your answer:
A
B
AB
O
- Which of the following does NOT indicate an esophageal intubation?
Your answer:
lung sounds present on only one side
absence of chest rise and fall
phonation
gurgling sounds over the epigastrium
- Incoming air is filtered, warmed, and humidified in the:
Your answer:
eustachian tubes
nasal cavity
oral cavity
nasal conchae
- The principal buffer of the acid-base system is:
Your answer:
bicarbonate
magnesium
potassium
sodium
- Which of the following is NOT true of subcutaneous emphysema?
Your answer:
It is caused by chronic lung disease
It is caused by a tracheal or laryngeal tear
It is characterized by air just beneath the skin
It is characterized by a crackling sound
- Your patient tells you she weights 140 pounds. This is approximately equal to:
Your answer:
13 kg.
25 kg.
64 kg.
70 kg.
- Your trauma patient has been shot during a robbery attempt and has suffered severe blood loss. You want to replace fluid quickly. As you prepare to initiate an IV, which of the following catheters would you select?
Your answer:
14 gauge, 1 inch
14 gauge, 4 inch
22 gauge, 1 inch
22 gauge, 4 inch
- Which of the following drugs is commonly referred to as vitamin B?
Your answer:
atropine
naloxone
glucagon
thiamine
- In the word "neuropathy" the suffix "-pathy" refers to a:
Your answer:
segment of the nervous system
treatment of the nervous system
function of the nervous system
disease of the nervous system
- Injuring a person's character through false or malicious writings is known as:
Your answer:
liability
slander
libel
assault
- "Ascites" is defined as:
Your answer:
the grating of bone ends rubbing together
an accumulation of fluid in the abdominal cavity
an accumulation of fluid in the sacral area
a painful, prolonged erection of the penis
- When a hypoglycemic patient is comatose, which of the following should be administered?
Your answer:
lactated Ringer's solution intravenously
albuterol instrmuscularly
glucagon sublingually
50% dextrose in water intravenously
- If cervical spine injury is suspected, open the airway using:
Your answer:
an orotracheal airway
the head-tilt/chin-lift
an endotracheal tube
the modified jaw thrust
- Endotracheal intubation is indicated in all of the following situations EXCEPT:
Your answer:
foreign body obstruction
epiglottitis
trauma
anaphylaxis
- Which of the following is correct regarding suctioning?
Your answer:
Hyperventilate the patient before and after suctioning
Each attempt should be limited to 30 seconds
Apply suction during insertion and during removal of the catheter
Use a Yankauer tip catheter if nasal insertion is necessary
- Nitrostat is commonly administered for:
Your answer:
anaphylaxis
bronchial asthma
narcotic overdose
Chest pain
- Which of the following is the appropriate hospital abbreviation for aspirin?
Your answer:
ASA
apn.
ASP
asp.
- Intraosseous infusion is only indicated in children younger than ____ years of age ________.
Your answer:
12, when the child resists the IV needle
3, who are unresponsive
5, when an IV line cannot be established
8, who are in respiratory arrest