- How many milligrams of lidocaine are contained in 1 ml of 1 2% soultion?
Your answer:
200 mg
20 gm
2 mg
20 mg
- The waste product of anaerobic metabolism is:
Your answer:
HCO3
CO2 and H2O
lactic acid
acetylcholine
- The best definition of extrication from a vehicle?
Your answer:
dismemberment
disentanglement
removification
removal
- The effective action of adrenalin is:
Your answer:
cholinergic
antagonistic
parasympathetic
sympathetic
- An abnormal, high pitched, musical inspiratory sound caused by obstruction in the trachea is called:
Your answer:
rales
stridor
rhonchi
wheezing
- What is crack?
Your answer:
opiate derivative
a CNS stimulant
muscle relaxant
a CNS depressant
- A patient is unconscious and you suspect a neck injury. Which assessment is NOT done?
Your answer:
check for "dolls eyes" phenomenon
observe trachea for mid-line position
palpate the neck for deformities
observe respiratory effort
- Which defines the relative refractory period:
Your answer:
when no stimulus may occur during depolarization
when no stimulus may occur during repolarization
when a stimulus may occur during depolarization
when a stimulus may occur during repolarization
- You respond to a female found in the snow. The outside temperature is -2 deprees Farenheight. The vital signs are depressed. Important to know in treatment is:
Your answer:
apply hot packs in axilla and wrap in blankets
CPR may be ineffective until the patient is rewarmed
rewarm the patient quickly
support the patients BP
- Whihc is not a symptom of anaphylaxsis?
Your answer:
urticaria
respiratory distress
bradycardia
stomach cramps
- Acetylcholine is usually associated with:
Your answer:
alpha sympathetic system
beta sympathetic system
parasympathetic system
adrenergic system
- Normal tidal volume of the lungs of an adult is:
Your answer:
100 mls
800 mls
500 mls
200 mls
- The amount of blood pumped by the heart in one minute is referred to as:
Your answer:
stroke volume
PVR
afterload
cardiac output
- A 30 year old pregnant patient is suffering from seizures. You have treated her with 5 mg Valium IV push. You would give what drug next?
Your answer:
250 mg dilantin at 25 mg/min
2-4 gms 10% solution of magnesium sulfate IV push
1 mg magnesium sulfate IM
2-4 mg 20% of magnesium sulfate IV push
- You respond to a 27 year old male complaining of sudden onset of stabbing chest pain on inspiration. Vital signs are stable and the lung sounds are clear and equal bilaterally. Which is the most likely diagnosis?
Your answer:
pneumonia
pleurisy
spontaneous pneumothorax
hemothorax
- Who would most likely suffer a painless, silent MI?
Your answer:
elderly people
alcoholics
drug abusers
diabetics
- Which of the following is the best definition to "phobia":
Your answer:
tortured as a child
a normal fear
great fear of wide open spaces
an unrealistic fear
- Where is the femoral artery in relation to the inguinal ligament?
Your answer:
posterior
anterior
medial
lateral
- The difficult in transmission of radio waves is related to the fact that radio waves:
Your answer:
do through dense foliage
are absorbed by the ground
are scattered by irregular metal objects
are reflected by metal objects
- A patient receiving a unit of blood begins complaining of lower back pain, substernal chest pain, dyspnea and a headache. What do you suspect?
Your answer:
pyrogenic reaction
anaphylactic reaction
dehydration
hemolytic reaction
- Which is a common reason in having to treat a diabetic:
Your answer:
hidrosis
medication noncompliance
lack of knowledge about insulin
hirsutism
- Which valve prevents reguritation of blood from the left ventricle to the left atrium?
Your answer:
aortic valve
pulmonic valve
tricuspid vavle
mitral valve
- You have an unconscious patient who was complaining of chest pain prior to collapse. BP is 88/45, pulse 46, and respirations 12. The patient is likely suffering from:
Your answer:
an AMI
anaphylaxsis
cardiogenic shock
CVA
- Lidocaine toxicity may produce
Your answer:
ventricular fibrillation
yellow vision
asthma
seizures/convulsions
- You respond to find an unconscious male on the bathroom floor. During your exam the patient awakens and tells you he was attempting to move his bowels. His most likely difficulty is:
Your answer:
vertigo
cardiac syncope
vasovagal response
postural syncope