- The study of drugs, their sources, characteristics, and effects is called:
Your answer:
physiology
anatomy
pharmacology
pharacokinetics
- The EMT-B may assist or administer all of the following medications carried on the ambulance EXCEPT:
Your answer:
oxygen
insulin
oral glucose
activated charcoal
- The EMT-B may assist with all of the following prescribed patient mediations EXCEPT:
Your answer:
albuterol
Epi-Pens
nitroglycerine
epinephrine by intravenous injection
- Activated Charcoal:
Your answer:
is used to treat a swallowed poison or overdose that is in the patient's digestive tract
will absorb some poisons and help prevent them from being absorbed by the body
is pre-mixed and in the form of a slurry form for field use
all of the above
- Oral glucose is used to treat:
Your answer:
the unconscious diabetic patient
the conscious diabetic patient with an altered mental status
the conscious diabetic patient with an altered mental status who is able to swallow
any unconscious patient
- All of the following may cause an altered mental status EXCEPT:
Your answer:
alterations in the patient's blood sugar level
alterations in the oxygen level in the blood
trauma, such as head injury
an extremity fracture
- Oral glucose can be administered to a patient by the EMT-B by:
Your answer:
placing it between the patient's cheek and gum or under the tongue
diluting it in water and giving it to the patient to drink
mixing it in with the patient's food
injecting it into the IV line
- Inhalers contain a "broncholdilator" that contains an aerosol from of a medication that can be sprayed directly by the patient into the airway. The purpose of a bronchodilator is to:
Your answer:
decrease the patient's blood pressure
enlarge constricted bronchial tubes to make breathing easier
replace the oxygen given to the patient
increase the heart rate so that the patient will have to work harder to breathe
- Examples of bronchodilators include all of the following EXCEPT:
Your answer:
Alupent
Proventil
Ventolin
nitroglycerine
- In order to decide whether to administer a prescribed inhaler to a patient, you need to consider:
Your answer:
compliance with your local protocols
seeking permission from your medical control physician if necessary
if there is a standing order that permits you to assist the patient with this kind of medication
all of the above
- Nitroglycerin is a medication that is used for problems such as:
Your answer:
chest pain that is cardiac in origin
difficulty in breathing
abdominal pain
diabetes
- Nitroglycerin acts on the body by:
Your answer:
enlarging the cronchiles in the lungs to make it easier for the patient to breathe
dilating the coronary blood vessels that supply the heart muscle with blood
causing vomiting
constricting the blood vessels and therefore increasing blood pressure
- Which of the following is a potential, serious side effect of administering nitroglycerin?
Your answer:
difficulty in breathing
a drop in the patient's blood pressure
headache
vomiting
- Which of the following are contraindications for administering nitroglycerin by the EMT-B?
Your answer:
The patient has a suspected head injury
The patient's baseline blood pressure is below 100mmHg systolic
The patient has already taken three doses
The patient is an infant or child
- Epinephrine is used by the EMT-B in treating a severe allergic reaction. Allergic reactions can be caused by:
Your answer:
foods
medications
injected poisons
all of the above
- Epinephrine primarily acts on the body by:
Your answer:
increasing the heart rate and blood pressure
relaxing the airway passages
increasing the blood pressure alone
all of the above
- For specific information on medications, the EMT-B is encouraged to refer to:
Your answer:
the EMT-B textbook
their EMT instructor
the U. S. Pharmacopoeia (USP) or the Physician's Desk Reference
a medical dictionary
- Medications have at least three different names. Tehy include all of the following EXCEPT:
Your answer:
chemical name
drug name
trade name
generic name
- Specific signs, symptoms, or circumstances under which a mediation should be administered are called:
Your answer:
untoward effects
contraindications
sude effects
indications
- The primary indications for the EMT-B to administer nitroglycerin is:
Your answer:
high blood pressure
difficutly in breathing
chest pain or squeezing dull pressure
nausea and vomiting
- A contraindication for nitroglycerin would be:
Your answer:
low blood pressure
nausea and vomiting
chest pain
all of the above
- A drop in blood pressure resulting from the administration of nitrogylcerin would be an undersirable action of this medication. So the presence of a low BP would preclude the use of nitroglycerin in this patient. This is called a(n):
Your answer:
side effects
action
indication
contraindication
- If your patient suffered a drop in blood pressure as a result of nitroglycerin, your best action would be to:
Your answer:
lay the patient down and raise the legs
place the patient in a position of comfort
site the patient up
sit the patient up and administer oxygen
- Medications come in many different forms. An example of a suspension is:
Your answer:
nitroglycerin
epinephrine
activated charcoal
oral glucose
- To ensure that the patient is given the appropriate mediation, the EMT-B should check the "four rights.: These include:
Your answer:
the right patient
the right medication
the right dose
all of the above