Medical Tests NREMT Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

Medical Tests NREMT Online Questions & Answers

• Question 91:

  The lungs are made up of how many lobes?

  A. 6
  B. 2
  C. 5
  D. 4
  C. 5

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• Question 92:

  Sublingual medicine is delivered ____.

  A. through inhalation
  B. through an intravenous line
  C. under the tongue
  D. by swallowing
  C. under the tongue

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• Question 93:

  As the head of the Quality Assurance Committee for your service, you review all patient care reports prior to passing them on to the medical director. On one trip sheet, you note the following narrative: Patient states that he cannot move his bowls and has had abdominal pane for three weeks. Patient also states that he has had a fever and took too Tylenol tablets this morning, but then became nauseated.

  What advice would you give the paramedic regarding this report?

  A. Have the EMT-B do all of the documenting.
  B. Make up abbreviations for any words he is unsure of how to spell.
  C. Only document what you know how to spell.
  D. Get a dictionary and look up any questionable words when documenting.
  D. Get a dictionary and look up any questionable words when documenting.

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  Explanation/Reference:

  Proper spelling is critical to prehospital documentation. Documentation containing spelling mistakes looks unprofessional and can cast doubt on the quality of care provided. Therefore, it is best to advise the paramedic to use a dictionary and look up any and all words that he is unsure of how to spell. Having the EMT-Basic document the advanced level care is inappropriate. However, it would not be inappropriate to have the EMT read over the documentation to point out spelling errors. Making up abbreviations for words the paramedic is unsure of how to spell can create additional confusion and is not considered good practice. Just documenting the aspects of patient care for which the paramedic is comfortable with spelling creates incomplete documentation and is likewise inappropriate.

• Question 94:

  A detailed physical examination is only performed on unconscious patients.

  A. True
  B. False
  A. True

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• Question 95:

  Asthma generally produces ______ sounds and is often auscultated in the _______.

  A. Wheezing, lower airway
  B. Wheezing, upper airway
  C. Wheezing and Chyene Stokes, lower airway
  D. Rhonchi, lower airway
  A. Wheezing, lower airway

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• Question 96:

  What is the proper amount of air that should be injected to the color of an Endo Tracheal Tube?

  A. 1 cc
  B. 25 cc
  C. 10cc
  D. 100 cc
  C. 10cc

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  Explanation/Reference:

  The standard ET Tube color is inflated with 10 cc of air

• Question 97:

  What are the signs and symptoms of shock?

  A. Decreased heart rate, hypertension, increased respirations
  B. Increased heart rate, increased respirations, hypotension
  C. Decreased respirations, increased heart rate, hypertension
  D. Decreased heart rate, increased respirations, hypotension
  B. Increased heart rate, increased respirations, hypotension

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  Explanation/Reference:

  Early signs of shock are Increased heart rate and respirations. The patient may also have pale, cool and clammy skin and show signs go hypoxia. Later stages of shock will include a drop in blood pressure.

• Question 98:

  While responding ambulances are particularly at risk of collisions in these areas?

  A. Pulling out of their bay
  B. Freeway driving
  C. Intersections
  D. Arriving on scene
  C. Intersections

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  Explanation/Reference:

  Cars sitting at intersections may block the view of the ambulance operator and can not see other cars approaching. Cars approaching the intersection when the light is changing may not want to stop and accelerates through or cars sitting at a stop light might not be paying attention will accelerate without looking

• Question 99:

  What flow rate should a nasal cannula have?

  A. 1-6 LPM
  B. 1-4 LPM
  C. 3-6 LPM
  D. 4-6 LPM
  A. 1-6 LPM

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• Question 100:

  What does the acronym HAPE mean?

  A. high altitude pulmonary edema
  B. high atmosphere physical exposure
  C. high atmosphere pulmonary edema
  D. high altitude pulmonary ecchymosis
  A. high altitude pulmonary edema

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