Medical Tests NREMT Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

Medical Tests NREMT Online Questions & Answers

• Question 121:

  A drug ending in the suffix (pril) is considered a _______.

  A. Antifungal
  B. H
  C. Beta agonist
  D. ACE inhibitor
  D. ACE inhibitor

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  Explanation/Reference:

• Question 122:

  Your 16-year-old trauma patient has what appears to be a mid-shaft femur fracture, you notice that there is a laceration directly over the suspected fracture. Bleeding is controlled, what type of fracture would this be?

  A. Greenstick
  B. Comminuted
  C. Closed
  D. Open
  D. Open

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  Explanation/Reference:

  Any time there is open skin over a fracture is considered an open fracture. A greenstick is generally found in children whose bones have not fully ossified. Comminuted is a fracture resulting from extreme forces causing many smaller fractures at the site of the fracture.

• Question 123:

  You are treating a 49-year-old patient who complains of an intense pain between his shoulder blades radiating to his lower back. Pain began 10 minutes prior to your arrival while he was eating and has been constant. He rates the pain as a 10 out of 10. Pain is described as a sharp, tearing pain. He has no significant past medical history. Blood pressure is 130/76 mm Hg in the right arm and 78/48 mm Hg in the left arm, radial pulse in his right arm is 98 beats per minute and regular, and respiratory rate is 20 per minute and non-labored.

  What condition would you most likely suspect?

  A. Myocardial infarction
  B. Angina pectoris
  C. Aortic dissection
  D. Congestive heart failure
  C. Aortic dissection

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  Explanation/Reference:

  Differing blood pressures in each arm, as well as the description of a sharp, tearing pain between the shoulder blades, may indicate an aortic dissection. This is a definite medical emergency that warrants immediate transport to the emergency department.

• Question 124:

  In the patient's language, write the main reason for calling an EMT.

  A. Chief Complaint
  B. Rapid Medical Assessment
  C. Primary Concern
  D. Primary Medical Focus
  A. Chief Complaint

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• Question 125:

  An intervention for someone who is apneic would be?

  A. Oropharyngeal Airway
  B. BVM Mask
  C. Intubation
  D. All of the above
  D. All of the above

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  Explanation/Reference:

  Some one who is apneic is not breathing there fore any or all of the above would be correct interventions to help this patient.

• Question 126:

  This practice of protecting yourself and your patient from the transfer of bodily fluids is known as what?

  A. Wearing Gloves
  B. Body Substance Isolation
  C. Universal Precautions
  D. Being Safe
  B. Body Substance Isolation

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  Explanation/Reference:

  Body substance isolation is a practice of isolating all body substances (blood, urine, feces, tears, etc.) of individuals undergoing medical treatment, particularly emergency medical treatment of those who might be infected with illnesses such as HIV, or hepatitis so as to reduce as much as possible the chances of transmitting these illnesses

• Question 127:

  The correct flow of blood through the heart and lungs is:

  A. Right atrium, right ventricle, inferior/superior vena cavae, lungs, aorta, left ventricle, left atrium
  B. Inferior/superior vena cavae, right atrium, right ventricle, aorta, lungs, left atrium, left ventricle
  C. Inferior/superior vena cavae, right atrium, right ventricle, lungs, left atrium, left ventricle, aorta
  D. Aorta, left atrium, left ventricle, lungs, right atrium, right ventricle, inferior/superior vena cavae
  C. Inferior/superior vena cavae, right atrium, right ventricle, lungs, left atrium, left ventricle, aorta

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  Explanation/Reference:

  Blood enters the heart through the Inferior/superior vena cavae, to the right atrium, then the right ventricle. It then goes to the lungs through the pulmonary vein, returning through the left atrium, then the left ventricle, leaving through the aorta.

• Question 128:

  The most lethal type of radiation is ____.

  A. Alpha particles
  B. neutron radiation
  C. Beta particles
  D. Gamma radiation or X-rays
  B. neutron radiation

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• Question 129:

  Cardiac arrest in children is most often caused by:

  A. Chest trauma.
  B. Respiratory compromise.
  C. Hypovolemia.
  D. Irregular rhythm.
  B. Respiratory compromise.

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  Explanation/Reference:

  The most common complication causing pediatric cardiac arrest is inadequate breathing or other respiratory compromise.

• Question 130:

  What differences in a child's airway might make airway management more difficult than in an adult?

  A. a smaller jaw and a proportionally larger tongue
  B. smaller jaw, smaller teeth
  C. There are no anatomic differences that affect airway management in children versus adults.
  D. longer airway and small tongue
  A. a smaller jaw and a proportionally larger tongue