Medical Tests NREMT Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

Medical Tests NREMT Online Questions & Answers

• Question 131:

  Cyanosis can be checked by observing the patients _______?

  A. Tongue
  B. Earlobes
  C. Nail beds
  D. All of the above
  C. Nail beds

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  Explanation/Reference:

  Early signs of cyanosis often presents more clearly in the Nail beds and Lips

• Question 132:

  You are called to the home of a 90-year-old male who is having trouble breathing and is confused. The friend who called said the patient has cancer and they think he is on hospice and has a DNR. The patient becomes apneic and loses his pulse.

  You should ____.

  A. start CPR
  B. Call hospice and clarify the situation
  C. Assume he has a DNR order and do nothing
  D. Provide limited resuscitation efforts until you contact family to determine his wishes
  A. start CPR

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  Explanation/Reference:

• Question 133:

  Which of these is the most likely indication of a head injury?

  A. impaled object in scapula
  B. epistaxis
  C. unequal pupil dilation
  D. eye hyphema
  C. unequal pupil dilation

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  Explanation/Reference:

• Question 134:

  What is the best way to handle an amputated extremity?

  A. Pack it in ice.
  B. Wrap it in plastic and place on ice.
  C. Wrap it in sterile dressings and keep it cool with ice.
  D. Place it in a container filled with saline solution.
  C. Wrap it in sterile dressings and keep it cool with ice.

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  Explanation/Reference:

  You want to wrap in sterile dressing to prevent infection and keep it cool with ice. You never want to place the part directly on ice, this could cause it to freeze or become frostbitten. The care given to the patient, and the amputated part, are critical in the success of reattachment.

• Question 135:

  A nasal cannula is meant to deliver oxygen concentrations of:

  A. 8-15%
  B. 2-6%
  C. 4-8%
  D. 24-44%
  B. 2-6%

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• Question 136:

  Which heart rhythm often converts to ventricular fibrillation?

  A. Asystole
  B. Ventricular tachycardia
  C. Atrial fibrillation
  D. Atrial tachycardia
  D. Atrial tachycardia

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  Explanation/Reference:

  Ventricular tachycardia often converts to ventricular fibrillation, a life-threatening heart rhythm that the AED is designed to correct.

• Question 137:

  An AED is used to treat patients in:

  A. Ventricular Fibrillation
  B. Asystole
  C. Pulseless Electrical Activity
  D. Acute Myocardial Infarction
  A. Ventricular Fibrillation

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  Explanation/Reference:

  An AED is used to treat pulseless, apneic patients in ventricular fibrillation or ventricular tachycardia.

• Question 138:

  In the heart, which valve is located between the right atrium and right ventricle?

  A. Bicuspid Valve
  B. Tricuspid Valve
  C. Aortic Valve
  D. Pulmonic Valve
  B. Tricuspid Valve

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  Explanation/Reference:

  The Tricuspid Valve is located BETWEEN the RIGHT ATRIUM and RIGHT VENTRICLE

• Question 139:

  The average concentration of oxygen in a titration for treatment is between ____.

  A. 94% and 96%
  B. 93% and 95%
  C. 95% and 99%
  D. 92% and 96%
  C. 95% and 99%

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  Explanation/Reference:

• Question 140:

  You respond to a call for a possible overdose. You arrive and find a male unconscious, apneic, with a needle still in his arm and a heart rate of 62. After ensuring scene safety, care should involve ____.

  A. possibly administering Narcan, airway support, and manual ventilations
  B. inducing vomiting and providing CPR
  C. intubating and CPR
  D. doing a head-tilt-chin lift, placing an NRB at 15 LPM, and transporting immediately
  A. possibly administering Narcan, airway support, and manual ventilations

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