Medical Tests NREMT Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

Medical Tests NREMT Online Questions & Answers

• Question 141:

  Your patient is unresponsive, has a pulse of 110 and is breathing at 8 breaths per minute. What is the next best treatment?

  A. Get AED ready, as cardiac arrest is imminent.
  B. Assist respirations with BVM and 100% oxygen.
  C. Suction the airway, insert OPA, apply high flow oxygen through non-rebreather mask.
  D. Ask any bystanders if they know what happened to this patient.
  B. Assist respirations with BVM and 100% oxygen.

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• Question 142:

  The last step in a detailed physical assessment is to manage any secondary wounds.

  A. True
  B. False
  B. False

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  Explanation/Reference:

• Question 143:

  A nasal cannula can be run at how many LPM?

  A. 1 to 8 LPM
  B. 1 to 6 LPM
  C. 1 to 15 LPM
  D. 5 to 10 LPM
  B. 1 to 6 LPM

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• Question 144:

  A transient ischemic attack (TIA) often referred to as a mini stroke symptoms resolve within 24 hours without any _____ effects, these symptoms are considered to be a TIA.

  A. With some minor deficits
  B. With some major long lasting effects
  C. Without any memory effects
  D. Without any permanent effects
  D. Without any permanent effects

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  Explanation/Reference:

  Most TIA's will resolve with in 15 minutes, however for it to be diagnosed as a TIA all signs and effects must be resolved with in 24 hours after onset. TIA's are often the precursor to a major stroke.

• Question 145:

  Status epilepticus is a seizure that:

  A. Lasts longer than 5 minutes.
  B. Is experienced only on one side of the body.
  C. Produces apnea.
  D. Begins again after one seizure stops without the patient regaining consciousness.
  D. Begins again after one seizure stops without the patient regaining consciousness.

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  Explanation/Reference:

  Status epilepticus is defined as a seizure that lasts longer than 10 minutes or a seizure that begins again after one seizure stops without that patient regaining consciousness. It is a dire medical emergency, as the patient may sustain bone fractures, airway occulsion, and possible death.

• Question 146:

  Routes of entry for accidental poisoning is the same as for allergic reactions. What route is the most common route of entry for a poisoning?

  A. Injection
  B. Absorption
  C. Ingestion
  D. Inhalation
  C. Ingestion

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  Explanation/Reference:

  Ingestion is the number one cause of accidental poisoning mostly secondary to children eating or drinking stuff they shouldn't. Smaller children explore with their mouths, they don't have enough dexterity or experience with much other than eating or placing things in their mouths, hence drinking or eating things which could be hazardous to them.

• Question 147:

  You are dispatched to a 53-year old female patient who has extreme chest pain. Upon gaining medical direction to administer nitroglycerin, you administer one tablet. What action should you now perform?

  A. Have the patient stand up
  B. Take blood pressure
  C. Have the patient lay supine
  D. Administer another dose of nitroglycerin
  B. Take blood pressure

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  Explanation/Reference:

  Because nitro is a vasodilator you should always check the patients blood pressure after giving nitro and before giving another dose.

• Question 148:

  Which of the following is NOT considered a part of the patient's Signs and Symptoms?

  A. Environmental emergencies
  B. Behavioral issues
  C. The patient's last oral intake
  D. Obstetrical conditions
  C. The patient's last oral intake

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• Question 149:

  Your patient is a 34-year-old male with a large laceration to the abdomen, and the abdominal organs are protruding from the wound. What is this type of injury called?

  A. Evisceration
  B. Avulsion
  C. Protrusion
  D. Contusion
  A. Evisceration

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  Explanation/Reference:

  An evisceration is the removal or protrusion of the internal organs.

• Question 150:

  You are called to a nursing home for a patient with swelling to her legs. Upon arrival, you find a 76-year-old patient sitting in a wheelchair. Assessment confirms pitting edema to both lower legs. You are able to palpate a dorsalis pedal pulse bilaterally. Her skin is warm, pink, and dry. Her lungs are clear bilaterally. Which of the following conditions do you suspect?

  A. Deep vein thrombosis.
  B. Bilateral acute arterial occlusion.
  C. Atherosclerosis.
  D. Chronic CHF.
  D. Chronic CHF.

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  Explanation/Reference:

  Edema to the legs or sacrum are often a result of right-sided congestive heart failure. Often, there may also be jugular vein distention and ascites present as well. The most common cause of right-sided heart failure is left-sided heart failure; therefore, you may also note signs and symptoms of left-sided heart failure such as a dry, hacking cough, or coughing up pink frothy sputum, shortness of breath, orthopnea, paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea, and fatigue