Medical Tests NREMT Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

Medical Tests NREMT Online Questions & Answers

• Question 201:

  Which medication that will open bronchioles and increase effectiveness of breathing is typically used to treat a patient with shortness of breath?

  A. Bronchodilators
  B. Bronchoconstrictors
  C. Anti-Inflammatory
  D. Pneumodialator
  A. Bronchodilators

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  Explanation/Reference:

  Bronchodilators are used to dilate or widen the bronchioles allowing air to more easily flow through them. A common bronchodilator is Albeuterol.

• Question 202:

  What does the alphabet ‘A’ in SAMPLE stands for?

  A. Airway
  B. Arythmia
  C. Allergies
  D. Asystole
  C. Allergies

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• Question 203:

  When there is penetrating trauma there is a permanant cavity which is formed by the projectile contacting the tissues, how is a tempoary cavity formed?

  A. By the twisting of the projectile
  B. By energy scrubbing off of the projectile
  C. The wadding entering the body
  D. Unspent gun powder
  B. By energy scrubbing off of the projectile

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  Explanation/Reference:

  When a projectile is traveling through space it is giving off energy as it pushes away the air molecules. When it impacts with human tissue kinetic energy is taken away from the projectile to the tissues. When this projectile is a high velocity missile the tissues which absorb this energy transfer is often damaged but not disrupted enough to be permanently damaged.

• Question 204:

  Which of the following statements is correct about the arrangement of the anatomical structures from superiors to inferior?

  A. Tarsals, patella, ilium, acetabulum, cranium, mandible, orbits, zygomatic arches
  B. Zygomatic arches, manubrium, maxillae, coccyx, xiphoid process, tarsals, patella
  C. Xiphoid process, sternum, pelvis, femur, ulna, tibia, calcaneus
  D. Cranium, orbits, zygomatic arches, mandible, manubrium, ilium, acetabulum, patella, tarsals
  D. Cranium, orbits, zygomatic arches, mandible, manubrium, ilium, acetabulum, patella, tarsals

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• Question 205:

  Which of the following is the first step you should take in treating a medical patient?

  A. Determine if the patient has any allergies.
  B. Find out what medications the patient is taking.
  C. Ask about the patient's pertinent medical history.
  D. Determine the patient's signs and symptoms.
  D. Determine the patient's signs and symptoms.

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• Question 206:

  Which of the following routes of entry is the most common cause of anaphylactic reaction?

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

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  Explanation/Reference:

  Injection is the most common way an allergen will be exposed to a patient, medicine being injected by a syringe, insects stinging and animal bites

• Question 207:

  ____ is when the heart muscles are not strong enough to accomplish the job of pumping blood throughout the body.

  A. Congestive heart failure (CHF)
  B. Pulmonary edema
  C. Transient ischemic attack (TIA)
  D. Acute myocardial infarction (AMI)
  A. Congestive heart failure (CHF)

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• Question 208:

  You are transporting a patient that is having night sweats, mild fever, and a productive cough. He states that the health department has been treating him at home for a respiratory condition. How should the patient be transported to the hospital?

  A. In a position of comfort
  B. With a mask on the patient and the EMT
  C. In a calm, passive manner
  D. In the left lateral recumbent position
  B. With a mask on the patient and the EMT

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  Explanation/Reference:

  The patient that has possible TB should wear either a surgical mask or a nonrebreather mask. This is used to prevent the spread of the disease and to protect the safety of the health care provider.

• Question 209:

  While treating a patient with a medical condition, the first thing you should enquire is what medicines he/she is taking.

  A. True
  B. False
  A. True

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• Question 210:

  You’re called to a home and find an unresponsive male. Family members said he “passed out.” You assess the scene to be safe. The next thing you should do is:

  A. Check the patient's blood sugar; he might be a diabetic.
  B. Get a blood pressure to determine if it's too low and may have caused him to pass out.
  C. Get a temperature to determine if he has heat stroke.
  D. Simultaneously check for a pulse and breathing.
  D. Simultaneously check for a pulse and breathing.

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