Medical Tests NREMT Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

Medical Tests NREMT Online Questions & Answers

• Question 351:

  The maximum suction time for an infant is ____sec.

  A. 8
  B. 5
  C. 10
  D. 15
  B. 5

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• Question 352:

  You are assessing a stroke patient and are trying to determine if advanced therapy will be effective. What is the critical factor you need to determine?

  A. Is the patient experiencing receptive aphasia?
  B. Is the patient experiencing dysarthria?
  C. When did the patient's symptoms begin?
  D. All of the above.
  C. When did the patient's symptoms begin?

• Question 353:

  When assessing breathing, tidal volume refers to ____.

  A. whether a person inhales and exhales for the same amount of time
  B. the rate at which a person breathes
  C. the depth of the breath
  D. how regular breathing appears
  C. the depth of the breath

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• Question 354:

  What is the best treatment for a suspected fracture of the talus bone?

  A. Apply a traction splint, heat, and elevate the leg.
  B. Apply a traction splint, ice, and elevate the arm.
  C. Splint the ankle, apply ice, and elevate.
  D. Splint the foot, apply heat, and elevate.
  D. Splint the foot, apply heat, and elevate.

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  Explanation/Reference:

  The Talus bone is located at the top of the foot and rests between the tibia, fibula, calcaneus, and navicular. In this instance, you want to splint the ankle in order to immobilize it, ice it to reduce swelling, and elevate.

• Question 355:

  You are treating a 24-year-old female with a gunshot wound to the right side of the back. No exit wound is visible. She is awake but confused. Her skin is pale and diaphoretic with cyanosis noted to the oral mucosa. Breath sounds are clear

  and equal bilaterally. Jugular vein distention is present. Blood pressure is 90/78 mmHg, heart rate is 124 beats per minute, and respiratory rate is 28 per minute and labored. Sinus tachycardia is seen on the cardiac monitor.

  What condition do you think is most likely present with this patient?

  A. Hemothorax
  B. Tension pneumothorax
  C. Pericardial tamponade
  D. Lacerated aorta
  C. Pericardial tamponade

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  Explanation/Reference:

  Pericardial tamponade causes decreased cardiac output as seen by pale skin and hypotension. In addition, jugular vein distention may seen along with a narrowed pulse pressure. Other signs and symptoms include tachycardia, respiratory difficulties, and cyanosis of the face, neck, and arms. With tension pneumothorax or a significant hemothorax, decreased or absent breath sounds will be present.

• Question 356:

  Any penetrating missile traveling over 2,000ft/sec would be classified as?

  A. Low velocity
  B. Medium velocity
  C. High velocity
  D. Decelerating
  C. High velocity

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  Explanation/Reference:

  Any projectile which Is traveling greater than 2,000ft/sec in indeed high velocity and carry with it high potential for kinetic energy transfer. These would be a rifle rounds which can deliver a large projectile over long distances with devastating consequences.

• Question 357:

  Accurately identify symptoms related to compensated shock.

  A. narrowing pulse pressure, clammy skin
  B. absent peripheral pulses, mottled skin
  C. dilated pupils, poor urinary output
  D. labored breathing, cyanosis
  A. narrowing pulse pressure, clammy skin

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• Question 358:

  Patients who inhale poisons to get high are often referred to as _____.

  A. Puffers
  B. Sniffer
  C. Inhalers
  D. Huffers
  D. Huffers

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  Explanation/Reference:

  Huffing usually occurs by placing a small amount of chemical, glue, paint or cleaner in a paper bag and then the huffer places the bag over their mouths and/or noses and then they inhale deeply. This causes an anoxic response in the brain which causes all of the blood vessels to dillate. This gives the huffer a period of euphoria and then a pounding head ach.

• Question 359:

  You arrive on scene to find a 70-year-old man complaining of abdominal pain. He said he just vomited bright red blood. He is diaphoretic and pale. The patient may have ____.

  A. a gastrointestinal hemorrhage
  B. appendicitis
  C. GERD
  D. gallstones
  A. a gastrointestinal hemorrhage

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• Question 360:

  A weak and rapid pulse, low blood pressure, and clammy skin can be a sign of what type of diabetic emergency?

  A. none of these
  B. a diabetic coma
  C. hypoglycemia
  D. hyperglycemia
  C. hypoglycemia

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