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EMR Chapter 10 Exam | Questions & Answers (100 %Score) Latest Updated 2024/2025
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You are dispatched to a residence for a 59-year-old man who complains of weakness, a fever, and
vomiting. He tells you that he began feeling this way a few hours after his dialysis treatment. In addition
to administering oxygen, you should: - ✔✔Assess his vital signs and be prepared to treat him for shock



Most strokes are caused by a: - ✔✔blood clot that lodges in the artery in the brain



If a patient is actively seizing, your treatment should focus on: - ✔✔protecting the patient from injury



The Cincinnati Prehospital Stroke Scale is a tool that assesses: - ✔✔facial droop, arm drift, and abnormal
speech.



Insulin shock occurs when the: - ✔✔body has enough insulin but not enough blood glucose.



Potential causes of seizures include all of the following, EXCEPT: - ✔✔increased oxygen levels in the
brain



hemodialysis is a process in which: - ✔✔the patient's blood passes through a machine that filters out
the waste products and returns the cleansed blood to the patient.



You respond to a nursing home for an elderly woman with difficulty breathing. When you enter the
patient's room, you find her lying in bed. She has dried blood around her mouth and is making a gurgling
sound when she breathes. A staff nurse tells you that the patient has a history of high blood pressure
and two heart attacks. Responding paramedics are en route. What should you do first? - ✔✔Place the
patient in a sitting position



You are the first medically trained person to arrive at the residence of a middle-aged woman who,
according to her husband, is not acting right. The patient is conscious but confused. The left side of her
face does not move as well as the right side, and her speech is slurred. Initial care for this patient should
include: - ✔✔administering oxygen if it is available.

, The Cincinnati Prehospital Stroke Scale is a tool that assesses: - ✔✔facial droop, arm drift, and abnormal
speech.



The heart receives its oxygen supply from the: - ✔✔Coronary arteries



Dyspnea - ✔✔Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing.



congestive heart failure (CHF) - ✔✔Heart disease characterized by breathlessness, fluid retention in the
lungs, and generalized swelling of the body.



diabetic coma - ✔✔A state of unconsciousness that occurs when the body has too much glucose and not
enough insulin.



If you are unable to determine what is causing a patient's altered level of consciousness, you should: -
✔✔treat the patient based on their signs and symptoms



Emphysema - ✔✔Is a lung condition that causes shortness of breath. In people with emphysema, the air
sacs in the lungs (alveoli) are damaged. Over time, the inner walls of the air sacs weaken and rupture —
creating larger air spaces instead of many small ones.



A 56-year-old man experienced a sudden onset of dyspnea during a meal. He is conscious and alert but
is in obvious respiratory distress. You should: - ✔✔Suspect that he has an airway obstruction



Immediately following a seizure, the patient is often: - ✔✔Confused, anxious, or hostile



If a patient with Dyspnea is breathing too slowly or too rapidly, you should: - ✔✔be prepared to assist
the patient's breathing



Diabetic coma is a condition that occurs when: - ✔✔the body has too much glucose and not enough
insulin.

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