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4 phases of a seizure: - aura; tonic; clonic; postictial a graph used in hemiodilis is: - an artificial connection between a vein and an artery abdomen loss with 1 inch distention: - mL abdominal eviscerations: - moist, sterile, fiber free occlusive dressing; treat for shock abruptio placentae...

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EMT Practice Test Questions 2024 already passed

4 phases of a seizure: - ✔✔✔aura; tonic; clonic; postictial

a graph used in hemiodilis is: - ✔✔✔an artificial connection between a vein and an artery

abdomen loss with 1 inch distention: - ✔✔✔1000-2000 mL

abdominal eviscerations: - ✔✔✔moist, sterile, fiber free occlusive dressing; treat for shock

abruptio placentae: - ✔✔✔separation of the placentae from the uterine wall; can result
from traumatic injury; administer oxygen 100%

absence seizure: - ✔✔✔loss of awareness characterized by a blank stare; mistaken for
daydreaming

action of oral glucose: - ✔✔✔increases blood sugar and brain sugar levels

actions of epinephrine: - ✔✔✔mimics response of sympathetic nervous system; constricts
blood vessels to improve blood pressure; relaxes smooth muscles to improve breathing;
stimulates heartbeat; reverses swelling and hives

acute subdural hematoma: - ✔✔✔expands rapidly due to size of vessel; develops in a few
hours

aneurysm: - ✔✔✔ruptured blood vessel leading to massive hemmorage

angia pectoris: - ✔✔✔temporary interruption of fuel; "chest pain"

apnea: - ✔✔✔respiratory arrest; no longer breathing

appendicitis s/s - ✔✔✔early:dull pain at umbilicus; later: RLQ at mcburney point; positive
markle test

Are open ended or close ended questions better to ask? - ✔✔✔open ended questions; it
avoids the yes/no answer

arterial bleed: - ✔✔✔spurting, pulsating flow; bright red

atherosclerosis: - ✔✔✔buildup of fat and cholesterol;

AVPU stands for what? - ✔✔✔alert, verbal, pain, unconciousness

basilar skull fracture signs/symptoms: - ✔✔✔raccoon eyes; bruising behind ears; blood and
CSF from ears/nose

becks triad: - ✔✔✔narrowing pulse pressure; JVD, muffled heart sounds; pulsus pardoxus

capillary bleed: - ✔✔✔slow, even flow; dark to intermediate red

, cardiognic pulmonary edema: - ✔✔✔LEFT sided heart failure; decreased blood flow
increased pressure in pulmonary capillaries; fluid leaks into alveoli

cholecystitis: - ✔✔✔inflammation of the gallbladder; Fat, fourty, fertile, farty, female

clustur headaches - ✔✔✔have vascular origin; excruciating pain on one side; drooping
eyelids

common conditions where crackles/rales are present: - ✔✔✔pulmonary edema,
pneumonia, CHF

common conditions where rhonchi is present: - ✔✔✔pneumonia; aspiration; chronic
bronchitis, emphysema

common conditions where wheezing is present: - ✔✔✔asthma, emphysema, chronic
bronchitis, COPD

compartment syndrome: - ✔✔✔pressure in space around the capillaries exceeds the
pressure in needed to perfuse the tissues; blood flow is cut off and cells are hypoxic;
extremity may feel hard and pulses may be normal

complex partial: - ✔✔✔altered mental status; awake but in daze and unaware

conditions that must be met before administering nitroglycerin: - ✔✔✔minimum systolic
of 9ommhg; heart rate should be between 50-100; max of 3

conscious patient order: - ✔✔✔history, secondary assessment, vital signs

contraindications for activated charcoal: - ✔✔✔altered mental status; swallowed acids or
alkalis

contraindications for oral glucose: - ✔✔✔unconcsious; inability to swallow

contraindications of albuterol: - ✔✔✔not responsive enough to use; precautuions when
chest pain; hr>150

contraindications of aspirin: - ✔✔✔allergy; patient with bleeding ulcers/internal bleeding

contraindications of nitroglycerin - ✔✔✔systolic lower than 90; cannot take with erectile
dysfunciton medications; allergy

coupe/contra coupe: - ✔✔✔entire brain shifts forward hitting frontal bone and snapping
veins/arteries; anterior and posterior bleeds

crackles/rales: - ✔✔✔bubbly osund during inhalation; fluid surrounding or filling the
bronchioles/alveoli; base of lungs exhibit first

decreased CO2, effect in intracranial pressure - ✔✔✔cerebral vessels constrict; decreasing
blood flow

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