OCEMT FINAL EXAM LATEST ACTUAL
EXAM 2024-2025 QUESTIONS AND
DETAILED CORRECT ANSWERS | A+
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Signs and symptoms of Chronic Bronchitis and its etiology
Correct Answer shortness of breath, wheezing
etiology: irritation of lung passage ways
cause: smoking
Difference between Systole and Diastole Correct Answer
systole (contraction) and diastole (relaxation)
difference between both = pulse pressure
If a patient regains their pulses after the use of an AED,
what should we assist with? Correct Answer ventilations
Know the major contraindications with NTG (nitroglycerin)
Correct Answer low blood pressure
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When dealing with a possible stroke patient, what
questions are important to ask? Correct Answer "when
were they last seen normal"
When assessing a patient with agonal
respirations......what is our course of action? Correct
Answer bag them
,agonal = 2-4 breaths per min
How to position a patient that appears to be in shock?
Correct Answer supine, with legs up
Which chamber of the heart, when in failure is responsible
for causing pulmonary edema? Correct Answer right sided
failure (#1 cause= left sided failure)
(#1 cause of left sided heart failure= Myocardial infraction)
What are the physical signs and characteristics of a
patient that has heart failure? Correct Answer difficulty
breathing
chest pain
pulombary dema
Jvd
What (2) cardiac arrhythmia's will the AED shock? Correct
Answer V-fib
Pulseless V-Tach
The vessels that carry oxygenated blood versus the
vessels that carry de-oxygenated blood....HINT, all
vessels flowing away from heart are arteries. All veins
flowing back to heart are Veins. Correct Answer O2 blood
= arteries
No o2 blood veins
, Signs, Symptoms, and etiology of cardiogenic shock
Correct Answer massive heart attack and in shock
irregular pulse = fast
low blood pressure
pale, cool, clammy
TIA vs CVA Correct Answer TIA= symptoms that mimic a
stroke and go away after 24 hours
CVA= Rupture of an artery with bleeding into the brain
(hemorrhage)
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Correct Answer Bleeding into
the subarachnoid space, where the cerebrospinal fluid
circulates.
How the patient will present with "Left Sided Heart Failure"
and their chief complaint Correct Answer shortness of
breath
Sequential steps we take for initiating CPR Correct
Answer check response
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