AMLS - STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS

1. A 45-year-old patient is found supine on the floor. Healthcare providers note pinpoint pupils, shallow respirations, and vomitus in and around the mouth. What course of action should be taken next? a. Initiate an IV and administer naloxone b. Supplemental oxygen and suction c. Obtain a blood...

A 45-year-old patient is found supine on the floor. Healthcare providers note pinpoint pupils, shallow respirations, and vomitus in and around the mouth. What course of action should be taken next? - ANSWER-Supplemental oxygen and suction Patients with a history of COPD that present with an acute...

While performing a comprehensive assessment, the provider recognizes the patient's assessment and diagnostic findings are similar to patient complaints she has treated in the past. Integrating new patient presentation information with past experiences to determine management strategies can be de...

While performing a comprehensive assessment, the provider recognizes the patient's assessment and diagnostic findings are similar to patient complaints she has treated in the past. Integrating new patient presentation information with past experiences to determine management strategies can be de...

As you obtain historical information regarding your patient, you note that the patient's presentation and responses are very similar to several patient complaints you have treated in the past. Integrating this information from past experience to this current experience is known as: - ANSWER-Patt...

What do you do for pin point pupils and low respirations? - ANSWER-Manage airway first, then give Narcan. If a patient who has pin point pupils and low respirations is vomiting, what do you do first? - ANSWER-Suction their airway COPD and Pulmonary Emphysema patients usually have a history of wh...

Ludwig's angina - ANSWER-Deep space infection of the anterior neck just below the mandible AMLS assessment pathway - ANSWER-Assessment based algorithm to determining differential diagnosis Clinical decision making - ANSWER-Assessment findings combined with evidence backed recommendations decid...

List 7 Red Flags for Breathing - ANSWER-1. Reduced consciousness 2. Cyanosis 3. SpO2 29 5. Asymmetrical movement 6. Tracheal deviation and distress 7. Inability to count to five in a single breath List 7 Red Flags for Circulatory Problems - ANSWER-1. Reduced consciousness 2. Profound pallor ...

An elderly patient in an assisted-living facility presents with a diminished level of consciousness and elevated white blood count. Assessment reveals pale, clammy skin and a urinary catheter with dark-colored urine. Vital signs are P 132, R 38 and shallow, BP 78/46, SpO2 91%, and T 100.8°F (32....