EMT FISDAP Cardiology Exam 2022 /2023 with Answers
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Which intervention or interventions would have the MOST positive impact on the cardiac arrest patient's outcome? - ANSWER Early CPR and defibrillation
The AED gives "no shock" message to a patient who is in cardiac arrest. You should: - ANSWER Resume chest compressions
What is the maximum amo...
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EMT FISDAP Cardiology Exam 2022 /2023 with
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Which intervention or interventions would have the MOST positive impact on the cardiac arrest
patient's outcome? - ANSWER Early CPR and defibrillation
The AED gives "no shock" message to a patient who is in cardiac arrest. You should: - ANSWER
Resume chest compressions
What is the maximum amount of time that should be spent checking for spontaneous breathing
in an unresponsive child? - ANSWER 10 seconds
When performing CPR on an adult, you should compress the chest to a depth of ___ at a rate of
___. - ANSWER 2.0-2.4 in, 100-150BPM
What is the appropriate compression to ventilation ratio for adult two-rescuer CPR? - ANSWER
30:2
When checking for a pulse in an infant, which artery should you palpate? - ANSWER Brachial
When performing CPR on an adult or child, you should reassess the patient for return of
respirations/circulation every ____ minutes. - ANSWER 2
What is the preferred method of removing a foreign body in an unresponsive child? - ANSWER
Chest compressions
Cardiogenic shock is caused by: - ANSWER Inadequate function of the heart muscle
Pericardial effusion - ANSWER Collection of fluid between the pericardial sac and the
myocardium
Cardiac tamponade - ANSWER Occurs when blood leaks into the space between the
pericardium and the pericardial sac
Signs and symptoms of cardiac tamponade: - ANSWER Beck triad: the presence of jugular vein
distention, muffled heart sounds, and a narrowing pulse pressure where the systolic and
diastolic blood pressures start to merge.
Signs of cardiogenic shock: - ANSWER -Skin may be cool, clammy, and ashen
-High BP
-Rapid, shallow breathing
-Weak, irregular pulse
, -Anxiety, nausea
You arrive on scene to find a conscious 58YOF sitting up and reporting severe chest pain and
SOB. She is anxious and "feels like she's going to die." Her skin is pale, cool, and clammy and her
pulse is rapid, weak, and irregular. Her breathing is labored, with a RR of 28 breaths/min. Her
SpO2 is 90%. Lung sounds show crackles in all fields, and BP is 92/60 mmHg. What is your
differential diagnosis of the patient? - ANSWER Cardiogenic shock
The heart is divided down the middle into left and right sides by the: - ANSWER Septum
Which chamber of the heart receives incoming unoxygenated blood? - ANSWER Atrium
Which chamber of the heart pumps oxygenated blood? - ANSWER Ventricles
Normal electrical impulses begin in the: - ANSWER Sinoatrial (SA) node
What characteristic allows a cardiac muscle cells to contract spontaneously without an external
stimulus? - ANSWER Automaticity
The sympathetic nervous system acts on the body by: - ANSWER -increasing HR and RR
-constricting blood vessels in the muscles
The parasympathetic nervous system acts on the body by: - ANSWER (directly opposes the
sympathetic NS)
-decreases HR and RR
-constricts blood vessels in muscles
Increased oxygen demand in a normal heart is supplied by ______ of the coronary arteries. -
ANSWER Dilation
The heart itself is supplied by blood through what vessels? - ANSWER Coronary vessels
The iliac arteries descend into the: - ANSWER femoral arteries
Which veins bring blood back to the right atrium? - ANSWER Venae cavae
Systolic pressure is the: - ANSWER maximum pressure generated in the arteries during
contraction of the left ventricle
Pulses felt in the extremities are called: - ANSWER Peripheral pulses
Pulses felt near the trunk of the body are called: - ANSWER Central pulses
Decrease in blood flow to the heart is called: - ANSWER ischemia
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