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NSC EMT PRACTICE EXAM,(CHAPTER WISE) ARRANGEMENT OF QUESTIONS WITH THEIR CORRECT ANSWERS
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NSC EMT PRACTICE EXAM,(CHAPTER WISE) ARRANGEMENT OFQUESTIONS WITH THEIR CORRECT ANSWERS
Whichhofhthehfollowinghishanhexamplehofhahsymptom?
a)hcyanosis
b)hheadache
c)htachycardia
d)hhypertensionh-hcorrecthanswer-b)hheadache
AnhEMT'shprimaryhresponsibilityhtohthehpatienthwhohhashbeenhpoisonedhishto:
a)hadministerhthehappropriatehantidote
b)hrecognizehthathahpoisoninghhashoccurred
c)hadministerh25ghofhactivatedhcharcoal
d)hcontacthpoisonhcontrolhimmediatelyh-hcorrecthanswer-
b)hrecognizehthathahpoisoninghhashoccurred
Whaththreehboneshmakehuphthehshoulderhgirdle?
a)hclavicle,hscapula,hhumerus
b)hacromion,hclavicle,hscapula
c)hacromion,hscapula,hhumerus
d)hacromion,hhumerus,hclavicleh-hcorrecthanswer-a)hclavicle,hscapula,hhumerus
Ah73-year-
oldhmanhpresentshwithhahgeneralizedhrash,hwhichhhehthinkshmayhhavehbeenhcausedhbyh
anhantibiotichthathhehrecentlyhbeganhtaking.hHehhashahhistoryhofhcoronaryharteryhdisease
,hhypertension,handhemphysema.hHehishconscioushandhalert,hhishbloodhpressurehish144/
94hmmhHg,handhhishpulsehish64hbeats/minhandhregular.hYouhauscultatehhishlunghsoundsh
andhhearhscatteredhwheezing,halthoughhhehishnothexperiencinghrespiratoryhdistress.hYo
uhshould:
,a)hadministerhoxygenhifhneeded,htransporththehpatient,handhmonitorhhimhforhsignshofhdete
rioration
b)haskhhimhifhhehhashepinephrinehandhrequesthapprovalhfromhmedicalhcontrolhtohadminist
erhithtohthehpatient
c)havoidhthehusehofhepinephrinehbecausehofhhishcardiachhistory,hevenhifhhishsymptomshb
ecomehsevere
d)hbeginhtransporthandhrequesthtohadministerhepinephrinehifhhishsystolichbloodhpressureh
fallshbelowh110hmmhHgh-hcorrecthanswer-
a)hadministerhoxygenhifhneeded,htransporththehpatient,handhmonitorhhimhforhsignshofhdete
rioration
Youharehdispatchedhtohahresidencehforhah67-year-
oldhfemalehwhohwashawakenedhbyhshortnesshofhbreathhandhsharphchesthpain.hHerhhusb
andhtellshyouhthathshehwashrecentlyhdischargedhfromhthehhospitalhafterhhavinghhiphsurge
ry.hYourhassessmenthrevealshdriedhbloodharoundhherhmouth,hfacialhcyanosis,handhanhox
ygenhsaturationhofh88%.hYouhshouldhsuspect:
a)hacutehpulmonaryhedema
b)hright-sidedhhearthfailure
c)hacutehpulmonaryhembolism
d)hspontaneoushpneumothoraxh-hcorrecthanswer-c)hacutehpulmonaryhembolism
Observationshmadehwhenhforminghahgeneralhimpressionhofhahpatienthwouldhincludehallho
fhthehfollowing,hEXCEPT:
a)happearance
b)hpulsehstrength
c)hracehandhgender
d)hlevelhofhdistressh-hcorrecthanswer-b)hpulsehstrength
Typicalhcomponentshofhanhoralhpatienthreporthincludehallhofhthehfollowing,hEXCEPT:
a)hthehchiefhcomplainthorhmechanism
b)himportanthmedicalhhistoryhnothpreviouslyhgiven
c)hthehsethofhbaselinehvitalhsignshtakenhaththehscene
d)hthehpatient'shresponsehtohtreatmenthyouhprovidedh-hcorrecthanswer-
c)hthehsethofhbaselinehvitalhsignshtakenhaththehscene
Calminghandhreassuringhanhanxioushpatienthcanhbehfacilitatedhby:
a)hmaintainingheyehcontacthwithhthehpatienthwheneverhpossible
b)husinghmedicalhterminologyhtohensurehthehpatienthunderstands
c)hpositioninghyourselfhathahlevelhthathishhigherhthanhthehpatient
d)hwithholdinghunpleasanthinformationhuntilharrivalhaththehhospitalh-hcorrecthanswer-
a)hmaintainingheyehcontacthwithhthehpatienthwheneverhpossible
Whenhapproachinghah32-year-
oldhmalehwhohishcomplaininghofhtraumatichneckhpain,hyouhshould:
a)hensurehthaththehpatienthcanhseehyouhapproachinghhim
, b)happroachhhimhfromhbehindhandhaskhhimhnothtohmove
c)hstandhbehindhhimhandhimmediatelyhstabilizehhishhead
d)hassesshhishmentalhstatushbyhhavinghhimhmovehhishheadh-hcorrecthanswer-
a)hensurehthaththehpatienthcanhseehyouhapproachinghhim
Commonhsignshandhsymptomshofhanhallergichreactionhincludehallhofhthehfollowing,hEXCE
PT:
a)habdominalhcramps
b)hdryinghofhtheheyes
c)hflushinghofhthehskin
d)hpersistenthdryhcoughh-hcorrecthanswer-b)hdryinghofhtheheyes
WhichhofhthehfollowinghconditionshwouldhbehLEASThlikelyhtohcausehanhalteredhlevelhofhco
nsciousness?
a)hdrughoverdose
b)hinadequatehperfusion
c)hacutehanxiety
d)hpoisoningh-hcorrecthanswer-c)hacutehanxiety
Patientshwithhuncontrolledhdiabeteshexperiencehpolyuriahbecause:
a)htheyhdrinkhexcesshamountshofhwaterhduehtohdehydration
b)hexcesshglucosehinhthehbloodhishexcretedhbyhthehkidneys
c)hlowhbloodhglucosehlevelshresulthinhcellularhdehydration
d)hhighhbloodhsugarhlevelshcausehpermanenthkidneyhdamageh-hcorrecthanswer-
b)hexcesshglucosehinhthehbloodhishexcretedhbyhthehkidneys
WhichhofhthehfollowinghpatientshdoeshNOThhavehanhalteredhmentalhstatus?
a)hAhpatienthwithhanhacutehallergichreactionhandhdizziness
b)hAhdiabetichpatienthwhohopenshhisheyeshwhenhyouhaskhquestions
c)hAhpatienthwithhahheadhinjuryhwhohishslowhtohanswerhquestions
d)hAhpatienthwhohoverdosedhandhmoanshwhenhhehishtouchedh-hcorrecthanswer-
a)hAhpatienthwithhanhacutehallergichreactionhandhdizziness
Ah70-year-
oldhfemalehwashrecentlyhdischargedhfromhthehhospitalhfollowinghahtotalhhiphreplacement.
hToday,hshehpresentshwithhrestlessness,htachycardia,handhahbloodhpressurehofh100/64h
mmhHg.hHerhskinhishhothandhmoist.hYouhshouldhbehMOSThsuspicioushthathshehishexperie
ncing:
a)hseptichshock
b)hpumphfailure
c)hahlocalhinfection
d)hdecompensatedhshockh-hcorrecthanswer-a)hseptichshock
Abdominalhthrustshinhahconscioushchildhorhadulthwithhahseverehupperhairwayhobstructionh
arehperformed:
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