WEST COAST EMT BLOCK EXAM 2 VERSION B
NEWEST UPDATE |QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+ AND HIGHLY
PREDICTED
Ten days after treating a 34-year-old patient with
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tuberculosis, you are given a tuberculin skin test, which
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yields a positive result. This MOST likely indicates that:
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Select one: E
A. the disease is dormant in your body, but will probably
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never cause symptoms.
E E E
B. you are actively infected with tuberculosis and should
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be treated immediately.
E E E
C. you were exposed to another infected person prior to
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treating the 34-year-old patient.
E E E E
D. you contracted the disease by casual contact instead
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of exposure to secretions.
E E ANS: C. you were E E EEEEEEEEEE EEE E E
exposed to another infected person prior to treating the
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34-year-old patient.
E E
After sizing up the scene of a patient with a possible
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infectious disease, your next priority should be to:
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Select one: E
,A. contact medical control.
E E E
B. notify law enforcement.
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C. quickly access the patient.
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D. take standard precautions.
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standard precautions.
E E
An infectious disease is MOST accurately defined as:
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Select one: E
A. any disease that enters the body via the bloodstream
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and renders the immune system nonfunctional.
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B. the invasion of the human body by a bacterium that
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cannot be destroyed by antibiotics or other drugs.
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C. a medical condition caused by the growth and spread
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of small, harmful organisms within the body.
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D. a disease that can be spread from one person or
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species to another through a number of mechanisms.
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ANS: C. a medical condition caused by the growth
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and spread of small, harmful organisms within the
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body.
E
Assessment of the medical patient is usually focused on E E E E E E E E
the _________.
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Select one: E
A. nature of illness
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,B. field diagnosis
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C. associated symptoms
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D. medical history
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Hepatitis B is more virulent than hepatitis C, which
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means that it:
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Select one: E
A. is a more contagious type of disease.
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B. has a greater ability to produce disease.
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C. leads to chronic infection after exposure.
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D. is less resistant to treatment.
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greater ability to produce disease.
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In 2009, the H1N1 virus accounted for over 200,000
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deaths worldwide in the form of the swine flu. In 1919,
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a similar outbreak of the H1N1 occurred in the form of
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the Spanish flu. Starting in Kansas City, the virus spread
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rapidly worldwide, claiming up to 50 million lives.
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These are both examples of:
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Select one: E
A. epidemics.
E
B. parasitic infection.
E E
C. uncontrolled outbreaks.
E E
, D. pandemics.
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In which of the following situations would it be MOST
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appropriate to utilize an air medical transportation
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service?
E
Select one: E
A. 29-year-old woman who is 18 weeks pregnant, has
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light vaginal bleeding, and stable vital signs
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B. 50-year-old conscious woman with severe nausea
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and vomiting, fever, and chills of 3 days' duration
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C. 43-year-old man experiencing a heart attack, and the
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closest appropriate hospital is 15 minutes away
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D. 61-year-old man with signs and symptoms of a stroke
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and a ground transport time of 50 minutes
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D. 61-year-old man with signs and symptoms of a
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stroke and a ground transport time of 50 minutes
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It is especially important to assess pulse, sensation, and
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Emovement in all extremities as well as pupillary
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Ereactions in patients with a suspected ___________
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Eproblem.
Select one: E
A. endocrine
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B. respiratory
E
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