West coast EMT block 2 Exam With Verified Questions and Answers
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West coast EMT block 2 Exam With Verified
Questions and Answers
A 5-year-old boy has fallen and has a severe deformity of the forearm near the wrist. He has
possibly sustained a fracture of the __________forearm.
Select one:
A. superior
B. distal
C. proximal
D. dorsal - answerB. distal
A d...
West coast EMT block 2 Exam With Verified
Questions and Answers
A 5-year-old boy has fallen and has a severe deformity of the forearm near the wrist. He has
possibly sustained a fracture of the __________forearm.
Select one:
A. superior
B. distal
C. proximal
D. dorsal - answer✔✔B. distal
A diabetic patient has polydipsia. This means that she:
Select one:
A. is excessively thirsty.
B. is unable to swallow.
C. urinates frequently.
D. has low blood sugar. - answer✔✔A. is excessively thirsty.
A fracture of the humerus just above the elbow would be described as a:
Select one:
A. distal forearm fracture.
B. proximal elbow fracture.
C. proximal humerus fracture.
D. distal humerus fracture. - answer✔✔D. distal humerus fracture.
A patient has fractured both femurs. Anatomically, these injuries would be described as being:
Select one:
A. medial.
D. unilateral. - answer✔✔C. bilateral.
A patient in a semi-reclined position with the head elevated to facilitate breathing is in the
_______ position.
Select one:
A. recovery
B. supine
C. prone
D. Fowler - answer✔✔D. Fowler
A patient with a pneumothorax has unilateral chest expansion. This means that:
Select one:
A. only one side of his chest rises when he inhales.
B. both of his lungs are expanding when he inhales.
C. his chest and his abdomen are moving in opposite directions.
D. both sides of his chest are moving minimally. - answer✔✔A. only one side of his chest rises
when he inhales.
A pregnant patient is diagnosed with hyperemesis gravidarum. This means that:
Select one:
A. her unborn baby is very large.
B. her respiratory rate is rapid.
C. she has excessive vomiting.
D. she has frequent urination. - answer✔✔C. she has excessive vomiting.
A young male jumped from a tree and landed feet first. Which aspect of his body has sustained
the initial injury?
Select one:
A. Palmar
D. Plantar - answer✔✔D. Plantar
After applying a tourniquet, the injury from a patient's leg stops bleeding. This is called:
Select one:
A. hemolysis.
B. hemostasis.
C. hemiplegia.
D. hematemesis. - answer✔✔B. hemostasis.
An intoxicated 40-year-old male is found lying face down. How would you document his body's
position?
Select one:
A. Recumbent
B. Dorsal
C. Prone
D. Supine - answer✔✔C. Prone
Enlargement of the liver is called:
Select one:
A. hydrocephalus.
B. hepatomegaly.
C. pneumonitis.
D. nephritis. - answer✔✔B. hepatomegaly.
In relation to the chest, the back is:
Select one:
A. inferior.
B. ventral.
C. anterior.
D. posterior. - answer✔✔D. posterior.
In relation to the wrist, the elbow is:
Select one:
A. medial.
B. lateral.
C. distal.
D. proximal. - answer✔✔D. proximal
Movement or motion away from the body's midline is called:
Select one:
A. flexion.
B. adduction.
C. extension.
D. abduction. - answer✔✔D. abduction.
The______of the heart is the inferior portion of the ventricles.
Select one:
A. base
B. septum
C. dorsum
D. apex - answer✔✔D. apex
The term "pericardiocentesis" means:
Select one:
A. surgical repair of the sac around the heart.
B. the removal of fluid from around the heart.
C. narrowing of the arteries supplying the heart.
D. a surgical opening made in the heart. - answer✔✔B. the removal of fluid from around the
heart.
The term "supraventricular tachycardia" means:
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