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Lab Values, General Medical, Operations, CAMTS, Flight Physiology UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT Answers You are assessing a patient in the ED with the following signs and symptoms. Buffalo hump, moon face, and purple striae located on the abdomen. Given the above information, what i...

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Lab Values, General Medical, Operations,
CAMTS, Flight Physiology UPDATED
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
You are assessing a patient in the ED with the following signs and symptoms.
Buffalo hump, moon face, and purple striae located on the abdomen.
Given the above information, what is the treatment for this patient's condition?


A. Termination of excessive glucocorticosteroids
B. Prednisone
C. T3,T4

D. DDAVP - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- A. Termination of excessive glucocorticosteroids
For a hasty LZ, the FAA requires approach & departure heading?


A. 1
B. 2
C. 3

D. 4 - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- A. 1
In a hasty or scene call LZ, FAA requires 1 approach and 1 departure heading.
At a fixed LZ such as a helipad, FAA requires 2 approach and 2 departure headings.
An Emergency Action Plan should be activated _________________ while in the air.


A. After 1 missed check in or >15 mins.
B. After 2 missed check ins or >30 mins.
C. After 45 mins.

D. After forgetting to check in - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- B. After 2 missed check ins or
>30 mins.
While in the air, an EAP is activated after two missed check-ins or >30 minutes without
check-in with dispatch.

,Which of the following FAR does not have a duty day?


A. FAR 71
B. FAR 135
C. FAR 191

D. FAR 91 - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- FAR 91
FAR 91 is the basic guidelines that apply to any pilot flying an aircraft. These guidelines do
not require a duty day as the PIC assumes all of the risks.
Upon arrival of an interfacility ICU transport, you note that a patient has the following
laboratory values:
Na: 136 mEq/L, K+: 2.5, Cl-: 97 mEq/L, CO2: 20 mmHg, BUN: 45 mg/dl, Cr: 1.9 mg/dl,
Glucose: 240 mg/dl.
Based upon the information above, what ECG finding would you expect to see on a 12 lead
ECG?


A. Peaked T wave
B. Delta wave
C. Osborn wave

D. Flattened T waves - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- D. Flattened T waves
You are assessing a patient in the ICU that has jaundice skin and a history of liver failure.
Upon further exam, you note asterixis with a progressively decreasing mental status.
Based on the information above, what condition is the patient likely suffering from?


A. Hepatic steatosis
B. Hepatic encephalopathy
C. Wilson's disease

D. Pierre Robin syndrome - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- B. Hepatic encephalopathy


Liver failure can cause an increase in levels of Ammonia.Ammonia levels can increase ICP
and cause Hepatic encephalopathy, a sign of this condition is asterixis.
This is course flapping of muscles due to loss of fine motor movements secondary to an
increase in ammonia levels.

,This is a voluntary accreditation that sets safety standards as well as professional conduct
standards for aeromedical transport systems.


A. JCAHO
B. CAAS
C. CAMTS

D. ISBC - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- C. CAMTS


CAMTS is a voluntary accreditation that sets safety standards as well as professional conduct
standards for aeromedical transport systems.
As an emergency vehicle operator in an ambulance, you must be certified at least to what
level to drive the apparatus?


A. EMT
B. Paramedic
C. EMT-I

D. ECA - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- A. EMT
According to CAMTS, as an emergency vehicle operator in an ambulance, you must be
certified at least to an EMT to drive the apparatus.
You and crew are returning to base when your pilot gets a transmission chip light. This
warning light would constitute which of the following in-flight emergency?


A. Land immediately
B. Land soon as practical
C. Land soon as possible

D. Land when able - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- C. Land soon as possible


Land immediately is considered with engine failure, fire in the cockpit. Land as soon as
possible is a chip light, low transmission oil or low oil pressure. Land as soon as practical is
going to check something out that is non-emergent.
All of the following are considered members of the aeromedical transport team EXCEPT for
a _____________________.

, A. Flight Nurse
B. Flight Paramedic
C. Respiratory Therapist

D. EMT - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- D. EMT
According to CAMTS, all of the following positions are considered members of the
aeromedical transport team.
Your crew is called to transport a 46-year-old male who was pulled from a house fire who is
unconscious and unresponsive who's skin has a "cherry-like" appearance.
The patient has the following vital signs: HR 128 RR 32 BP 138/87 mmHg SPO2 100%.
Which type of hypoxia should you suspect?


A. Anemic
B. Hypoxic
C. Stagnant
D. Histotoxic

E. Hypemic - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- E. Hypemic
A patient who was in a house fire could be suffering from both Cyanide Toxicity or CO
poisoning or both. Here the question states one of the "signs" of CO poisoning with the
"cherry-like" skin along with a 100% o2 SPO2. In CO poisoning the problem is the inability
of the oxygen molecule to load up on the hemoglobin due to hemoglobin having a higher
affinity to CO. This makes it a Hypemic Hypoxia.
You are flying along at a cruising altitude of 30k ft. MSL when one of your cabin windows
fails and is blown out. Your TUC (Time of Useful Consciousness) is ____________ secs.


A. 45 sec
B. 30 sec
C. 1 minute

D. 90 sec - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- B. 30 sec
Who has ultimate authority over a mission in the aircraft?


A. Flight nurse
B. Flight paramedic
C. Physician

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