EMT Cardiology Practice Test

Question 1

Your patient is a 52-year old male complaining of dull, achy chest pains. He is alert & oriented but upon assessment, you notice his skin is pale, cool and clammy. What is your next step?

Accepted Answer

Administer Supplemental Oxygen

Answer

Obtain SAMPLE History

Answer

Apply an AED

Answer

Assist the patient with his wife’s nitroglycerin.

Question 2

Cardiac Compromise is:

Accepted Answer

Any type of heart problem

Answer

Angina

Answer

A heart attack

Answer

A period of time when the heart stops

Question 3

An AED is used to treat patients in:

Accepted Answer

Ventricular Fibrillation

Answer

Asystole

Answer

Pulseless Electrical Activity

Answer

Acute Myocardial Infarction

Question 4

The normal heart rate for a newborn (0-3 months) is:

Accepted Answer

140 – 160

Answer

120 – 140

Answer

100 – 120

Answer

80 – 100

Question 5

The two-flap valve located on the left side of the heart is the:

Accepted Answer

Bicuspid valve

Answer

Bivalve

Answer

Aortic valve

Answer

Pulmonary Valve

Question 6

The cardiovascular system or the circulatory system is made up of three major components; which of the following is not a component of the cardiovascular system?

Accepted Answer

Myoglobin

Answer

Heart

Answer

Blood vessels

Answer

Blood

Question 7

Name the layers of the heart from the outside in.

Accepted Answer

Epicardium, myocardium, endocardium

Answer

Pericardium, endocardium, epicardium

Answer

Myocardium, epicardium, endocardium

Answer

Endocardium, myocardium, epicardium

Question 8

Which of the following complaints is often used to describe chest pain resulting from a cardiac event?

Accepted Answer

A ton of bricks on my chest

Answer

Sharp stabbing pain which can be located with one finger

Answer

A tickling feeling

Answer

Dull tooth ache, nagging discomfort

Question 9

What artery carries deoxygenated blood and which vein caries oxygenated blood?

Accepted Answer

Pulmonary, Pulmonary

Answer

Pulmonary, Aorta

Answer

Pulmonary, inferior vena cava

Answer

Aorta, Superior vena cava

Question 10

Which are not blood components that are responsible for clot formation?

Accepted Answer

Plaque

Answer

Platelets

Answer

Thrombin

Answer

Fibrin

Your patient is a 52-year old male complaining of dull, achy chest pains.He is alert & oriented but upon assessment, you notice his skin is pale, cool and clammy.What is your next step?

Your patient is a 52-year old male complaining of dull, achy chest pains.
He is alert & oriented but upon assessment, you notice his skin is pale, cool and clammy.
What is your next step?