EMT Medical Sample Test 3

Question 1

Which of the following does not lead to seizure activity?

Accepted Answer

Diabetes

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Head injury

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Drug withdrawal

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Epilepsy

Question 2

You arrive to find the patient actively seizing. What is your primary concern with this patient?

Accepted Answer

Airway

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What type of seizure is the patient having

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Past medical history

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Last seizure

Question 3

Your patient has a history of epYour patient has a history of epilepsy. He has had a seizure and has not recovered the way he normally does, according to his family. While assessing this unresponsive patient, he suffers a second seizure. What is this con

Accepted Answer

Status epilepticus

Answer

Stacked seizures

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Tonic-clonic

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Repeatius epilepticus

Question 4

This type of seizure activity is absent of large muscle contractions. The patient often just stares off in space.

Accepted Answer

Petit mal

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Febrile

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Focal motor

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Grand mal

Question 5

While interviewing a patient with a complaint of an allergic reaction, your partner asks, "What is new and different?" Most patients with an allergy must be exposed to the allergen at some point. What is the process called?

Accepted Answer

Sensitization

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Allergic reaction

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Anaphylaxis

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Anaphylactic reaction

Question 6

Which of the following routes of entry is the most common cause of anaphylactic reaction?

Accepted Answer

Injection

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Contact

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Ingestion

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Inhalation

Question 7

Arriving on scene of any allergic reaction, what is the clinician's first concern regarding the patient?

Accepted Answer

Is the airway swelling and respiratory effort

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What caused the reaction

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Will I get stung

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Are there hives

Question 8

Anaphylactic shock is a form of distributive shock where the blood vessels _______________?

Accepted Answer

Dilate

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Constrict

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Leak

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Semipermeable

Question 9

After aggressive airway control, the next treatment choice would be epinephrine. Why would epinephrine be such a good choice?

Accepted Answer

All of the above

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It speeds up the heart

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It constricts blood vessels

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It dilates the bronchioles

Question 10

There are many causes of syncope. When does a syncopal episode usually happen?

Accepted Answer

Upon standing

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When the patient wakes up in the morning

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When they go to bed

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Any time they feel like it