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A 35 year old man is pulseless and apneic. He was found in a lake after falling through the ice. His wife says he left the house 3 hours ago. His is cold and rigid.What should you do?

• Perform chest compressions
• Begin active rewarming techniques
• Obtain IO access and administer a warm fluid bolus
• Contact the medical examiner - ANSWER-A. Perform chest compressions

• A 52 year old male was the unrestrained driver in a frontal impact car crash.

Which of the following injuries would lead you to believe the patient traveled "up and over" the dashboard instead of "down and under"?

• Patellar dislocation
• Cervical spine fracture
• Ruptured diaphragm
• Flail chest - ANSWER-C. Ruptured diaphragm

• A 22 year old female complains of joint pain and flu-like symptoms over the

past two days. Her abdomen is soft and non-tender, but she appears to have a circular rash on her lower left quadrant. What should you suspect?

• Cholecystis
• Gastroenteritis
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• Influenza - ANSWER-C. Lyme's disease

• A 88 year old male is combative and angry. His wife states that he is normally

pleasant and calm. What intervention would narrow your differential diagnosis?

• A response to oxygen therapy
• A blood glucose reading
• If he responds to forceful control
• Cincinnati stroke scale - ANSWER-B. A blood glucose reading

• A 23 year old male complains of diffuse lower leg pain and tension after a car

accident. Pedal pulses are absent bilaterally and you note slight cyanosis in his feet.Vital signs are BP 130/90, P 88, R 16. What should you suspect?

• Iliac arterial rupture
• Bilateral tibial fractures
• Compartment syndrome
• Lower leg embolism - ANSWER-C. Compartment syndrome

• A 52 year old female was the passenger in a car crash in which the airbag

deployed. She complains of violent pain in her left shoulder. What is this known as?

• Grey-Turner's sign
• Cullen's sign
• Kehr's sign
• Shoulder dystocia - ANSWER-C. Kehr's sign

• A 56 year old male complains of diarrhea, nausea, and diffuse pain in his

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• Cholecystis
• Gastroenteritis
• Diverticulitis
• Peptic ulcer - ANSWER-B. Gastroenteritis

• A 23 year old male complains of neck stiffness and flu symptoms for the past

few days. He also describes a high fever with a severe headache, dizziness and blurred vision. What should you suspect?

• Hemorrhagic stroke
• Migraine
• Meningitis
• Influenza - ANSWER-C. Meningitis

• What causes an emphysema patient to have a pink appearance?
• Elevated PCO2 level
• Polycythemia
• Anemia
• Elevated PO2 level - ANSWER-B. Polycythemia

• Which of the following is a musical, squeaking or whistling sound heard in

inspiration and expiration while auscultating lung fields?

• Wheezing
• Snoring
• Stridor
• Gurgling - ANSWER-A. Wheezing
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• You are treating a 82 year old male in hypovolemic shock. In order to increase

their blood pressure you should administer:

• 0.45% NaCl via IV
• isotonic fluids orally
• dextrose 5% in water via IO
• isotonic crystalloid via IV - ANSWER-D. isotonic crystalloid via IV

• You have received an order for a dopamine drip. You carry 500cc bags of

D5W. How much dopamine should you add to the bag to create a 1600mcg/1mL dilution?

• 800mg
• 1600mcg
• 1600mg
• 400mcg - ANSWER-A. 800 mg

• What does a pulsating mass in the abdomen suggest?
• Abdominal aortic aneurysm
• Perforated ulcer
• Hernia
• Ruptured ectopic pregnancy - ANSWER-A. Abdominal aortic aneurysm

• What is the safest and most effective landing pattern for a helicopter?
• At a slight angle like that of a jet
• Nose of the helicopter pointing up with a tail wind
• Straight up and down in a vertical motion
• Nose of the helicopter pointing down with a slow descent - ANSWER-A. At a

slight angle like that of a jet

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