AMLS Post Test 2021 3rd Edition Latest Update Questions and Correct Answers A 13-year-old male has been skateboarding in temperatures of 100F (37.7 C) and has been drinking caffeinated soft drinks. He complains of palpitations. The cardiac monitor displays a narrow-QRS tachycardia at a rate of 150 beats/minute. Vital signs are BP- 108/62, R-24. What should you do? - Correct Answer: TrCorrect Answer:port the patient by ambulance, monitor closely, and administer fluids en route
A 15-year-old male complains of lower abdominal pain with nausea. He is in the fetal position and states, "it hurts to walk." What should you suspect? - Correct Answer: Appendicitis
A 20-year-old male college student complains of acute onset of fever, headache, vomiting, and malaise. He appears ill and has a petechial rash on his extremities. What
should you suspect? - Correct Answer: Meningitis
A 20-year-old male complains of severe pain after a jellyfish sting. He has a red,
swollen ankle and foot. What should you do? - Correct Answer: Wash the area and
administer an analgesic
A 21-year-old male complains of sharp chest pain and shortness of breath. The symptoms started when he lifted a heavy object. Vital signs are BP-152/96, P-108, R-24 and diminished on the left. What should you suspect? - Correct Answer: Spontaneous Pneumothorax
A 22-year old male has recently undergone a surgical procedure to repair an injury to thoracic vertebrae T1-T2. Assessment indicates the patient is alert and oriented, bradycardic, hypotensive, and has warm, dry skin. Which type of shock is most likely
occurring? - Correct Answer: Neurogenic
A 26-year-old male has abdominal pain. He is able to pinpoint exactly where it hurts, experiences rebound tenderness on physical exam, and guards the affected area.
Which type of pain should you suspect? - Correct Answer: Somatic
A 27-year old male is agitated and talks continuously. His pupils are dilated. He admits to being awake for 36 hours straight. Vital signs are BP-188/98, P-140, R-30. What type
of overdose should you suspect? - Correct Answer: Bath Salts
A 27-year-old male is breathing fast and deep. He works at a preschool and believes that the children plan to harm him. Which of the following statements is the most helpful when treating this patient? - Correct Answer: " I understand why you are concerned.Please tell me more about why you feel this way."
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A 30-year-old female complains of acute chest tightness, shortness of breath, and a non productive cough. She states that this happens frequently and usually resolves after using her "inhaler." What should you suspect? - Correct Answer: Asthma
A 33-year-old female is threatening suicide because her partner left her. Which of the following would be an appropriate response? - Correct Answer: What was your plan to kill yourself
A 41-year-old female has returned from a missionary work in South Africa. She reports night sweats, chest discomfort, and a persistent cough for the past several weeks. What
should you suspect? - Correct Answer: Tuberculosis
A 44-year-old female complains of a sudden onset of sharp pain in her right flank that radiates to her groin area. Intermittently the pain becomes very severe. She also reports nausea. Vital signs are BP-152/94, P-104, R-16, SpO2-98%. What is the most likely
cause? - Correct Answer: Kidney Stones
A 45-year-old female is supine on the floor. Her pupils are pinpoint, and she has vomitus in and around her mouth. Vital signs are P-48, R-8 with gurgling. What should
you do? - Correct Answer: Suction the airway
A 45-year-old female reports a headache, vertigo, and leg cramps after exercising. Vital signs are BP-108/62, P-124, R-18, Temp 100.6 F (38.1 C), and SpO2-98%. What
should you do? - Correct Answer: Provide oral fluid replacement
A 45-year-old male complains of shortness of breath. He has a history of alcohol abuse and presents with severe ascites. Vital signs are BP-142/78, P-104, R-24 with crackles.
What should you suspect? - Correct Answer: Liver Failure
A 49-year-old make presents in a tripod position with audible stridor and marked respiratory distress. His skin is flushed, and he complains of dysphagia. What should
you suspect? - Correct Answer: Epiglottitis
A 52-year-old male is suffering from acute chest pain after physical exercises. He is pale, cool, and clammy. Vital signs are BP-88/40, P-110, R-22, SpO2 96%. What should
you do? - Correct Answer: Acquire a 12-lead ECG
A 60-year-old female complains of indigestion and mild upper abdominal discomfort.
What should you do? - Correct Answer: Acquire a 12-lead ECG and trCorrect
Answer:port to a cardiac center
A 62-year-old female presents with severe nausea and blurred vision that began whole watching TV. She describes the headache as the worst headache she has ever had in her life. Vital signs are BP-194/110, P-98, R-20. What should you suspect? - Correct
Answer: Subarachnoid hemorrhage
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