AMLS POST TEST 2025 3RD EDITION 2025

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AMLS POST TEST 2025 3RD EDITION 2025

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.

• Which of the following may cause primary respiratory alkalosis?
• Fever
• Chest Wall Pain
• Vomiting
• Renal Failure -correct answer-A. Fever

• A quadriplegic male is experiencing difficulty breathing and restlessness. His

skin is flush and his urine is dark yellow and cloudy. Vital signs are BP 86/68, P 128, R 24, temp is 38 C. Which type of shock should you suspect?

• Hypovolemic
• Obstructive
• Septic
• Cardiogenic -correct answer-C. Septic

• A 20-year old male college student complains of acute onset of fever,

headaches, vomiting and malaise. He appears ill and has a petechial rash on his extremities. What should you suspect?

• Acute gastroenteritis
• Encephalitis
• Meningitis
• Influenza -correct answer-C. 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?

• Apply a hot pack to the area and mark the affected area
• Splint the limb and administer an antipyretic
• Wash the area and administer an analgesic
• Apply an ice pack and administer an opiod -correct answer-C. Wash the

area and administer an analgesic

• The renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system is activated during shock in order to

cause the following?

• Increase in preload, afterload, and reabsorption of sodium 1 / 2

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• Hypotension and bradycardia
• Decrease in Preload, afterload, and reabsorption of sodium
• Vasodilation and sodium reabsorption -correct answer-A. Increase in

preload, afterload, and reabsorption of sodium

• An elderly COPD patient complains of difficulty in breathing upon exertion.

She has a 1-week history of productive cough. She has pursed lip breathing. She is prescribed a bronchodilator as needed. Vital signs are BP 132/70, P 88, R 20 with Rhonchi. What should you suspect?

• Pulmonary embolism
• Epiglottitis
• Chronic Bronchitis
• Congestive Heart Failure -correct answer-C. Chronic Bronchitis

• An anxious 32 year old female complains of chest pain with palpitations. She

has a history of Graves' disease. She reports she was seen in the ED earlier that day and has a CT scan of her abdomen with IV contrast. She is diaphoretic and has a temperature of 101.5 F. Vital signs are 100/62 P 156 R30 BGL 133 mg/dL. What should you administer?

• Calcium Chloride
• Normal Saline
• Amiodarone
• Aspirin (ASA) -correct answer-B. Normal Saline

• What statement is correct regarding responding to a suspected nerve agent

exposure?

• Secondary contamination rarely occurs in nerve agent exposure
• Parking downwind will ensure first responder safety
• Patients should be treated in well-ventilated areas
• Nerve agents degrade immediately when exposed to sunlight. -correct

answer-C. Patients should be treated in well-ventilated areas.

• What reference is the MOST beneficial to obtain for a suspected stroke?
• Past Medical History
• Last Oral Intake
• Last Known Well
• Daily Aspirin Dose -correct answer-C. Last Known Well
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