FISDAP Medical Exam Questions and Answers (Verified Solutions) Latest 2024 (100 Questions)
71y/o male is unconscious and cold to the touch at a park. He is a resident of the Alzheimer's center. Outside temperature is in the low teens. What do you keep in mind when trying to obtain a pulse? - ANSWER✔✔Pulse should be palpated in two places 31y/o male is vomiting and has diarrhea for 10 hrs. Complains of weakness and lightheadedness upon standing. Pale and diaphoretic. Vitals should be - ANSWER✔✔BP
90/60, P 124, R 20
20y/o female is unconscious after being submerged in a lake for 3 minutes. She has a pulse and agonal breathing - ANSWER✔✔BVM 72y/o F has slurred speech and left arm weakness prior to EMS arriving. What do you think happened - ANSWER✔✔Transient Ischemic Attack Middle aged patient outside a homeless shelter. Coughs up pink sputum and passes out. - ANSWER✔✔N95 respirator prior to continuing assessment 42y/o F states she is "having the worst headache of my life" Vomiting BP 180/90, P 68, R 14
- ANSWER✔✔Migraine, may also be a stroke
- employees feel "light headed." They have respiratory problems after working in a packing
company - ANSWER✔✔Toxic substance exposure Characteristics of TIA - ANSWER✔✔Resolves within 24 hours strongly indicates syncope - ANSWER✔✔Blacked out for a few secs Patient has DKA and is now unconscious and breathing deeply - ANSWER✔✔ Hyperglycemia When treating patient with altered behavior - ANSWER✔✔Consider any possible medical cause 1 / 2
Elderly patient has been drinking all afternoon. En route to the hospital he has become confused and slow to respond to questions - ANSWER✔✔Open airway 15y/o soccer player is hot, pale, and semiconscious - ANSWER✔✔Remove patient from hot environment A 19y/o male was stung by a bee and the stinger is still embedded in his skin. He is allergic to bees. Vital signs are BP 124/76, P92, R16 and SpO2 98%. What should you do - ANSWER✔✔Remove the stinger by scraping the skin with a card There's an unresponsive medical patient. What is the primary focus - ANSWER✔✔Chief complaint 23y/o female complains of fever, muscle aches, and congestion. Is pale. BP 94/60, P120, R24. Roommate feels the same - ANSWER✔✔Influenza Patient is at a fertilizer plant and spilled lye all over their body - ANSWER✔✔Brush powder off To assess possible stroke patient for abdominal speech - ANSWER✔✔Ask patient to repeat a common phrase 40y/o unconscious patient was working in 90 degree Fahrenheit for the last 5 hours - ANSWER✔✔Move patient to a cool environment, remove clothing, give a cold pack, and give O2 Elderly PT is malnourished and wearing inadequate clothes for the current temperature.They are lying on soiled bedding and has a strong smell of urine all over the house.Caregiver daughter says mother refused to get out of bed most days, won't do housekeeping, and not taking meds - ANSWER✔✔Report suspicion of neglect to medical director and local abuse agency When administering epinephrine auto-injector - ANSWER✔✔Firmly apply injection to thigh for ten seconds Virus and bacteria - ANSWER✔✔Pathogen Seeing and hearing things not present. Which type of drug? - ANSWER✔✔Hallucinogen
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