NREMT EMT COGNITIVE FINAL EXAM NEWEST 2025

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NREMT EMT COGNITIVE FINAL EXAM NEWEST 2025

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Which of the following respiratory conditions in children over 2 years old has similar lung sounds to an infant who has bronchiolitis?

• Asthma
• Pertussis
• Pulmonary edema
• Pneumonia - Correct Answer - A. Asthma

A 12-year-old male has difficulty breathing. He tells you he has had a cold all week. You auscultate rhonchi in his left lower chest. His vital signs are P 104, R 28, BP 104/74, and SpO2 is 89% on room air. You

should suspect:

• respiratory failure.
• respiratory distress.
• septic shock.
• chronic asthma. - Correct Answer - B. respiratory distress.

A 59-year-old female was working on a boiler when it vented super- heated air into her face. You see partial thickness burns to her face, and she tells you her throat is swelling up. You auscultate stridor in her upper

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• administer oxygen.
• assess her vital signs.
• transport her.
• apply a cold pack to her face. - Correct Answer - C. transport her.

A 17-year-old female complains of difficulty swallowing after smoking crack earlier today. Her voice is quiet, and she is leaning forward and drooling. Her lungs are clear to auscultation. Her vital signs are P 16, R

14, BP 116/ 76, and SpO2 is 94% on room air. You should suspect:

• epiglottitis.
• excited delirium.
• cocaine overdose.
• laryngotracheobronchitis. - Correct Answer - A. epiglottitis.

A 93-year-old female complains of a sudden onset of difficulty breathing. She tells you that she has a history of breast cancer. She tells you it is easier for her to breathe when she is sitting up. She has decreased lung sounds when you auscultate her left mid-axillary line, sixth intercostal space. Her vital signs are P 86, R 18, BP 144/92, and

SpO2 is 95% on room air. You should:

• administer oxygen by nasal cannula.
• administer oxygen by non-rebreather mask.
• assist with the administration of her nitroglycerin.
• administer aspirin. - Correct Answer - A. administer oxygen by nasal

cannula.

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pg. 3 The serum concentration of which of the following gases increases during respiratory failure?

• Carbon dioxide
• Oxygen
• Carbon monoxide
• Nitrogen - Correct Answer - A. Carbon dioxide

A 39-year-old male has had difficulty breathing for two hours. What determines if he is in respiratory distress instead of respiratory failure?

• If his body can compensate for its oxygen demands
• If his pulse oximetry is above 90 percent on room air
• If his skin is pale, but his capillary refill is less the two seconds
• If he can speak in full sentences - Correct Answer - A. If his body can

compensate for its oxygen demands

An unresponsive 24-year-old female is lying on a sofa with an empty vodka bottle nearby. You hear snoring respirations, and when you attempt to insert an oropharyngeal airway, she begins to gag. You

should:

• rotate the oropharyngeal airway into place and prepare to suction her

airway.

• insert the next size smaller oropharyngeal airway.
• rotate the oropharyngeal airway into place and place her in the

recovery position.

• insert a nasopharyngeal airway. - Correct Answer - D. insert a

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pg. 4 An unresponsive 71-year-old male has difficulty breathing. His wife tells you he has had the flu for five days. His skin is pale and diaphoretic.You observe accessory muscle use and auscultate rhonchi and crackles on his left side. His vital signs are P 110, R 26 and shallow, BP 96/64,

and SpO2 is 89% on room air. You should:

• suction his airway.
• assist his ventilation.
• administer oxygen by nasal cannula.
• administer oxygen by non-rebreather mask. - Correct Answer - B.

assist his ventilation.

A 10-year-old female complains of difficulty breathing after mixing bleach with another cleaner. Her skin and clothing are dry. You smell a strong odor, and your eyes begin to water. What route of exposure should you suspect is causing her dyspnea?

• Inhalation
• Ingestion
• Absorption
• Injection - Correct Answer - A. Inhalation

A febrile 37-year-old female who has a history of HIV complains of difficulty breathing. She tells you she has been coughing up yellow phlegm for two days. Her skin is pale and sweaty. You auscultate

crackles in her right lower lung. You should suspect:

• pneumonia.
• influenza.
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