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WEST COAST EMT BLOCK 2 NEWEST 2024 -2025
COMPLETE EXAM/ 200 ACTUAL QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS/ GRADED A+
Which patient is the BEST candidate for oral glucose?
- a conscious patient who is showing signs of hypoglycemia
- an unconscious diabetic
- conscious diabetic with suspected hyperglycemia
- a semiconscious patient with signs/symptoms of low BG - Correct Answer - A. a
conscious patient who is showing signs of hypoglycemia
Epi is given to patients with anaphylactic shock because of its effects of:
- bronchodilation and vasodilation
- bronchodilation and vasoconstriction
- vasodilation and bronchoconstriction
- bronchoconstriction and vasoconstriction - Correct Answer - B. bronchodilation and
vasoconstriction anaphylactic shock= bronchoconstriction and vasodilation
A diabetic patient has polydipsia. This means:
- is excessively thirsty
- urinates frequently
- has low blood sugar
- is unable to swallow - Correct Answer - A. is excessively thirsty
After applying a tourniquet, the injury from a patient's leg stops bleeding. This is called:
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- hemiplegia
- hemostasis
- hematemesis - Correct Answer - C. hemostasis
Enlargement of the liver is called:
- hydrocephalus
- pneumonitis
- nephritis
D hepatomegaly - Correct Answer - D. hepatomegaly
The ___ of the heart is the inferior portion of the ventricles.
- apex
- base
- septum
- dorsum - Correct Answer - A. apex
The topographic term used to describe the parts of the body that are nearer to the feet
is:
- superior
- internal
- inferior
- dorsal - Correct Answer - C. inferior
As the bronchus divides into smaller bronchioles, the terminal ends of these smaller
passages form the:
- pleura
- capillaries
- bronchi
- alveoli - Correct Answer - D. alveoli 2 / 4
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Dead space is the portion of the respiratory system that:
- includes the alveoli and capillaries surrounding the alveoli
- contains no alveoli and does not participate in gas exchange
- must be filled with air before has exchange can take place
- receives oxygen but is unable to release carbon dioxide - Correct Answer - B.
contains no alveoli and does not participate in gas exchange
Oxygen and carbon dioxide pass across the alveolar membrane in the lungs through a
process called:
- diffusion
- breathing
- ventilation
- osmosis - Correct Answer - A. diffusion
Skeletal muscle is also called:
- smooth muscle
- autonomic muscle
- involuntary muscle
- voluntary muscle - Correct Answer - D. voluntary muscle
Which of the following injuries would MOST likely cause obstructive shock?
- simple pneumothorax
- cardiac tamponade
- liver laceration
- spinal cord injury - Correct Answer - B. cardiac tamponade
Which patient is in DEcompensated shock?
- 23 yr old restless male with cool, clammy skin, and tachycardia
- 32 yr old male with anxiety and systolic BP 110 3 / 4
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- 28 yr old female with pale skin, rapid and shallow respirations
- 20 yr female with absent radial pulses and dilated pupils - Correct Answer - D. 20 yr
female with absent radial pulses and dilated pupils
Which regarding anaphylactic shock is correct?
- sensitized people will experience less severe reactions upon subsequent exposure
- anaphylactic shock occurs immediately after a person is sensitized to an allergen
- anaphylactic shock is caused by immune system failure due to toxic exposure
- subsequent exposure after sensitization often produces a more severe reaction -
Correct Answer - D. subsequent exposure after sensitization often produces a more severe reaction
Complications associated with CPR include all, EXCEPT
- liver laceration
- rib fx
- gastric distention
- fx sternum - Correct Answer - C. gastric distention
Carpal bones form the ____:
- ankle
- wrist
- foot
- hand - Correct Answer - B. wrist
The electrical impulse of the heart normally begins at the:
- bundle of His
- atrioventricular node
- sinoatrial node
- purkinje fibers - Correct Answer - C. sinoatrial node
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