NREMT PRACTICE Questions and Correct Answers | Latest Update
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Course
NREMT
Institution
NREMT
Your patient a 52 year old male complaining of dull, achy chest pains. He is alert and
oriented but upon assessment, you notice his skin is pale, cool and clammy. What is your
next step?
-:- Administer Supplemental oxygen
Cardiac Compromise
-:- Any type of heart problem. Cardiac compromise...
you are dispatched to a residence of a 46year old female patient who is in severe abdominal
pain and vomited twice before your arrival. she ate cheesecake right before. what is the
cause of her pain
✓ -:- acute gastroenteritis- may be caused by a bacterial or viral
ingestion, toxic ingestion, or ingestion of lactose i n a lactose intolerant
patient. signs and symptoms include nausea, vomiting diarrhea, and
abdominal cramping.
your patient is a 32 year old male who was complaining of severe, crushing, feeling in the
center of his chest and shortness of breath that began while he was mowing his lawn 45
mins prior to you arrival. he is now only responding to painful stimuli. presently his minute
ventilation is still adequate, his pulse oximeter reads 95% on room air and you find his skin
to be pale, cool, and diaphoretic. what would your initial action be.
✓ -:- 12-15 L Oxygen by nonrebreather
you are called to a nursing home for a patient with swelling in her legs. Upon arrival you find
a 76 year old patient sitting in a wheelchair. assessment confirms pitting edema to both
lower legs you are able to palpate a dorsalis pedal pulse bilaterally. her skin is pink and dry.
her lungs are clear bilaterally. which conditions do you suspect
✓ -:- chronic CHF. Edema to the legs or sacrum is often a result of right
sided congestive heart failure. there may also be a jugular vein distention
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