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. Which of the following is a likely indication for the prehospital administration of epinephrine?
Hypoglycemia due to an adjustment of insulin dose
Wheezing due to an allergic reaction
Chest pain secondary to acute myocardial infarction
Abdominal pain due to poison ingestion - ✔✔Wheezing due to an allergic reaction
. A 9-year-old boy had a single, brief seizure at home and is now postictal. His mother is upset
and reports that he has experienced a seizure once before, but it was different than this
episode. Which of the following is not a critical step to achieving the best patient outcome?
Patient position
Waiting for the patient to regain consciousness before assessment
Clearing the airway of secretions
Preventing aspirations - ✔✔Waiting for the patient to regain consciousness before
assessment
. A 6-month-old infant has a recent history of vomiting and diarrhea. Which of the following
signs would best indicate the possibility of dehydration?
Skin that is flushed and hot to the touch
Sunken fontanelle
Capillary refill time of two seconds or less
Strong peripheral pulses with a heart rate of 100 beats per minute - ✔✔Sunken fontanelle
. Which of the following is not a factor affecting how a patient deals with environmental
changes?
Illness
Anxiety
,Alcohol consumption
Age - ✔✔Anxiety
. Which of the following is not a method of gauging a patient's responsiveness to painful
stimuli?
Press on the bone above the eye
Gently but firmly pinch the patient's ear lobe
Gently but firmly pinch the muscles of the neck
Slap the patient's cheek - ✔✔Slap the patient's cheek
. A 32-year-old patient appears to be intoxicated. Bystanders are unaware of any alcohol or
drug use. They report that the patient seemed to be fine until he began acting drunk. Which of
the following is the most likely cause?
Allergic reaction
Alcohol abuse
Hypoglycemia
Poisoning - ✔✔Hypoglycemia
. A 20-year-old female complains of a rapid onset of abdominal pain with nausea and vomiting.
Management for a patient experiencing acute abdominal pain should include which of the
following?
Administration of small sips of water to prevent dehydration and combat nausea and vomiting
Administration of supplemental oxygen and placement of the patient on her left side
Placement of the patient in the supine position to help with nausea and vomiting during
transport
Auscultation of the bowel sounds throughout the epigastric area - ✔✔Administration of
supplemental oxygen and placement of the patient on her left side
,. A ten-year-old has respiratory distress. During the assessment, it is apparent that the patient is
wheezing and has hives covering most of his face and torso. The patient says he feels his tongue
is swelling. Which of the following is likely occurring?
A severe allergic reaction
Heat exhaustion
Possible aspirin overdose
An acute asthma attack - ✔✔A severe allergic reaction
. An 18-year-old patient is showing signs and symptoms of amphetamine use. Which of the
following symptoms is not likely to be present?
Hypertension
Agitation
Tachycardia
Pinpoint pupils - ✔✔Pinpoint pupils
. A nearly full-term pregnant female called for assistance after discovering that her water broke,
but she wasn't experiencing contractions. Which of the following is true regarding this
scenario?
This may be a normal progression of labor
The second stage of labor is underway
The baby is in danger of suffocation
The patient is experiencing a miscarriage - ✔✔This may be a normal progression of labor
. Which of the following is the cause of supine hypotensive syndrome?
Compression of the vagus nerve by the uterus
Fetal hypertension
Compression of the inferior vena cava by the uterus
Placenta previa - ✔✔Compression of the inferior vena cava by the uterus
, . Which of the following is defined as the need for increasing dosage amounts of a drug to
obtain the same effect?
Addiction
Substance abuse
Overdose
Tolerance - ✔✔Tolerance
. For which of the following patients would the administration of oral glucose be indicated?
Twenty-eight-year-old woman with a history of diabetes who collapsed after treadmill exercise
and is unresponsive
Forty-one-year-old man with a history of epileptic seizures who is showing confusion after a hit
on the head
Forty-two-year-old man with a history of diabetes and a sudden-onset altered mental status
Thirty-six-year-old woman with no known medical history and a sudden-onset hemiplegia -
✔✔Forty-two-year-old man with a history of diabetes and a sudden-onset altered mental
status
. Which of the following is considered a symptom?
Jaundice
Blood pressure of 90/58 mmHg
Pinpoint pupils
Abdominal pain - ✔✔Abdominal pain
. A patient is complaining of stomach pain. She says she has a history of peptic ulcers. In which
region of the abdomen is the stomach located?
Left lower quadrant
Left upper quadrant
Right lower quadrant
Right upper quadrant - ✔✔Left upper quadrant
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