Ems New York State Written Test|Test Bank|+1200 Questions with Complete Solutions
Ems New York State Written Test
Ems New York State Written Test|Test Bank|+1200
Questions with Complete Solutions
When caring for a patient who takes multiple
medications it is best to:
a. Document the medications on your patient care
report, but leave them at home so they do not get
misplaced.
b. Take all the patients medications with you to the
hospital and document them on your patient care
report
c. Send the patients medications to the hospital
with a family member or other persons who will
safe guard them
d. Let the hospital staff retrieve the patients
medical records which should show a list of his or
her current medications
Correct Answer:
b. take all the patients medications with you to the hospital and document them
on your patient care report
Which of the following assessment findings is
MOST indicative of a cardiovascular problem?
a. Unequal breath sounds
b. Jugular venous distention
c. Use of the accessory muscles
d. Palpable pain to the epigastrium region
Correct Answer:
b. Jugular Venous Distention
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Which of the following medications would an EMT
be LEAST likely to administer to a patient with a
medical complaint?
a. Aspirin
b. Ibuprofen
c. Albuterol
d. Oral glucose
Correct
Answer:
b. Ibuprofen
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Which of the following statements regarding
hepatitis A is correct?
a. Hepatitis A can only be transmitted by a patient
who has an acute infection
b. Infection with hepatitis A causes chronic illness
with a high mortality rate
c. Hepatitis A is primarily transmitted via contact
with blood or other bodily fluids
d. although there is no vaccine against hepatitis A,
treatment is usually successful
Correct Answer:
a. Hepatitis A can only be transmitted by a patient who has an acute infection
Patients with tuberculosis pose the greatest risk
for transmitting the disease when they:
a. Cough
b. Vomit
c. Are bleeding
d. Have a fever
Correct Answer:
a. Cough
In order for efficient pulmonary gas exchange to
occur:
a. The percentage of inhaled carbon dioxide must
exceed the percentage of inhaled oxygen
b. There must be low quantities of pulmonary
surfactant to allow for full alveolar expansion
c. the pulmonary capillaries must be completely
constricted and the alveoli must be collapsed
d. oxygen and carbon dioxide must be able to
freely diffuse across the alveolar- capillary
membrane
Correct Answer:
d. Oxygen and carbondioxide must be able to freely diffuse across alveolarcapillary membrane
In a healthy individual, the brain stem simulates
breathing on the basis of:
a. increased oxygen levels
b. decreased oxygen levels
c. increased carbon dioxide levels
d. decreased carbon dioxide levels
Correct Answer:
c. Increased carbon dioxide levels
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When the level of arterial carbon dioxide rises Correct
Answer:above normal:
b. respirations increase in rate and depth
a. The brain stem inhibits respirations
b. Respirations increase in rate and depth
c. Exhalation lasts longer than inhalation
d. Respirations decrease in rate and depth
Which of the following statements regarding Correct Answer:
hypoxic drive is correct?
a. the hypoxic drive stimulates a person to breathe on the basis of low oxygen
a. The hypoxic drive stimulates a person to levels
breathe on the basis of low oxygen levels
b. Chronic carbon dioxide elimination often
results in activation of the hypoxic drive
c. The hypoxic drive serves as the primary
stimulus for breathing in healthy individuals
d. 100% supplemental oxygen will always cause
apnea in patients with hypoxic drive
Treatment with continuous positive airway Correct Answer:
pressure (CPAP) would MOST likely be
contraindicated in which of the following c. Shortness of breath and blood pressure of 76/56 mm Hg
situations?
a. Pulmonary edema, history of hypertension, and
anxiety
b. Difficulty breathing, two-word dyspnea, and
tachycardia
c. Shortness of breath and blood pressure of
76/56 mm Hg
d. Conscious and alert patient with an oxygen
saturation of 85%
Ems New York State Written Test
Alkalosis is a condition that occurs when: Correct Answer:
a. Blood acidity is reduced by excessive breathing a. Blood acidity is reduced by excessive breathing
b. Dangerous acids accumulate in the blood
stream
c. The level of carbon dioxide in the blood
increases
d. Slow, shallow breathing eliminates too much
carbon dioxide.
When auscultating the lungs of a patient with Correct
Answer: respiratory distress, you hear adventitious sounds.
This means that the patient has: b. Abnormal breath sounds
a. Normal breath sounds
b. Abnormal breath sounds
c. Diminished breath sounds
d. An absence of breath sounds
A conscious alert 29 year old female with a Correct Answer:
history of asthma complains of difficulty breathing
that began after her morning jog. The d. Determine if she has been prescribed a beta-agonist inhaler
temperature outside is 40 degrees Fahrenheit. on
exam you hear bilateral expiratory wheezing. after
providing supplemental oxygen you should:
a. Place her in a recumbent position to facilitate
breathing
b. Contact medical control and administer an
antihistamine
c. Call medical control and ask how to proceed
with treatment
d. Determine if she has been prescribed a betaagonist inhaler
Albuterol is a generic name for: Correct Answer:
a. Alupent.
b. Atrovent. c. Ventolin
c. Ventolin
d. Singulair.
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