ADVANCED MEDICAL LIFE SUPPORT AMLS REVIEW EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+ LATEST UPDATE.
As you obtain historical information regarding your patient, you note that the
patient's presentation and responses are very similar to several patient complaints
you have treated in the past. Integrating this information from past experience to
this current experience is known as: ANS >> Pattern recognition
In which situation has the threat to your personal safety been reduced most
significantly? ANS >> A barking dog has been secured in a kennel in the yard.
You evaluate the patient's environment to assess for: ANS >> all of the above;
Safety concerns, Room Temp, Assistive devices
An unresponsive patient has a needle in his arm when you arrive. His pupils are
pinpoint, and he is breathing four times per minute. You are preparing to
administer naloxone. At this point, opioid overdose is your initial: ANS >>
Differential diagnosis
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An 18-year-old male had a tonic-clinic seizure. Coworkers report no known seizure
history. You can arouse him to voice. P 118, R 20, BP 102/68. The diagnostic test
most likely to narrow your differential diagnosis would be: ANS >> Blood glucose
analysis
A 23-year-old female has an acute onset of left flank pain. You should investigate
which of the following regarding her pain? ANS >> Dysuria
When you use an interpreter to question a 42-year-old female about her
abdominal pain, what is the best way to ensure information has been conveyed
accurately and completely? ANS >> Let the patient write her answers, and have
the interpreter restate them so you will have a recorded of her statements for
your report. (yeah right)
After you ensure scene safety, your highest priority is to: ANS >> Rule out
immediate life threats
Which of the following physical findings points most specifically to increased
intracranial pressure? ANS >> Respiratory rate is 8 and irregular.
You are transferring a 65-year-old female with renal failure from the nursing
home. She has a history of "abnormal lab values" and is drowsy and weak. You
note the following lab values: serum calcium 10.0 mg/dL (0.55 mmol/L), pH 7.28,
potassium 6.1 me/L. The patient goes into cardiac arrest after you load her into
the ambulance. After epinephrine, you should first consider giving her: ANS >>
Magnesium sulphate