AMLS Post Test 2024: Questions and Correct Answers

AMLS Post Test 2023 Questions and Correct An
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d.gBegingBVMgventilationsg-gANSWERS-
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b.gAnginagpectoris g
c.gAngioedema g
d.gHypertensivegcrisisg-gANSWERS-
a.gPulmonarygembolismg
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a. Increasegingpreload,gafterload,gandgre-absorptiongofgsodiumg
b. Decreasegingpreload,gafterload,gandgre-absorptiongofgsodiumg
c. Hypotensiongandgbradycardiag
d. Vasodilationgandgsodiumgretentiong-gANSWERS-
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c. Cracklesgheardgingthegbasesgwithgbradycardiag
d. Fever,gtachycardia,gandgtachypneagwithgincreasedgworkgofgbreathingg-gANSWERS-
a.gCleargbreathgsoundsgwithgtachypneag
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d. Diabeticgketoacidosisg-gANSWERS-b.gNarcoticgoverdoseg
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entghasgagtemperaturegofg101Fg(38.3C).gWhichgfindinggwillghelpgnarrowgthegdiagnosisgto
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c. S3ggallopgisgauscultatedg
d. ST-segmentgelevationgingallgleadsg-gANSWERS-d.gST-
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b.gVasodilationg
c.gBradycardiag
d.gHypertensiong-gANSWERS-
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c. Breakdowngofgthegalveolar-capillarygmembraneg
d. Accumulationgofgfluidgbetweengthegpleuralglayersg-gANSWERS-
c.gBreakdowngofgthegalveolar-capillarygmembraneg
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b. Ag22yogwithgseveregasthmagwhogisgnotgrespondinggtognebulizergtreatmentsg
c. Ag38yogwithgcarpalgpedalgspasms,gclearglunggsounds,gandgrespirationsgofg40/ming
d. Ag55yogwithgjugulargveingdistensiongandgagBPgofg90/60g-gANSWERS-
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