NC EMT STATE PRACTICE QUESTIONS
{LATEST 2026 -2027 Update} QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS 100% CORRECT
Hypoxemia is a condition of?
Low arterial concentration of oxygen
Inadequate cardiac output
Poor ventilations
Inadequate delivery of oxygen to the tissues - correct answer Low arterial
concentration of oxygen
You respond to a 54-year-old male with difficulty breathing and chest pain. The patient
indicates that he broke both legs three weeks ago and has been confined to his bed
since that time. Which of the following is most likely causing this patient's condition?
,Pulmonary embolism
Cardiac tamponade
Congestive heart failure
Emphysema - correct answer Pulmonary embolism
(There is little information given in this question, so whatever you do, don't make stuff
up that isn't there. All you know is that this patient is having chest pain, difficulty
breathing, and has been confined to his bed for three weeks. When someone has little
movement of the lower extremities, especially after a surgery, clots can form and then
move to the lungs. If you answered differently, go look up each of the four conditions
so that you can differentiate between them all.)
Which of the following respiratory conditions most commonly make up COPD?
Emphysema and chronic bronchitis
,Pneumonia and spontaneous pneumothorax
Pulmonary embolism and epiglottitis
Asthma and pulmonary edema - correct answer Emphysema and chronic bronchitis
Which of these characteristics is least associated with emphysema?
Productive cough throughout the day
Cor pulmonale
Barrel chest appearance
Polycythemia - correct answer Productive cough throughout the day
, Your patient has been pulled from a fire. She has decreased tidal volume. Decreased
tidal volume can be evident by?
Shallow respirations
Coughing
Decreased respiration rate
Deep respirations - correct answer Shallow respirations
A lower airway obstruction occurs in what anatomical structure(s)?
Bronchioles
Trachea
Hypopharynx
{LATEST 2026 -2027 Update} QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS 100% CORRECT
Hypoxemia is a condition of?
Low arterial concentration of oxygen
Inadequate cardiac output
Poor ventilations
Inadequate delivery of oxygen to the tissues - correct answer Low arterial
concentration of oxygen
You respond to a 54-year-old male with difficulty breathing and chest pain. The patient
indicates that he broke both legs three weeks ago and has been confined to his bed
since that time. Which of the following is most likely causing this patient's condition?
,Pulmonary embolism
Cardiac tamponade
Congestive heart failure
Emphysema - correct answer Pulmonary embolism
(There is little information given in this question, so whatever you do, don't make stuff
up that isn't there. All you know is that this patient is having chest pain, difficulty
breathing, and has been confined to his bed for three weeks. When someone has little
movement of the lower extremities, especially after a surgery, clots can form and then
move to the lungs. If you answered differently, go look up each of the four conditions
so that you can differentiate between them all.)
Which of the following respiratory conditions most commonly make up COPD?
Emphysema and chronic bronchitis
,Pneumonia and spontaneous pneumothorax
Pulmonary embolism and epiglottitis
Asthma and pulmonary edema - correct answer Emphysema and chronic bronchitis
Which of these characteristics is least associated with emphysema?
Productive cough throughout the day
Cor pulmonale
Barrel chest appearance
Polycythemia - correct answer Productive cough throughout the day
, Your patient has been pulled from a fire. She has decreased tidal volume. Decreased
tidal volume can be evident by?
Shallow respirations
Coughing
Decreased respiration rate
Deep respirations - correct answer Shallow respirations
A lower airway obstruction occurs in what anatomical structure(s)?
Bronchioles
Trachea
Hypopharynx
