WEST COAST EMT BLOCK EXAM 2 VERSION B
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Ten days after treating a 34-year-old patient with
tuberculosis, you are given a tuberculin skin test, which
yields a positive result. This MOST likely indicates that:
Select one:
A. the disease is dormant in your body, but will probably
never cause symptoms.
B. you are actively infected with tuberculosis and should
be treated immediately.
C. you were exposed to another infected person prior to
treating the 34-year-old patient.
D. you contracted the disease by casual contact instead
of exposure to secretions. ANS: C. you were
exposed to another infected person prior to treating the
34-year-old patient.
After sizing up the scene of a patient with a possible
infectious disease, your next priority should be to:
Select one:
,A. contact medical control.
B. notify law enforcement.
C. quickly access the patient.
D. take standard precautions. ANS: D. take
standard precautions.
An infectious disease is MOST accurately defined as:
Select one:
A. any disease that enters the body via the bloodstream
and renders the immune system nonfunctional.
B. the invasion of the human body by a bacterium that
cannot be destroyed by antibiotics or other drugs.
C. a medical condition caused by the growth and spread
of small, harmful organisms within the body.
D. a disease that can be spread from one person or
species to another through a number of mechanisms.
ANS: C. a medical condition caused by the growth
and spread of small, harmful organisms within the
body.
Assessment of the medical patient is usually focused on
the .
Select one:
A. nature of illness
,B. field diagnosis
C. associated symptoms
D. medical history ANS: A. nature of illness
Hepatitis B is more virulent than hepatitis C, which
means that it:
Select one:
A. is a more contagious type of disease.
B. has a greater ability to produce disease.
C. leads to chronic infection after exposure.
D. is less resistant to treatment. ANS: B. has a
greater ability to produce disease.
In 2009, the H1N1 virus accounted for over 200,000
deaths worldwide in the form of the swine flu. In 1919,
a similar outbreak of the H1N1 occurred in the form of
the Spanish flu. Starting in Kansas City, the virus spread
rapidly worldwide, claiming up to 50 million lives.
These are both examples of:
Select one:
A. epidemics.
B. parasitic infection.
C. uncontrolled outbreaks.
, D. pandemics. ANS: D. pandemics.
In which of the following situations would it be MOST
appropriate to utilize an air medical transportation
service?
Select one:
A. 29-year-old woman who is 18 weeks pregnant, has
light vaginal bleeding, and stable vital signs
B. 50-year-old conscious woman with severe nausea
and vomiting, fever, and chills of 3 days' duration
C. 43-year-old man experiencing a heart attack, and the
closest appropriate hospital is 15 minutes away
D. 61-year-old man with signs and symptoms of a stroke
and a ground transport time of 50 minutes ANS:
D. 61-year-old man with signs and symptoms of a
stroke and a ground transport time of 50 minutes
It is especially important to assess pulse, sensation, and
movement in all extremities as well as pupillary
reactions in patients with a suspected
problem.
Select one:
A. endocrine
B. respiratory
NEWEST UPDATE |QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+ AND HIGHLY
PREDICTED
Ten days after treating a 34-year-old patient with
tuberculosis, you are given a tuberculin skin test, which
yields a positive result. This MOST likely indicates that:
Select one:
A. the disease is dormant in your body, but will probably
never cause symptoms.
B. you are actively infected with tuberculosis and should
be treated immediately.
C. you were exposed to another infected person prior to
treating the 34-year-old patient.
D. you contracted the disease by casual contact instead
of exposure to secretions. ANS: C. you were
exposed to another infected person prior to treating the
34-year-old patient.
After sizing up the scene of a patient with a possible
infectious disease, your next priority should be to:
Select one:
,A. contact medical control.
B. notify law enforcement.
C. quickly access the patient.
D. take standard precautions. ANS: D. take
standard precautions.
An infectious disease is MOST accurately defined as:
Select one:
A. any disease that enters the body via the bloodstream
and renders the immune system nonfunctional.
B. the invasion of the human body by a bacterium that
cannot be destroyed by antibiotics or other drugs.
C. a medical condition caused by the growth and spread
of small, harmful organisms within the body.
D. a disease that can be spread from one person or
species to another through a number of mechanisms.
ANS: C. a medical condition caused by the growth
and spread of small, harmful organisms within the
body.
Assessment of the medical patient is usually focused on
the .
Select one:
A. nature of illness
,B. field diagnosis
C. associated symptoms
D. medical history ANS: A. nature of illness
Hepatitis B is more virulent than hepatitis C, which
means that it:
Select one:
A. is a more contagious type of disease.
B. has a greater ability to produce disease.
C. leads to chronic infection after exposure.
D. is less resistant to treatment. ANS: B. has a
greater ability to produce disease.
In 2009, the H1N1 virus accounted for over 200,000
deaths worldwide in the form of the swine flu. In 1919,
a similar outbreak of the H1N1 occurred in the form of
the Spanish flu. Starting in Kansas City, the virus spread
rapidly worldwide, claiming up to 50 million lives.
These are both examples of:
Select one:
A. epidemics.
B. parasitic infection.
C. uncontrolled outbreaks.
, D. pandemics. ANS: D. pandemics.
In which of the following situations would it be MOST
appropriate to utilize an air medical transportation
service?
Select one:
A. 29-year-old woman who is 18 weeks pregnant, has
light vaginal bleeding, and stable vital signs
B. 50-year-old conscious woman with severe nausea
and vomiting, fever, and chills of 3 days' duration
C. 43-year-old man experiencing a heart attack, and the
closest appropriate hospital is 15 minutes away
D. 61-year-old man with signs and symptoms of a stroke
and a ground transport time of 50 minutes ANS:
D. 61-year-old man with signs and symptoms of a
stroke and a ground transport time of 50 minutes
It is especially important to assess pulse, sensation, and
movement in all extremities as well as pupillary
reactions in patients with a suspected
problem.
Select one:
A. endocrine
B. respiratory
