FISDAP CARDIOLOGY EMT INITIAL
PRACTICE REVIEW 2026 UPDATED
QUESTIONS AND COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
⩥ Contraindications of NTG:
Answer: Use of ED drugs within the past 24-48 hours, maximum dose
has already been given, BP is below 100
⩥ Non-shockable rhythms:
Answer: Asystole, pulseless electrical activity
⩥ Only apply the AED to:
Answer: Pulseless, unresponsive patients
⩥ After the shock is delivered to a cardiac arrest patient, you should:
Answer: Continue CPR for 5 cycles (2 minutes) and analyze rhythm
again.
⩥ If ALS is not responding to the scene and your local protocols agree,
you should begin transport when:
Answer: 1. The patient regains a pulse
,2. 6-9 shocks have been delivered
3. the machine gives 3 separate messages that no shock is advised
⩥ If you are traveling to the hospital and a pulse is not present:
Answer: 1. Stop the vehicle
2. If the AED is not available, perform CPR
3. Call ALS
4. Analyze rhythm
5. Deliver one shock (if indicated) and resume CPR
6. Continue resuscitation according to protocol.
⩥ If you are en route with a conscious adult patient who is having chest
pain and becomes unconscious:
Answer: 1. Check for a pulse
2. Stop the vehicle
3. Perform CPR until the AED is ready
4. Analyze the rhythm
5. Deliver one shock (if indicated) and resume CPR
6. Begin compressions and continue resuscitation according to protocol
⩥ You are dispatched to a 60YOM with chest pain and SOB. The patient
has angina and is taking NTG, furosemide, and atorvastatin. You hear
crackles when listening to his breath sounds. The patient's difficulty
, breathing and crackles are due to blood backing up in which part of the
body?
Answer: The lungs
⩥ What is the most effective way to assist a person with CHF to breathe
effectively and avoid the use of an invasive airway management
technique?
Answer: CPAP
⩥ You are treating a 50 YOF who has just finished a 10K run. She is
complaining of crushing pain in the chest radiating down her left arm
and nausea, which came on suddenly. She is sweating profusely. What
condition should you suspect?
Answer: Angina pectoris
⩥ Which dysrhythmia is the most common cause of sudden death?
Answer: Vfib
⩥ You are treating a 63YOM male with the following vital signs: P
140BPM and irregular, RR 28, BP 90/50mmHg. He is complaining of
chest pain. Given this information, why would NTG be contraindicated?
Answer: His blood pressure is too low
PRACTICE REVIEW 2026 UPDATED
QUESTIONS AND COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
⩥ Contraindications of NTG:
Answer: Use of ED drugs within the past 24-48 hours, maximum dose
has already been given, BP is below 100
⩥ Non-shockable rhythms:
Answer: Asystole, pulseless electrical activity
⩥ Only apply the AED to:
Answer: Pulseless, unresponsive patients
⩥ After the shock is delivered to a cardiac arrest patient, you should:
Answer: Continue CPR for 5 cycles (2 minutes) and analyze rhythm
again.
⩥ If ALS is not responding to the scene and your local protocols agree,
you should begin transport when:
Answer: 1. The patient regains a pulse
,2. 6-9 shocks have been delivered
3. the machine gives 3 separate messages that no shock is advised
⩥ If you are traveling to the hospital and a pulse is not present:
Answer: 1. Stop the vehicle
2. If the AED is not available, perform CPR
3. Call ALS
4. Analyze rhythm
5. Deliver one shock (if indicated) and resume CPR
6. Continue resuscitation according to protocol.
⩥ If you are en route with a conscious adult patient who is having chest
pain and becomes unconscious:
Answer: 1. Check for a pulse
2. Stop the vehicle
3. Perform CPR until the AED is ready
4. Analyze the rhythm
5. Deliver one shock (if indicated) and resume CPR
6. Begin compressions and continue resuscitation according to protocol
⩥ You are dispatched to a 60YOM with chest pain and SOB. The patient
has angina and is taking NTG, furosemide, and atorvastatin. You hear
crackles when listening to his breath sounds. The patient's difficulty
, breathing and crackles are due to blood backing up in which part of the
body?
Answer: The lungs
⩥ What is the most effective way to assist a person with CHF to breathe
effectively and avoid the use of an invasive airway management
technique?
Answer: CPAP
⩥ You are treating a 50 YOF who has just finished a 10K run. She is
complaining of crushing pain in the chest radiating down her left arm
and nausea, which came on suddenly. She is sweating profusely. What
condition should you suspect?
Answer: Angina pectoris
⩥ Which dysrhythmia is the most common cause of sudden death?
Answer: Vfib
⩥ You are treating a 63YOM male with the following vital signs: P
140BPM and irregular, RR 28, BP 90/50mmHg. He is complaining of
chest pain. Given this information, why would NTG be contraindicated?
Answer: His blood pressure is too low
