JONES AND BARTLETT EMT Chapter 10 Exam Questions and Answers Latest Version Top Rated

JONES AND BARTLETT EMT Chapter 10
Exam Questions and Answers Latest Version
Top Rated

Question>> 1

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Correct Answer>>
Protective equipment that blocks exposure to a pathogen or a hazardous material.

Question>> 2
Mean Arterial Pressure (MAP)
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The average pressure in the circulatory system during one cardiac cycle.



Question>> 3
two- to three-word dyspnea
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,A severe breathing problem in which a patient can speak only two to three words at a
time without pausing to take a breath.

Question>> 4
Retractions (Breathing)
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Movements in which the skin pulls in around the ribs during inspiration.



Question>> 5
breath sounds
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An indication of air movement in the lungs, usually assessed with a stethoscope.



Question>> 6
Responsiveness
Correct Answer>>
The way in which a patient responds to external stimuli, including verbal stimuli
(sound), tactile stimuli (touch), and painful stimuli.




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, Question>> 7
conjunctiva
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Delicate membrane lining the eyelids and covering the eyeball

Question>> 8
systolic pressure
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The increased pressure in an artery with each contraction of the ventricles (systole).



Question>> 9
altered mental status
Correct Answer>>
A change in the way a person thinks and behaves that may signal disease in the
central nervous system or elsewhere in the body.



Question>> 10
AVPU scale
Correct Answer>>
Alert, Verbal, Pain, Unresponsive


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