AMLS 3rd Edition Post Test | 100% Correct
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Which of the following may cause primary respiratory alkalosis?
A. Fever
B. Chest Wall Pain
C. Vomiting
D. Renal Failure - ✔✔A. Fever
A quadriplegic male is experiencing difficulty breathing and restlessness. His skin is flush and his urine is
dark yellow and cloudy. Vital signs are BP 86/68, P 128, R 24, temp is 38 C. Which type of shock should
you suspect?
A. Hypovolemic
B. Obstructive
C. Septic
D. Cardiogenic - ✔✔C. Septic
A 20-year old male college student complains of acute onset of fever, headaches, vomiting and malaise.
He appears ill and has a petechial rash on his extremities. What should you suspect?
A. Acute gastroenteritis
B. Encephalitis
C. Meningitis
D. Influenza - ✔✔C. Meningitis
A 20-year old male complains of severe pain after a jellyfish sting. He has a red, swollen ankle and foot.
What should you do?
A. Apply a hot pack to the area and mark the affected area
B. Splint the limb and administer an antipyretic
C. Wash the area and administer an analgesic
D. Apply an ice pack and administer an opiod - ✔✔C. Wash the area and administer an analgesic
, The renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system is activated during shock in order to cause the following?
A. Increase in preload, afterload, and reabsorption of sodium
B. Hypotension and bradycardia
C. Decrease in Preload, afterload, and reabsorption of sodium
D. Vasodilation and sodium reabsorption - ✔✔A. Increase in preload, afterload, and reabsorption of
sodium
An elderly COPD patient complains of difficulty in breathing upon exertion. She has a 1-week history of
productive cough. She has pursed lip breathing. She is prescribed a bronchodilator as needed. Vital signs
are BP 132/70, P 88, R 20 with Rhonchi. What should you suspect?
A. Pulmonary embolism
B. Epiglottitis
C. Chronic Bronchitis
D. Congestive Heart Failure - ✔✔C. Chronic Bronchitis
An anxious 32 year old female complains of chest pain with palpitations. She has a history of Graves'
disease. She reports she was seen in the ED earlier that day and has a CT scan of her abdomen with IV
contrast. She is diaphoretic and has a temperature of 101.5 F. Vital signs are 100/62 P 156 R30 BGL 133
mg/dL. What should you administer?
A. Calcium Chloride
B. Normal Saline
C. Amiodarone
D. Aspirin (ASA) - ✔✔B. Normal Saline
What statement is correct regarding responding to a suspected nerve agent exposure?
A. Secondary contamination rarely occurs in nerve agent exposure
B. Parking downwind will ensure first responder safety
C. Patients should be treated in well-ventilated areas
D. Nerve agents degrade immediately when exposed to sunlight. - ✔✔C. Patients should be treated in
well-ventilated areas.
Answers | Verified | Latest 2024 Version
Which of the following may cause primary respiratory alkalosis?
A. Fever
B. Chest Wall Pain
C. Vomiting
D. Renal Failure - ✔✔A. Fever
A quadriplegic male is experiencing difficulty breathing and restlessness. His skin is flush and his urine is
dark yellow and cloudy. Vital signs are BP 86/68, P 128, R 24, temp is 38 C. Which type of shock should
you suspect?
A. Hypovolemic
B. Obstructive
C. Septic
D. Cardiogenic - ✔✔C. Septic
A 20-year old male college student complains of acute onset of fever, headaches, vomiting and malaise.
He appears ill and has a petechial rash on his extremities. What should you suspect?
A. Acute gastroenteritis
B. Encephalitis
C. Meningitis
D. Influenza - ✔✔C. Meningitis
A 20-year old male complains of severe pain after a jellyfish sting. He has a red, swollen ankle and foot.
What should you do?
A. Apply a hot pack to the area and mark the affected area
B. Splint the limb and administer an antipyretic
C. Wash the area and administer an analgesic
D. Apply an ice pack and administer an opiod - ✔✔C. Wash the area and administer an analgesic
, The renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system is activated during shock in order to cause the following?
A. Increase in preload, afterload, and reabsorption of sodium
B. Hypotension and bradycardia
C. Decrease in Preload, afterload, and reabsorption of sodium
D. Vasodilation and sodium reabsorption - ✔✔A. Increase in preload, afterload, and reabsorption of
sodium
An elderly COPD patient complains of difficulty in breathing upon exertion. She has a 1-week history of
productive cough. She has pursed lip breathing. She is prescribed a bronchodilator as needed. Vital signs
are BP 132/70, P 88, R 20 with Rhonchi. What should you suspect?
A. Pulmonary embolism
B. Epiglottitis
C. Chronic Bronchitis
D. Congestive Heart Failure - ✔✔C. Chronic Bronchitis
An anxious 32 year old female complains of chest pain with palpitations. She has a history of Graves'
disease. She reports she was seen in the ED earlier that day and has a CT scan of her abdomen with IV
contrast. She is diaphoretic and has a temperature of 101.5 F. Vital signs are 100/62 P 156 R30 BGL 133
mg/dL. What should you administer?
A. Calcium Chloride
B. Normal Saline
C. Amiodarone
D. Aspirin (ASA) - ✔✔B. Normal Saline
What statement is correct regarding responding to a suspected nerve agent exposure?
A. Secondary contamination rarely occurs in nerve agent exposure
B. Parking downwind will ensure first responder safety
C. Patients should be treated in well-ventilated areas
D. Nerve agents degrade immediately when exposed to sunlight. - ✔✔C. Patients should be treated in
well-ventilated areas.
