EMS 110 CHAPTER 19 QUIZ EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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A 75-year-old male with type 1 diabetes presents with chest pain and a general
feeling of weakness. He tells you that he took his insulin today and ate a regular
meal approximately 2 hours ago. You should treat this patient as though he is
experiencing:
A heart attack
In contrast to type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes:
Is caused by resistance to insulin at the cellular level
A man finds his 59-year-old wife unconscious on the couch. He states that she
takes medications for type 2 diabetes. He further tells you that his wife has been
ill recently and has not eaten for the past 24 hours. Your assessment reveals that
the patient is unresponsive. You should:
Open and maintain her airway and assess breathing
A patient with hypoglycemia will often present with which of the following
signs/symptoms?
Pale, cool, and clammy skin
Proper procedure for administering oral glucose to a patient includes all of the
following, EXCEPT:
Ensuring the absence of a gag reflex
Which of the following statements regarding sickle cell disease is correct?
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS GRADED A++ LATEST UPDATE
A 75-year-old male with type 1 diabetes presents with chest pain and a general
feeling of weakness. He tells you that he took his insulin today and ate a regular
meal approximately 2 hours ago. You should treat this patient as though he is
experiencing:
A heart attack
In contrast to type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes:
Is caused by resistance to insulin at the cellular level
A man finds his 59-year-old wife unconscious on the couch. He states that she
takes medications for type 2 diabetes. He further tells you that his wife has been
ill recently and has not eaten for the past 24 hours. Your assessment reveals that
the patient is unresponsive. You should:
Open and maintain her airway and assess breathing
A patient with hypoglycemia will often present with which of the following
signs/symptoms?
Pale, cool, and clammy skin
Proper procedure for administering oral glucose to a patient includes all of the
following, EXCEPT:
Ensuring the absence of a gag reflex
Which of the following statements regarding sickle cell disease is correct?
