EMT FINAL EXAM (3 VERSIONS) | NEWEST
ACTUAL EXAM COMPREHENSIVE
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
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A patient with hypoglycemia will often present with which of the
following signs/symptoms?
- Pale, cool, and clammy skin
- Deep, rapid respirations
- Hypertension
- Warm, red, and dry skin - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Pale, cool, and
clammy skin
While you are performing artificial ventilations on a patient, he vomits.
What should you do?
- stop ventilations and wait for advanced life support
,- continue ventilations with increased force to prevent aspiration
- roll the patient onto his side to allow for drainage of emesis
- immediately stop ventilations and begin chest compressions - ✔✔✔
Correct Answer > roll the patient onto his side to allow for drainage of
emesis
Which of the following statements regarding glucose is correct?
- Most cells will function normally without glucose.
- The brain requires insulin to allow glucose to enter the cells.
- The brain requires glucose as much as it requires oxygen.
- Blood glucose levels decrease in the absence of insulin. - ✔✔✔
Correct Answer > The brain requires glucose as much as it requires
oxygen.
A 66-year-old woman experienced a sudden onset of difficulty
breathing. She has a history of type 2 diabetes and deep vein
,thrombosis (DVT). On the basis of her medical history, which of the
following should the EMT suspect?
- Congestive heart failure
- Diabetic ketoacidosis
- Pulmonary embolism
- Severe hypoglycemia - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Pulmonary embolism
Proper procedure for administering oral glucose to a patient includes all
of the following, EXCEPT:
- checking the medication's expiration date.
- requesting permission from medical control.
- ensuring the absence of a gag reflex.
- assessing the patient's mental status. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer >
ensuring the absence of a gag reflex.
, You are treating a 40-year-old male with a documented blood sugar
reading of 480 mg/dL. The patient is semiconscious and breathing
shallowly, and is receiving assisted ventilation from your partner. You
should recognize that definitive treatment for this patient includes:
- dextrose.
- oxygen.
- insulin.
- glucagon. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > insulin.
The main function of the endocrine system is to _________.
- maintain homeostasis
- regulate blood flow
- produce glandular secretions
- regulate glucose and calcium - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > maintain
homeostasis
ACTUAL EXAM COMPREHENSIVE
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
GRADED A+ | 100% PASS | 2025 UPDATE!
A patient with hypoglycemia will often present with which of the
following signs/symptoms?
- Pale, cool, and clammy skin
- Deep, rapid respirations
- Hypertension
- Warm, red, and dry skin - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Pale, cool, and
clammy skin
While you are performing artificial ventilations on a patient, he vomits.
What should you do?
- stop ventilations and wait for advanced life support
,- continue ventilations with increased force to prevent aspiration
- roll the patient onto his side to allow for drainage of emesis
- immediately stop ventilations and begin chest compressions - ✔✔✔
Correct Answer > roll the patient onto his side to allow for drainage of
emesis
Which of the following statements regarding glucose is correct?
- Most cells will function normally without glucose.
- The brain requires insulin to allow glucose to enter the cells.
- The brain requires glucose as much as it requires oxygen.
- Blood glucose levels decrease in the absence of insulin. - ✔✔✔
Correct Answer > The brain requires glucose as much as it requires
oxygen.
A 66-year-old woman experienced a sudden onset of difficulty
breathing. She has a history of type 2 diabetes and deep vein
,thrombosis (DVT). On the basis of her medical history, which of the
following should the EMT suspect?
- Congestive heart failure
- Diabetic ketoacidosis
- Pulmonary embolism
- Severe hypoglycemia - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Pulmonary embolism
Proper procedure for administering oral glucose to a patient includes all
of the following, EXCEPT:
- checking the medication's expiration date.
- requesting permission from medical control.
- ensuring the absence of a gag reflex.
- assessing the patient's mental status. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer >
ensuring the absence of a gag reflex.
, You are treating a 40-year-old male with a documented blood sugar
reading of 480 mg/dL. The patient is semiconscious and breathing
shallowly, and is receiving assisted ventilation from your partner. You
should recognize that definitive treatment for this patient includes:
- dextrose.
- oxygen.
- insulin.
- glucagon. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > insulin.
The main function of the endocrine system is to _________.
- maintain homeostasis
- regulate blood flow
- produce glandular secretions
- regulate glucose and calcium - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > maintain
homeostasis
