West Coast EMT Block 3 Actual Exam Questions
with 100% Accurate Correct Verified Answers
(Solutions) Graded A+ Updated 2025
Introduction
This comprehensive document presents the actual West Coast EMT
Block 3 exam questions updated for the 2025 academic year,
featuring 100% accurate and verified correct answers. Topics
covered include endocrine and hematologic emergencies,
immunologic reactions, toxicology, psychiatric disorders,
neurologic conditions, abdominal and GI emergencies,
environmental exposure, geriatrics, and special patient
populations. Each answer is accompanied by detailed rationale,
making this a highly valuable tool for review and test preparation.
Exam Questions and Answers
During your assessment of a 19-year-old male, you are told that he
is being treated with factor VIII. This indicates that:
Select one:
A. his blood clots too quickly.
B. he has thrombophilia.
C. he has hemophilia A.
D. he has a thrombosis. --- correct answer ---C. he has hemophilia
A.
,Excessive eating caused by cellular "hunger" is called:
Select one:
A. dyspepsia.
B. polyphagia.
C. dysphasia.
D. polydipsia. --- correct answer ---B. polyphagia.
In contrast to type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes:
Select one:
A. occurs when antibodies attack insulin-producing cells.
B. is caused by a complete lack of insulin in the body.
C. is caused by resistance to insulin at the cellular level.
D. is commonly diagnosed in children and young adults. --- correct
answer ---C. is caused by resistance to insulin at the cellular level.
Proper procedure for administering oral glucose to a patient
includes all of the following, EXCEPT:
Select one:
A. ensuring the absence of a gag reflex.
B. requesting permission from medical control.
C. checking the medication's expiration date.
,D. assessing the patient's mental status. --- correct answer ---A.
ensuring the absence of a gag reflex.
Symptomatic hypoglycemia will MOST likely develop if a patient:
Select one:
A. markedly overeats and misses an insulin dose.
B. takes too much of his or her prescribed insulin.
C. misses one or two prescribed insulin injections.
D. eats a regular meal followed by mild exertion. --- correct answer
---B. takes too much of his or her prescribed insulin.
The EMT should assess for hypoglycemia in small children with a
severe illness or injury because:
Select one:
A. children overproduce insulin during severe illness or injury.
B. children cannot store excess glucose as effectively as adults.
C. a child's cells do not uptake glucose as rapidly as adults' do.
D. illness or injury causes the pancreas to produce less insulin. ---
correct answer ---B. children cannot store excess glucose as
effectively as adults.
The main function of the endocrine system is to _________.
Select one:
, A. regulate blood flow
B. regulate glucose and calcium
C. produce glandular secretions
D. maintain homeostasis --- correct answer ---D. maintain
homeostasis
The normal blood glucose level is between:
Select one:
A. 30 and 150 mg/dL.
B. 60 and 80 mg/dL.
C. 160 and 200 mg/dL.
D. 80 and 120 mg/dL. --- correct answer ---D. 80 and 120 mg/dL.
The two main types of cells contained in blood are called
_________.
Select one:
A. erythrocytes and leukocytes
B. transport and clotting
C. platelets and plasma
D. hemoglobin A and S --- correct answer ---A. erythrocytes and
leukocytes
with 100% Accurate Correct Verified Answers
(Solutions) Graded A+ Updated 2025
Introduction
This comprehensive document presents the actual West Coast EMT
Block 3 exam questions updated for the 2025 academic year,
featuring 100% accurate and verified correct answers. Topics
covered include endocrine and hematologic emergencies,
immunologic reactions, toxicology, psychiatric disorders,
neurologic conditions, abdominal and GI emergencies,
environmental exposure, geriatrics, and special patient
populations. Each answer is accompanied by detailed rationale,
making this a highly valuable tool for review and test preparation.
Exam Questions and Answers
During your assessment of a 19-year-old male, you are told that he
is being treated with factor VIII. This indicates that:
Select one:
A. his blood clots too quickly.
B. he has thrombophilia.
C. he has hemophilia A.
D. he has a thrombosis. --- correct answer ---C. he has hemophilia
A.
,Excessive eating caused by cellular "hunger" is called:
Select one:
A. dyspepsia.
B. polyphagia.
C. dysphasia.
D. polydipsia. --- correct answer ---B. polyphagia.
In contrast to type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes:
Select one:
A. occurs when antibodies attack insulin-producing cells.
B. is caused by a complete lack of insulin in the body.
C. is caused by resistance to insulin at the cellular level.
D. is commonly diagnosed in children and young adults. --- correct
answer ---C. is caused by resistance to insulin at the cellular level.
Proper procedure for administering oral glucose to a patient
includes all of the following, EXCEPT:
Select one:
A. ensuring the absence of a gag reflex.
B. requesting permission from medical control.
C. checking the medication's expiration date.
,D. assessing the patient's mental status. --- correct answer ---A.
ensuring the absence of a gag reflex.
Symptomatic hypoglycemia will MOST likely develop if a patient:
Select one:
A. markedly overeats and misses an insulin dose.
B. takes too much of his or her prescribed insulin.
C. misses one or two prescribed insulin injections.
D. eats a regular meal followed by mild exertion. --- correct answer
---B. takes too much of his or her prescribed insulin.
The EMT should assess for hypoglycemia in small children with a
severe illness or injury because:
Select one:
A. children overproduce insulin during severe illness or injury.
B. children cannot store excess glucose as effectively as adults.
C. a child's cells do not uptake glucose as rapidly as adults' do.
D. illness or injury causes the pancreas to produce less insulin. ---
correct answer ---B. children cannot store excess glucose as
effectively as adults.
The main function of the endocrine system is to _________.
Select one:
, A. regulate blood flow
B. regulate glucose and calcium
C. produce glandular secretions
D. maintain homeostasis --- correct answer ---D. maintain
homeostasis
The normal blood glucose level is between:
Select one:
A. 30 and 150 mg/dL.
B. 60 and 80 mg/dL.
C. 160 and 200 mg/dL.
D. 80 and 120 mg/dL. --- correct answer ---D. 80 and 120 mg/dL.
The two main types of cells contained in blood are called
_________.
Select one:
A. erythrocytes and leukocytes
B. transport and clotting
C. platelets and plasma
D. hemoglobin A and S --- correct answer ---A. erythrocytes and
leukocytes
