Emr national Registry Exam ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
OPQRST - CORRECT ANSWERS onset, provocation, quality, radiation,
severity, time (describing symptoms)
SAMPLE history - CORRECT ANSWERS signs and symptoms,
allergies, medications, past medical history, last oral intake, events leading up to
injury
5 decisions of scene size up - CORRECT ANSWERS scene safety,
standard precautions, mechanism of injury, number of patients, resource
determination
head to toe exam - CORRECT ANSWERS head to toe and then
extremities, backwards for infant/child
glasgow coma scale - CORRECT ANSWERS tests alertness, eye
opening (up to 4 points), verbal response (up to 5 points), motor response (up to
6 points) TOTAL 15 POINTS, 3-8 is coma
4 types of shock - CORRECT ANSWERS cardiogenic shock, distributive
shock, hypovolemic shock, obstructive shock
cardiogenic shock - CORRECT ANSWERS heart isn't pumping blood
efficiently
distributive shock - CORRECT ANSWERS vascular tone problem, blood
isn't allocated properly
, hypovolemic shock - CORRECT ANSWERS extreme blood loss, too
little volume
obstructive shock - CORRECT ANSWERS obstruction in his chest, vena
cava partially collapsed, less blood is pumped by the heart
compensated shock - CORRECT ANSWERS increased heart rate, pale
and cool skin, increased respiratory rate, altered mental status
decompensated shock - CORRECT ANSWERS body can't make up for
lack of oxygen, profoundly altered mental status
arterial bleeding - CORRECT ANSWERS with oxygen, bright red, rapid
loss
venous bleeding - CORRECT ANSWERS dark red blood, flows steadily,
less pressure than arterial bleeding
most important thing when patient is in shock - CORRECT ANSWERS
PRESERVE BODY HEAT
perfusion - CORRECT ANSWERS consistent delivery of adequate
oxygen to the cells
when you inhale your diaphragm - CORRECT ANSWERS contracts and
moves downward creating negative pressure
when you exhale your diaphragm - CORRECT ANSWERS moves
upwards, diaphragm relaxes, positive pressure
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
OPQRST - CORRECT ANSWERS onset, provocation, quality, radiation,
severity, time (describing symptoms)
SAMPLE history - CORRECT ANSWERS signs and symptoms,
allergies, medications, past medical history, last oral intake, events leading up to
injury
5 decisions of scene size up - CORRECT ANSWERS scene safety,
standard precautions, mechanism of injury, number of patients, resource
determination
head to toe exam - CORRECT ANSWERS head to toe and then
extremities, backwards for infant/child
glasgow coma scale - CORRECT ANSWERS tests alertness, eye
opening (up to 4 points), verbal response (up to 5 points), motor response (up to
6 points) TOTAL 15 POINTS, 3-8 is coma
4 types of shock - CORRECT ANSWERS cardiogenic shock, distributive
shock, hypovolemic shock, obstructive shock
cardiogenic shock - CORRECT ANSWERS heart isn't pumping blood
efficiently
distributive shock - CORRECT ANSWERS vascular tone problem, blood
isn't allocated properly
, hypovolemic shock - CORRECT ANSWERS extreme blood loss, too
little volume
obstructive shock - CORRECT ANSWERS obstruction in his chest, vena
cava partially collapsed, less blood is pumped by the heart
compensated shock - CORRECT ANSWERS increased heart rate, pale
and cool skin, increased respiratory rate, altered mental status
decompensated shock - CORRECT ANSWERS body can't make up for
lack of oxygen, profoundly altered mental status
arterial bleeding - CORRECT ANSWERS with oxygen, bright red, rapid
loss
venous bleeding - CORRECT ANSWERS dark red blood, flows steadily,
less pressure than arterial bleeding
most important thing when patient is in shock - CORRECT ANSWERS
PRESERVE BODY HEAT
perfusion - CORRECT ANSWERS consistent delivery of adequate
oxygen to the cells
when you inhale your diaphragm - CORRECT ANSWERS contracts and
moves downward creating negative pressure
when you exhale your diaphragm - CORRECT ANSWERS moves
upwards, diaphragm relaxes, positive pressure
