WEST COAST EMT BLOCK 2 LATEST EXAM 300
QUESTIONS WITH 1% CORRECT AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES/ 2026/2027
UPDATED /GRADED A+.
What is an acute myocardial infarction (AMI)? - ANSWER>>A heart
attack; death of
heart muscle following abstruction of blood
flow to it
Why is it important that no one is touching the patient while an AED is
analyzing? How
about defibrillating? - ANSWER>>may deliver
false shock
A medication that blocks receptor sites to prevent other chemicals from
attaching to
them are considered to have what type properties? -
ANSWER>>antagonist
what is glucose? - ANSWER>>sugar
List three effects of epinephrine? - ANSWER>>A) dilates passages
in the lungs
B)increases heart
rate
C) increases
bp
Most patients are instructed by their physician to take up to
doses of
nitroglycerin before calling EMS. -
ANSWER>>3
,Why should a patient having cardiac chest pain take an aspirin? -
ANSWER>>Because
it's an analgesic and reduces
pain
List 5 signs/symptoms of a patient with left-sded congestive heart failure? -
ANSWER>>• Cough (produces frothy or blood-tinged mucus)
• Decreased urine production
• Difficulty lying down; need to sleep with the head elevated to avoid
shortness of breath
• Fatigue, weakness, faintness
• Irregular or rapid pulse
Why does the AV node in the heart slow the electrical impulse coming from
the SA node? - ANSWER>>To allow blood time to pass from the atria to
the ventricles 14
What makes a person with a normal respiratory drive breathe faster and
deeper? -
ANSWER>>The sympathetic nervous
system 14
What should you focus on when performing a secondary assessment on a
conscious patient with non-traumatic abdominal pain and stable vital signs?
- ANSWER>>Focus on chief complaint 12
Why are MDI reliable for administering inhaled medication? -
ANSWER>>Because it
breaks down Liquids or solids into small enough droplets or particles
that can be
inhaled.
Why do ask about erectile dysfunction medications prior to treating a cardiac
chest pain
patient with medications? - ANSWER>>Can
be fatal
, What is dyspnea? - ANSWER>>shortness of breath
What condition occurs with a tuberculosis patient that poses the
greatest risk for
transmitting the disease? -
ANSWER>>cough
Why can the chief complaint be more help when assessing a medical
patients than your
general impression? -
ANSWER>>
Can you adjust the amount of medication an epinephrine auto-
injector gives? -
ANSWER>>
Which cardiac rhythm often causes sudden death
following AMI? -
ANSWER>>ventricular
fibrillation
In a dissecting aortic aneurysm what is happening to the artery? -
ANSWER>>Inner
layer is separating, allowing blood at high pressures to flow between
the layers
In reference to cardiac cells what is automaticity? - ANSWER>>The
ability of cardiac
muscle cells to contract without stimulation from the
nervous system
What time limit are we worried about with Viagra prior to giving the patient
nitroglycerin?
- ANSWER>>24
hours
QUESTIONS WITH 1% CORRECT AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES/ 2026/2027
UPDATED /GRADED A+.
What is an acute myocardial infarction (AMI)? - ANSWER>>A heart
attack; death of
heart muscle following abstruction of blood
flow to it
Why is it important that no one is touching the patient while an AED is
analyzing? How
about defibrillating? - ANSWER>>may deliver
false shock
A medication that blocks receptor sites to prevent other chemicals from
attaching to
them are considered to have what type properties? -
ANSWER>>antagonist
what is glucose? - ANSWER>>sugar
List three effects of epinephrine? - ANSWER>>A) dilates passages
in the lungs
B)increases heart
rate
C) increases
bp
Most patients are instructed by their physician to take up to
doses of
nitroglycerin before calling EMS. -
ANSWER>>3
,Why should a patient having cardiac chest pain take an aspirin? -
ANSWER>>Because
it's an analgesic and reduces
pain
List 5 signs/symptoms of a patient with left-sded congestive heart failure? -
ANSWER>>• Cough (produces frothy or blood-tinged mucus)
• Decreased urine production
• Difficulty lying down; need to sleep with the head elevated to avoid
shortness of breath
• Fatigue, weakness, faintness
• Irregular or rapid pulse
Why does the AV node in the heart slow the electrical impulse coming from
the SA node? - ANSWER>>To allow blood time to pass from the atria to
the ventricles 14
What makes a person with a normal respiratory drive breathe faster and
deeper? -
ANSWER>>The sympathetic nervous
system 14
What should you focus on when performing a secondary assessment on a
conscious patient with non-traumatic abdominal pain and stable vital signs?
- ANSWER>>Focus on chief complaint 12
Why are MDI reliable for administering inhaled medication? -
ANSWER>>Because it
breaks down Liquids or solids into small enough droplets or particles
that can be
inhaled.
Why do ask about erectile dysfunction medications prior to treating a cardiac
chest pain
patient with medications? - ANSWER>>Can
be fatal
, What is dyspnea? - ANSWER>>shortness of breath
What condition occurs with a tuberculosis patient that poses the
greatest risk for
transmitting the disease? -
ANSWER>>cough
Why can the chief complaint be more help when assessing a medical
patients than your
general impression? -
ANSWER>>
Can you adjust the amount of medication an epinephrine auto-
injector gives? -
ANSWER>>
Which cardiac rhythm often causes sudden death
following AMI? -
ANSWER>>ventricular
fibrillation
In a dissecting aortic aneurysm what is happening to the artery? -
ANSWER>>Inner
layer is separating, allowing blood at high pressures to flow between
the layers
In reference to cardiac cells what is automaticity? - ANSWER>>The
ability of cardiac
muscle cells to contract without stimulation from the
nervous system
What time limit are we worried about with Viagra prior to giving the patient
nitroglycerin?
- ANSWER>>24
hours
