EMT CHAPTER 12 PHARMACOLOGY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
A medication with antagonistic properties is one that:
Select one:
A. enhances the effects of another medication when given in a higher dose.
B. produces a cumulative effect when mixed with the same type of medication.
C. blocks receptor sites and prevents other chemicals from attaching to them.
D. stimulates receptor sites and allows other chemicals to attach to them. CORRECT ANSWERS✓✓C.
blocks receptor sites and prevents other chemicals from attaching to them.
When gathering a patient's medications, you find the following: Isordil, Lasix, Nexium, and digoxin.
Which of these medications can be obtained over-the-counter (OTC)?
Select one:
A. Lasix
B. Nexium
C. Isordil
D. Digoxin CORRECT ANSWERS✓✓B. Nexium
A 31-year-old female is experiencing an acute asthma attack. She is conscious and alert, but in obvious
respiratory distress. After assisting her with her prescribed MDI, you should:
Select one:
A. reassess the patient and document her response to the medication.
B. check the drug's expiration date to ensure that it is still current.
C. administer another treatment in 30 seconds if she is still in distress.
D. contact medical control and apprise him or her of what you did. CORRECT ANSWERS✓✓A. reassess
the patient and document her response to the medication.
How is nitroglycerin usually given by the EMT?
Select one:
A. Injected
B. Inhaled
, C. Sublingually
D. Orally CORRECT ANSWERS✓✓C. Sublingually
You are dispatched to a movie theater for a 39-year-old female with signs and symptoms of a severe
allergic reaction. As you are assessing her, she pulls an epinephrine auto-injector out of her purse and
hands it to you. After confirming the drug's name and expiration date, you should:
Select one:
A. ask her if she takes other medications.
B. contact medical control.
C. request an ALS ambulance to administer the drug.
D. administer the drug. CORRECT ANSWERS✓✓B. contact medical control.
Which of the following is an example of a rules-based medication error?
Select one:
A. The EMT accidentally gives a higher drug dose than what is indicated.
B. The EMT administers a drug that is contraindicated for the patient.
C. The EMT administers a drug that is not approved by the medical director.
D. The EMT administers the correct drug, but gives it by the wrong route. CORRECT ANSWERS✓✓C. The
EMT administers a drug that is not approved by the medical director.
EMTs arrive at the scene of a patient who was "found down." A family member states that she gave
naloxone (Narcan) to the patient before the ambulance arrived. The EMTs should suspect that the
patient:
Select one:
A. has a history of allergic reactions.
B. experienced a prolonged seizure.
C. has a low blood glucose level.
D. overdosed on an opioid drug. CORRECT ANSWERS✓✓D. overdosed on an opioid drug.
Advil, Nuprin, and Motrin are trade (brand) names for the generic medication:
A medication with antagonistic properties is one that:
Select one:
A. enhances the effects of another medication when given in a higher dose.
B. produces a cumulative effect when mixed with the same type of medication.
C. blocks receptor sites and prevents other chemicals from attaching to them.
D. stimulates receptor sites and allows other chemicals to attach to them. CORRECT ANSWERS✓✓C.
blocks receptor sites and prevents other chemicals from attaching to them.
When gathering a patient's medications, you find the following: Isordil, Lasix, Nexium, and digoxin.
Which of these medications can be obtained over-the-counter (OTC)?
Select one:
A. Lasix
B. Nexium
C. Isordil
D. Digoxin CORRECT ANSWERS✓✓B. Nexium
A 31-year-old female is experiencing an acute asthma attack. She is conscious and alert, but in obvious
respiratory distress. After assisting her with her prescribed MDI, you should:
Select one:
A. reassess the patient and document her response to the medication.
B. check the drug's expiration date to ensure that it is still current.
C. administer another treatment in 30 seconds if she is still in distress.
D. contact medical control and apprise him or her of what you did. CORRECT ANSWERS✓✓A. reassess
the patient and document her response to the medication.
How is nitroglycerin usually given by the EMT?
Select one:
A. Injected
B. Inhaled
, C. Sublingually
D. Orally CORRECT ANSWERS✓✓C. Sublingually
You are dispatched to a movie theater for a 39-year-old female with signs and symptoms of a severe
allergic reaction. As you are assessing her, she pulls an epinephrine auto-injector out of her purse and
hands it to you. After confirming the drug's name and expiration date, you should:
Select one:
A. ask her if she takes other medications.
B. contact medical control.
C. request an ALS ambulance to administer the drug.
D. administer the drug. CORRECT ANSWERS✓✓B. contact medical control.
Which of the following is an example of a rules-based medication error?
Select one:
A. The EMT accidentally gives a higher drug dose than what is indicated.
B. The EMT administers a drug that is contraindicated for the patient.
C. The EMT administers a drug that is not approved by the medical director.
D. The EMT administers the correct drug, but gives it by the wrong route. CORRECT ANSWERS✓✓C. The
EMT administers a drug that is not approved by the medical director.
EMTs arrive at the scene of a patient who was "found down." A family member states that she gave
naloxone (Narcan) to the patient before the ambulance arrived. The EMTs should suspect that the
patient:
Select one:
A. has a history of allergic reactions.
B. experienced a prolonged seizure.
C. has a low blood glucose level.
D. overdosed on an opioid drug. CORRECT ANSWERS✓✓D. overdosed on an opioid drug.
Advil, Nuprin, and Motrin are trade (brand) names for the generic medication:
