EMT MOD 2 TEST QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS 2023-2024| MULTIPLE CHOICES

EMT MOD 2 TEST QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS 2023-2024| MULTIPLE CHOICES

Your patient is a 60 year old female with a sudden onset of severe difficulty breathing. She has no prior history of respect problems. Which of the following should be done before applying oxygen by nonrebreather mask?

A. Listen to lung sounds

B. Obtain a history of present illness

C. Check for oxygen saturation level

S. None of these [Ans: -D. None of these

You are on the scene of a 5 year old patient who is in respiratory distress. The mother states that the patient has been making seal bark sounding coughs for the last 24 hours. The child is very scared. Has stable vital signs. He is leaning forward in tripod position and is drooling. After performing the primary assessment what is your best treatment option?

A. Use a tongue depressor to examine the patients mouth to determine whether the patient has strep throat or croup.

B. Provide oxygen by BVM.

C. calm the child as much as possible and provide oxygen by blow by

D. Provide high concentration o2 and have the parent hold it to patients face [Ans: -Calm the child as much as possible and provide oxygen by blow by.

Your patient is a 6 year old male who appears very anxious. Is using increased effort during expiration and has a fever

 He is wheezing and has a respiratory rate of 34 the patient skin is very warm and dry he does not have cyanosis. The child is drooling and his mother states that he complained of a sore throat and pain on swallowing earlier in the afternoon. Which of the following conditions is most likely causing the patients distress?

A. COPD

B. Cystic fibrosis

C. Epiglottitis

D. Pneumonia. [Ans: -C. Epiglottitis

You are on the scene of a 3-year-old patient who is in respiratory distress. The mother states that the patient has been making a barking cough for the past 24 hours. The child is very scared and upset. He is crying inconsolably. The patient has tachypnea, but his vital signs are normal otherwise. He is leaning forward in the tripod position and is drooling profusely. What condition do you suspect?

A. Epiglottitis

B. Strep throat

C. Child abuse

D. Croup. [Ans: -A. Epiglottitis

You are called to a 25 years old male complaining of right lower quadrant pain. His other symptoms are nausea and vomiting fever and decreasing pain In the umbilicus area. This patient might have :

A. Appendicitis

B. Cholecystitis

C. Pancreatitis

D. Peritonitis [Ans: -A. Appendicitis