Which of the following statement regarding hepatitis A is correct?

When assessing a patient with a medical complaint, which of the following would MOST likely reveal the cause of his or her problem?

Which of the following statements regarding the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is correct?

Upon initial contact with a patient who appears to be unconscious, you should:

In what area of the lungs does respiration occur?

Common signs and symptoms of acute hyperventilation syndrome include:

At the onset of an acute asthma attack, patients commonly experience difficulty breathing and:

When auscultating the lungs of a patient with respiratory distress, you hear adventitious sounds. This means that the patient has:

An alert patient presents with a regular pattern of inhalation and exhalation and breath sounds that are clear and equal on both sides of the chest. These findings are consistent with:

In a healthy individual, the brain set, stimulates breathing on the basis of:

Narrowing of the coronary arteries due to a buildup of fatty deposit is called:

Deoxygenated blood from the body returns to the:

Common signs and symptoms of AMI include all of the following EXCEPT:

The head and brain receive their supply of oxygenated blood from the:

A patient whose speech is slurred and difficult to understand is experiencing:

The left cerebral hemisphere controls:

The mental status of a patient who has experience a typical seizure:

An absence seizure is also referred to as a:

The MOST important treatment for a patient with severe abdominal pain and signs go shock includes:

Esophageal varices MOST commonly occur in patients who:

While auscultating breath sounds of a patient who was stung multiple times by a yellow jacket, you hear bilateral wheezing over all lung fields. This indicates:

A 37 year old male is found unconscious in his car. His airway is patent and his respirations are rapid and labored. As you and your partner are assessing and treating the patient, a police officer hands you medication named Alupent, which he found in the backseat of the patients car. This medication suggests that the patient has a history of:

Which of the following is an example of a symptom?

Hypoxia is MOST accurately defined as:

A seizure patient is having what kind of medical emergency?

If an injury distracts an EMT from assessing a more serious underlying illness, the EMT has suffered from:

If a "frequent flier" calls 9-1-1 because of a suspected head injury, you should NEVER:

If your medical patient is not in critical condition, how long should you spend on scene?

Your patient believes he has hepatitis and is now exhibiting signs of cirrhosis of the liver. He most likely has:

Your patient is complaining of fever, headache, stiffness of the neck, and red blotches on his skin. He most likely has:

You have been called for a​ 2-year-old male patient who is sick and having a difficult time breathing. On​ scene, you find the patient in his​ mother's arms. He appears to have labored breathing and skin that is warm to the touch. Which of these additional assessment findings would you recognize as the most​ serious?

When a child starts to become​ hypoxic, the pulse will​ initially:

A 911 call was placed for a​ 3-year-old child with difficulty breathing. On​ scene, you note that the child is upright with slight stridor upon inspiration. He is alert and breathing at a rate of 30​ breaths/min. His skin is warm and​ dry, and his radial pulse strong and regular. His breath sounds are clear and equal. His mother states that he was fine all day until 15 minutes​ ago, when he was playing with friends in the playroom and suddenly started having difficulty breathing. As an​ EMT, you should suspect which​ condition?

You are delivering positive pressure ventilations to a patient who is breathing poorly and has absent breath sounds in the right lung. Which of these instructions would you provide to those responders who are ventilating the​ patient?

A​ confused, lethargic, and nonverbal​ 50-year-old female patient has altered mental status. You are told she has a history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease​ (COPD). The primary assessment reveals a respiration rate of 6​ breaths/min and​ cool, clammy skin with cyanosis around the lips. What should be your priority​ management?

You are at an extended care facility for the elderly to assess and transport a patient suspected of having pneumonia to the hospital for evaluation. During your pulmonary​ assessment, which breath sound would you expect to hear that would be most specific to pneumonia versus other pulmonary​ conditions?

Which of these is considered an early sign of inadequate breathing in​ children?

You have been called to a home for an​ 18-year-old male​ patient, who informs you that he experienced a sudden onset of shortness of breath and back pain while watching television. He has a history of spontaneous​ pneumothorax, and the current symptoms he is experiencing are identical to those he felt with a previous pneumothorax. Assessment reveals the patient to be slightly dyspneic with breath sounds clear and intact bilaterally. During​ transport, what is most critical to continually monitor on this​ patient?

An acute infectious disease caused by bacterium or a virus that affects the lower respiratory tract and causes lung inflammation resulting in dyspnea​ is:

You have been called for a​ 6-year-old male patient with shortness of breath. On​ scene, you find the patient with a runny nose and mucus coming from the right nare. Breath sounds are clear and his SpO2 is​ 99% on room air. When​ asked, the patient states that his throat is very sore. His vital signs are​ pulse, 124;​ respirations, 20​ breaths/min; and​ temperature, 98.9°F. There is no medical​ history, according to the mother. Which statement or instruction would be most appropriate for this​ situation?

You have been dispatched to a home for a​ 16-year-old female patient with shortness of breath. On​ scene, you find the patient in bed with her mother at her side. Her mother states that her daughter has a fever with a past medical history of cystic​ fibrosis; she would like to have her daughter transported to the hospital for evaluation of possible pneumonia. As a knowledgeable​ EMT, you know that the underlying pathophysiology of cystic fibrosis is​ a:

Auscultation of breath sounds in a patient complaining of shortness of breath reveals wheezing. Which condition is responsible for this​ finding?

An alert and distressed​ 72-year-old male patient with a history of pulmonary edema from heart failure is in severe respiratory​ distress, breathing 28 to 32 times per minute. His airway is​ patent, respirations are​ labored, crackles are heard in the bases of the​ lungs, and skin is found to be diaphoretic with a rapid radial pulse. Other vital signs are​ pulse, 136; blood​ pressure, 202/110​ mmHg; and​ SpO2, 83%. Cyanosis is evident in the fingertips. The best treatment for this​ patient's breathing difficulty would​ be:

Which of the following best describes a communicable disease?

Which of the following medications can be used for the treatment of an acute asthma attack?

Which of the following statements is true regarding asthma?

The patient is exhibiting signs of respiratory distress, such as accessory muscle use and difficulty speaking. Which of the following is also a sign of respiratory distress?

When assisting a patient who has asthma with a small volume nebulizar attached to oxygen what is the appropriate flow rate for the oxygen?

In addition to asthma, which of the following conditions is associated with wheezing?

While administering a nebulizar of albuterol to your patient, you assess for possible side effects to the medication. Which of the following is typically NOT a side effect of nebulized albuterol?

The patients difficulty breathing and crackles are due to blood backing up in which part of the body?

The patient has a loss of consciousness on the way to the hospital. When you check, you cannot feel a pulse. What should you do?

The patient was exhibiting slurred speech, facial droop, and an inability to move his left arm. Which neurological examination emphasizes these possible stroke signs?

Which of the following occurs when blood flow to a particular part of the brain is cut off by a blockage resulting in tissue damage?

What is the name of the condition when the patient forgets about the injured side after a stroke?

Which of the following is a metabolic cause for a seizure?

This patient appears to be suffering from a stroke and a seizure. What condition mimics a stroke and also causes a seizure?