Chapter15: Medical Overview Flashcards
In contrast to the assessment of a trauma patient, assessment of a medical patient:
focused on the nature of illness, the patient’s chief complaint, and his or her symptoms
an index of suspicion is MOST accurately defined as:
your awareness and concern of potentially serious underlying and unseen injuries or illness
Upon initial contact with a patient who appear to be unconscious you should:
attempt to elicit a verbal response by talking to the patient
When assessing a patient with a medical complaint, which of the following would MOST likely reveal the cause of the problem
medical history
It is especially important to assess pulse, sensation, and movement in a ll extremities as a as pupillary reacting in patients with a suspected _____ problem
neurologic
Reassessment of a patient with a medical complaint should begin by
repeating the primary assessment
The primary prehospital treatment for most medical emergencies:
addresses the patinet’s symptons more than the actual disease process
After sizing up the scene of a patient with a possible infectious disease, your next priority should be to:
take standard precautions
In addition to obtaining a SAMPLE history and asking questions related to the chief complaint, what else should you specifically inquire about when assessing a patient with a potentially infectious disease?
recent travel
Hepatitis B is more virulent than hepatitis C, which mean that it:
has a greater ability to produce diseases
A patient who presents with a headache, fever, confusions, and red blotches on his or her skin should be suspected to have:
meningitis
The BEST way to prevent infection from whooping cough is to:
get vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis
Which of the following will MOST reliably allow you to determine the nature of a patient’s illness?
asking questions related to the chief complaint
The secondary assessment of a medical patient:
is not practical if the patient is critically ill or your transport is short
Which of the following medication would the EMT be LEAT likely to administer to a patient with a medical complaint?
Ibuprofen
Typical chief complain in patients with an infectious disease include:
fever, rash, nausea, and difficulty breathing
an infectious disease is MOST accurately defined as:
a medical condition caused by the growth and spread of small, harmful organisms within the body
Which of following patient is at greatest risk for complications cause by the influenza virus
68-year old women with type 2 diabetes
Patients with tuberculosis pose the greatest risk for transmitting the disease when they:
cough
Factors that increase the risk for developing methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) include:
prolonged hospitalization, especially in an intensive care unit
