Final Exam (Highest incorrect questions) Flashcards
You are treating a patient who is a diabetic, showing signs of snoring but has their eyes open. What is the most appropriate treatment?
Insert a nasopharyngeal airway (NPA).
You are called to a 70 year old patient with a fever and a productive cough, as well as history of COPD. The patient already uses oxygen at 2 LPM. What is the most appropriate treatment?
Utilize a humidified nasal cannula at 2 LPM.
You are called to a 14 week old patient with respiratory distress, snoring sounds, runny nose, and excess mucous. What is the most appropriate treatment?
Utilize a nasopharyngeal airway (NPA) with non-rebreather mask.
You are called to a 22 year old patient with shortness of breath at a soccer game. What could be occurring with the patient?
Spontaneous Pneumothorax.
You are called to a 6 week old patient who is hard to keep awake, becoming lethargic with excess yellow mucous of the nose. What is the most appropriate treatment?
Utilize a bulb syringe for suction.
You are called to a 54 year old male who has been sick for 3 days, showing signs of emphysema and is unable to answer questions. What could be occurring with the patient?
Respiratory failure.
You are called to an 11 month old patient presenting with a raspy, dry cough and shortness of breath. What could be occurring with the patient?
Bronchiolitis.
You are called to a 67 year old female with chest pain, difficulty breathing, and cyanosis of the extremities. What is the most appropriate treatment?
Assess the ankles for swelling.
You are called to a patient who is continuously walking around a department store, reporting that her chest pain is diminishing and is gone after 3 minutes. What is the best reason to classify this as a non-emergency call?
Pain goes away after 3 minutes.
You are called to a 72 year old patient with an altered mental status. What condition could the patient be exhibiting?
Dysphagia.
You are called to a 68 year old female with a sudden severe headache, is slowly losing consciousness, and exhibits snoring sounds. What is the most appropriate treatment?
Utilize a nasopharyngeal airway (NPA) and bag valve mask.
You find an unconscious patient lying prone on the ground. What is the most appropriate treatment?
Perform manual C-spine stabilization and continue your assessment.
You are called to a 42 year old male with severe right-sided abdominal discomfort. What could be occurring with the patient?
Inflammation of the gall bladder.
You are called to a 52 year old female who is unresponsive and has an empty pain medication bottle with signs of alcohol consumption. What is the most appropriate treatment?
Assist ventilations with supplemental oxygen.
You are called to a 22 year old female who is pregnant and was just involved in a motor vehicle collision. What is the most appropriate treatment?
Elevate the right side of the background to 6 inches.
You are called to a female patient at a homeless shelter reporting chest pain, shortness of breath, and blood every time she coughs. How should you utilize PPE?
Wear a HEPA mask.
You are called to a 32 year old male with sickle cell disorder and an acute onset of severe pain in the abdomen. What is the most appropriate treatment?
Contact ALS and perform rapid transport.
You are called to a 4 year old male with abdominal pain. How should you ask his rating of his pain?
Ask if his tummy hurts and rate it on the Wong-Baker face scale.
You are called to a 24 year old female who shows signs of vaginal bleeding and is 8 months pregnant. What could be happening with the patient?
Poor placenta placement.
You are called to a 17 year old female showing respiratory distress due to a high pressure alarm on her ventilator. You are unfamiliar with this ventilator. The caretaker suggests an option, however, the mother also suggests an option. Which treatment decision should you choose?
Follow the advice of the mother.
You are called to a 38 year old female presenting with pre-umbilical abdominal pain. How should you perform your assessment?
Visualize the abdomen pain.
You arrive at a motor vehicle collision where you are assisting a victim. An off-duty physician arrives on scene and helps, however, he orders you to stop treatment and demands to take over. What is the most appropriate way to respond?
Explain to the physician the appropriate procedure to take over responsibility.
