Medical

Question 1

New onset of diabetes in patients who have previously never had problems with it before will show up as which of the following?

• Hypoglycemia
• Hyperglycemia
• Low cardiac enzymes
• Fluid overload

Answer 1

Hyperglycemia

(With new onset diabetes, insulin is not getting created in the body like it should. As a result, the patient will present with too much glucose in their bodies (hyperglycemia). )

Question 2

You respond to a house for a 64-year-old male who is experiencing severe abdominal cramps, pale clammy skin, and vomiting. Patient has a blood pressure of 140/82, respirations of 18, and a pulse of 98. EKG shows a normal sinus rhythm. This patient should?

• Be given fluids intravenously
• Be transported with no further actions
• Be treated for cardiogenic shock
• Be treated for septic shock

Answer 2

Be given fluids intravenously

(With the vomiting, poor perfusion, and cramping, this patient should receive fluids and be assessed constantly for changes.)

Question 3

Melena is best defined as which of the following?

• Coffee ground emesis
• A cancerous skin tumor
• Bloody nose
• Black and tar-like feces

Answer 3

Black and tar-like feces

Question 4

Which of the following is not a way a patient can contract an infectious disease?

• Fomite
• Asymptomatic carrier
• Vector
• Iatrogene

Answer 4

Iatrogene

(Formites (contaminated items), symptomatic or asymptomatic carriers, and vectors (animal bites, stings, etc.) are all modes of transmission for an infectious disease.)

Question 5

Your 4-year-old male patient is incapable of eating food through his mouth. On examination of his abdomen, you notice a bag coming out of his abdomen. You remember that patient’s who cannot feed themselves by mouth may need to be fed through which of the following devices?

• Ileostomy bag
• Colostomy bag
• Gastrostomy bag
• Jejunal bag

Answer 5

Gastrostomy bag