WK 3: Quiz Flashcards
Which of the following most accurately describes the pathophysiology of sepsis?
The body overreacts to an infection and secretes substances that hurt cells, tissues, and organs.
Which of the following statements about sepsis is true?
The exact pathway for the development of sepsis remains unclear, and most cases do not have a clearly defined source.
Which of the following patients is at the lowest risk of developing sepsis?
A college-aged patient who breaks his arm in a skateboard crash
According to the signs of systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS), which of the following infection patients has an increased risk of sepsis?
A patient with a temperature of 95.4°F and a respiratory rate of 28
According to the systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) system, which of the following criteria would not contribute to a patient’s likelihood of developing sepsis?
Heart rate of 87
Which of the following best describes a difference between the systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) and the quick sepsis-related organ failure assessment (qSOFA)?
SIRS is used to predict the likelihood a patient will develop sepsis, whereas qSOFA is used to predict the likelihood of patient death from sepsis.
You are called to the scene of a 13-year-old male with a fever and cough. Upon assessment, you note a red blotch rash on the face and trunk, and small bluish-white spots on the inside of the cheeks. Based on this presentation, the patient likely has:
measles
While caring for a patient known to have hepatitis B, you are splattered across the face with blood. You were not wearing eye protection at the time and some of the blood got onto your eyeball. You have never received your hepatitis B vaccination. Which of the following postexposure actions would not lower your risk of developing hepatitis B?
Taking antiviral medication
You have been called to the scene of a 19-year-old college student who is at his parents’ house for the weekend. The patient complains of sensitivity to light and nausea. He also has a headache and is covered in what appears to be a red rash that does not blanch when pressed. Your partner asks the patient to sit up straight and then bring his chin down to his chest. For which of the following diseases is your partner assessing this patient?
Meningitis
By definition, a systemic poison causes harm to which of the following?
Entire body
Most cases of accidental poisoning involve which of the following?
Young children
Which of the following most affects the extent of damage a poison does to the body?
Patient’s age, weight, and general health
How does carbon monoxide cause toxic effects?
Prevents red blood cells from carrying oxygen
You are called to the scene of a 21-year-old female patient who is unresponsive. Her boyfriend suspects that she tried to commit suicide by overdosing on her depression medications. The patient is unresponsive to painful stimuli, with agonal respirations, and has vomited. She has a weak carotid pulse. After securing the airway and providing oxygen by bag-valve mask, what is the most important question the EMT can ask regarding the medication?
What medication did she take?
Which patient would most likely benefit from the administration of activated charcoal?
Alert 16-year-old female who overdosed on Tylenol®
Your patient is a 3-year-old female who has taken an unknown quantity of aspirin. She is conscious and alert. Which of the following orders is likely to be given by medical control?
Administer activated charcoal.
Your patient is a conscious 16-year-old female who has ingested an unknown number of sleeping pills. Which of the following questions is least pertinent to the care of this patient?
Who do these sleeping pills belong to?
Your patient is an 18-year-old male who fell into a neighbor’s swimming pool but was pulled out by bystanders. The neighbors report that the patient wandered into their yard and that he said he had a “funny numb feeling” in his head and his chest hurt before stumbling into the pool. As you are performing CPR, you notice that the mucous membranes in his mouth and nose are swollen. Which of the following would account for the patient’s behavior and current condition?
Volatile chemicals
Your patient is a 48-year-old male who has been exposed to a toxic powder that can be absorbed through the skin. Which of the following measures should be taken by the EMT?
Brush off the powder and flush the patient’s skin with copious amounts of water.
Which of the following effects may occur due to chronic abuse of alcohol?
Abnormal blood sugar levels
Poor nutrition
Potential for gastrointestinal bleeding
