EMT Cardiology Practice Test 1

Your patient is a 52-year old male complaining of dull, achy chest pain. He is alert & oriented with pale, cool, and clammy skin. What is your next step?

Cardiac compromise is:

An AED is used to treat patients in:

The normal heart rate for a newborn (0-3 months) is:

The two-flap valve located on the left side of the heart is the:

The cardiovascular system, also called the circulatory system is made up of three major components. Which of the following is not a component of the cardiovascular system?

Name the layers of the heart from the outside in.

Which artery carries deoxygenated blood, and which vein carries oxygenated blood?

Which are not blood components that are responsible for clot formation?

You are dispatched to a residence of a 46-year-old female patient complaining of nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and abdominal cramping.

She states that the onset occurred shortly after eating some cheesecake.

Her only medical history is lactose intolerance. Her blood pressure is 136/88 mm Hg. Her radial pulse is 94 beats per minute and her respiratory rate is 18 breaths per minute.

She vomited two times prior to your arrival.

From what condition is this patient most likely suffering?

Your patient is a 32-year-old male who was complaining of a severe, crushing feeling in the center of his chest and shortness of breath that began while he was mowing his lawn 45 minutes prior to your arrival.

He is now only responding to painful stimuli. Presently, his minute ventilation is still adequate, his pulse oximeter reads 95% on room air, and you find his skin to be pale, cool, and diaphoretic.

What would be your initial action?

You are called to a nursing home for a patient with swelling in her legs. Upon arrival, you find a 76-year-old patient sitting in a wheelchair.

The assessment confirms pitting edema in both lower legs. You are able to palpate a dorsalis pedal pulse bilaterally. Her skin is warm, pink, and dry.

Her lungs are clear bilaterally.

Which of the following conditions do you suspect?

You are treating a 49-year-old patient who complains of intense pain between his shoulder blades radiating to his lower back. The pain began 10 minutes prior to your arrival while he was eating and has been constant.

He rates the pain as a 10 out of 10. Pain is described as a sharp, tearing pain. He has no significant past medical history. Blood pressure is 130/76 mm Hg in the right arm and 78/48 mm Hg in the left arm.

The radial pulse in his right arm is 98 beats per minute and regular, and respiratory rate is 20 per minute and non-labored.

What condition would you most likely suspect?

The single most significant cause of death for Americans is/are:

What increases to compensate for a decrease in stroke volume?