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NREMT EMT 2024 Cognitive Final Exam Questions with Verified Answers.

Hypoglycemia and acute ischemic stroke can present similarly because: • A:both oxygen and glucose are needed for brain function. • B:the majority of stroke patients have a history of diabetes. • C:the most common cause of a stroke is hypoglycemia. • D:they are both caused by low levels of glucose in the blood. • A:both oxygen and glucose are needed for brain function

In which of the following situations would you most likely encounter agonal gasps? A) ANY PT. WHO IS UNRESPONSIVE DUE TO HYPOXIA b) occlusion of the posterior pharynx by the tongue c) shortly after the pt. becomes unresponsive & pulseless d) significant hypoxemia, regardless of the cause c)

In trauma a low pulse pressure suggests? Significant blood loss Blood pressure has a direct effect on? The perfusion of the bodys tissues Cells that die during a stroke are called? Infarcted cells You are called to a home where a 91 year old man has had a syncopal episode and is vomiting. The caregiver who called 911 stated that the patient's bowel movements have been bright red since yesterday. The patient has not complained of any pain, but is nauseated. What is most likely wrong with t...

Where does the modern EMS system have its origin? The modern EMS system has its origins in funeral homes, which often operated ambulances. However, funeral home operators were often serving competing business interests and patients received little trained care until the hospital. What is considered the "birth" of EMS? In 1966, a paper titled "Accidental Death and Disability: The Neglected Disease of Modern Society" is published by the National Academy of Sciences. This paper is widely k...

When assessing a conscious patient with an MOI that suggests spinal injury, you should: determine if the strength in all extremities is equal. During your assessment of a 20-year-old man with a severe headache and nausea, you ask him when his headache began, but he does not answer your question immediately. You should: allow him time to think about the question and respond to it. While at the scene of a motor vehicle crash, you determine that there are two critically injured patients and t...

The mitral or bicuspid valve: A. prevents blood from back flowing into the left atrium B. prevents blood from back flowing into the right atrium C. prevents the blood from back flowing into the lungs D. is located between the left atrium and the right ventricle ANS - A - The mitral or bicuspid valve is located between the left atrium & the left ventricle. It prevents the blood from back flowing into the left atrium. You arrive to find a 48 year old male complaining that his chest feels...

What is Transposition of the Great Arteries (TGA) - Systemic and Pulmonary circulations are parallel rather than in a series What is Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Return (TAPVR) - Congenital heart defect in which 4 pulmonary veins that carry 02 rich blood back to the heart from the heart from the lungs are not properly attached to the atrium What causes Respiratory Alkalosis - Hyperventilation, anxiety, Pulmonary Embolism, fear, mechanical ventilation What are symptoms of Respirato...