Quiz Facts 6/ Health Professions - Emergency Medical Services

Most poisoned patients require what type of therapy in the prehospital setting?

An employee in a pest-control business is found unconscious on a garage floor. You find him drooling and diaphoretic. The most appropriate medication for this patient is:

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What type of viscosity solvents is prone to aspiration?

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Your patient has taken a lethal dose of labetalol, which is a beta blocker. What drug do you carry that could be used with online medical direction to counteract the effects of this drug?

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If the stinger is left in the wound after a sting by a honeybee, you should:

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Your patient has overdosed on meperidine (Demerol), which is a narcotic pain reliever, and is experiencing visual illusions. After establishing ABC's, what can you consider administering to this patient?

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You arrive on the scene of an overdose. Your patient is a 34-year-old male. He is supine and unconscious on the floor with an empty bottle of amitriptyline, which is a tricyclic antidepressant, that was filled yesterday. What drug can you consider administering to this patient?

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What is the average maximum incubation period for chickenpox?

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The epidermis is primarily composed of what type of epidermal cell?

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What is the most common route of entry?

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What is a series of abscesses in the subcutaneous tissues?

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What skin disorder is characterized by erythematous papules and plaques with a silver scale?

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Which type of secondary skin lesion has sharply defined walls that penetrate the epidermis and dermis?

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Which layer of the skin is the middle layer?

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What type of skin lesion is solid, greater than 0.5 cm in diameter, and lacks any deep component?

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Which layer of the skin is the top or outermost layer?

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A 3-year-old boy has the chickenpox. He has scratched many of the vesicles until they are open wounds with a scab or crust. Which type of skin lesion is the result of his constant scratching?

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Which of the following best describes the composition of the epidermis?

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Which primary skin lesion is also commonly known as a freckle?

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Which primary skin lesion is best associated with an anaphylactic reaction to an allergen?

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Which bacteria is the cause of most skin infections?

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Which type of primary skin lesion commonly affects the facial complexion of teenagers?

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Which type of primary skin lesion is a flat and discolored patch of skin?

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Which layer of the skin is the innermost layer?

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Which of the following best describes the function of the subcutaneous layer?

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Your co-worker is breaking in a new pair of duty boots. He has been complaining of heel pain all day. During a break, he takes off his boots and shows you the water-filled blister that has formed on his heel. It is at least 1 cm in diameter. Which type of primary skin lesion is he experiencing?

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Which type of infection is caused by herpes simplex virus type 1?

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Which type of primary skin lesion is sometimes called a water blister?

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What is the typical shape of a scabies burrow lesion?

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Which primary skin lesion best fits this description: an elevated solid lesion in the subcutaneous layer that is larger and deeper than a papule?

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Fever associated with tenderness, swelling, and redness of a single joint indicates the presence of ________.

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What joint is most commonly affected by gout?

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A 25-year-old female developed a syndrome characterized by morning stiffness, fatigue, low-grade fever, weight loss, and bilateral swelling and tenderness of her wrist, metacarpophalangeal, and proximal interphalangeal joints that has persisted for 6 weeks. Which of the following disease processes is most likely to be the cause of her signs and symptoms?

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Cauda equina syndrome is characterized by _______.

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The principal risk factor for developing osteoarthritis is ______.

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The pain associated with a herniated lumbar disk is most likely to be described as ______.

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Which of the following structures is part of the axial skeleton?

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A 17-year-old female is in her high-school nurse's office following a complaint of severe pelvic region pain and discomfort while urinating. During your interview process you should do which of the following?

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Renal calculi develop when the urine becomes highly concentrated:

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The urine-producing unit(s) of the kidneys is (are):

41

Testicular torsion occurs when:

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Following a motorcycle accident, you find a 23-year-old male patient lying on the road and responsive to painful stimuli only. His heart rate is 125 beats/min and regular, his respiratory rate is 28 breaths/min and shallow, and his blood pressure is 84/62 mm Hg. The patient's skin is pale, cold, and clammy. After cutting off his clothing, you notice his scrotum is engorged and bruised, profound bruising can be seen throughout his groin, and his abdomen is rigid. Based on this information, you suspect his hypotension is caused by:

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Besides placing the patient in a position of comfort, which of the following describes appropriate pain management for an adult patient with suspected renal calculi?

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One of the most serious and potentially fatal effects of renal failure is:

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