Question

1. while obtaining a blood pressure on a patient, your emt - student asks you what the bottom number of the blood pressure represents.

how would you describe what the bottom number of the blood pressure represents?
a) the pressure in veins when the heart is at rest.
b) the pressure in the arteries when the heart is at rest.
c) the pressure in the veins when the heart is pumping.
d) the pressure in the arteries when the heart is pumping.

1. your patient informs you they have diabetes. how should this affect your assessment?

a) you should expect to find bald patches.
b) you should immediately put on a mask.
c) you should be careful assessing the skin.
d) you should expect to find unequal pupils.

1. you are treating a patient with a severe allergic reaction after receiving multiple bee stings. the patient used an epi - pen, what would be your priority in reassessment?

a) pulse rate
b) lung sounds
c) blood pressure
d) skin color

1. you have just acquired a medical history for your patient. which phase of the patient assessment process are you currently performing?

a) secondary assessment
b) scene size - up
c) reassessment
d) primary assessment

1. which of the following is an abnormal lower - airway sound associated with breathing?

a) gurgling
b) snorting
c) stridor
d) wheezing

1. when administered to a patient, a metered - dose inhaler will:

a) deliver the same dose each time it is administered.
b) be ineffective when given to patients with asthma.
c) deliver a different dose each time it is administered.
d) be delivered to the lungs over a period of 6 to 8 hours.

Explanation:

1. Asthma can cause wheezing and other respiratory - related symptoms, but checking skin for signs is not the most relevant immediate action. Checking pupils is not a typical response to asthma information. Putting on a mask is not directly related to asthma knowledge. Looking for bald patches is not related to asthma. There seems to be an error in this question as none of the options are correct in a typical asthma - related context.
2. After using an EpiPen for a severe allergic reaction, lung sounds are crucial to assess for airway patency and improvement in respiratory function. Pulse rate, blood pressure, and skin color are important but secondary to assessing the airway.
3. Acquiring a medical history is part of the secondary assessment which comes after the primary assessment and scene size - up. The primary assessment focuses on life - threatening conditions and scene size - up is about assessing the environment. Reassessment comes later in the process.
4. Wheezing is an abnormal lower - airway sound associated with breathing, often due to constriction or obstruction in the lower airways. Gurgling is more associated with upper airway or fluid in the throat, snorting is an upper - airway sound, and stridor is an upper - airway, high - pitched sound.
5. A metered - dose inhaler is designed to deliver the same dose each time it is administered, which is important for consistent medication delivery in conditions like asthma. It is effective for asthma patients, does not deliver a different dose each time, and does not take 6 - 8 hours to reach the lungs.

Answer:

1. No correct option
2. B. Lung sounds
3. A. Secondary assessment
4. D. Wheezing
5. A. deliver the same dose each time it is administered