EMT-B #12
1.
The study of drugs, their sources, characteristics, and effects is called:
Your answer: physiology anatomy pharmacology pharacokinetics
2.
The EMT-B may assist or administer all of the following medications carried on the ambulance EXCEPT:
Your answer: oxygen insulin oral glucose activated charcoal
3.
The EMT-B may assist with all of the following prescribed patient mediations EXCEPT:
Your answer: albuterol
Epi-Pens nitroglycerine

epinephrine by intravenous injection
4.
Activated Charcoal:
Your answer: is used to treat a swallowed poison or overdose that is in the patient's digestive tract will absorb some poisons and help prevent them from being absorbed by the body is pre-mixed and in the form of a slurry form for field use all of the above
5.
Oral glucose is used to treat:
Your answer: the unconscious diabetic patient the conscious diabetic patient with an altered mental status the conscious diabetic patient with an altered mental status who is able to swallow any unconscious patient
6.
All of the following may cause an altered mental status EXCEPT:
Your answer: alterations in the patient's blood sugar level

alterations in the oxygen level in the blood trauma, such as head injury an extremity fracture
7.
Oral glucose can be administered to a patient by the EMT-B by:
Your answer: placing it between the patient's cheek and gum or under the tongue diluting it in water and giving it to the patient to drink mixing it in with the patient's food injecting it into the IV line
8.
Inhalers contain a "broncholdilator" that contains an aerosol from of a medication that can be sprayed directly by the patient into the airway. The purpose of a bronchodilator is to:
Your answer: decrease the patient's blood pressure enlarge constricted bronchial tubes to make breathing easier replace the oxygen given to the patient increase the heart rate so that the patient will have to work harder to breathe
9.
Examples of bronchodilators include all of the following EXCEPT:

Your answer:
Alupent
Proventil
Ventolin nitroglycerine
10.
In order to decide whether to administer a prescribed inhaler to a patient, you need to consider:
Your answer: compliance with your local protocols seeking permission from your medical control physician if necessary if there is a standing order that permits you to assist the patient with this kind of medication all of the above
11.
Nitroglycerin is a medication that is used for problems such as:
Your answer: chest pain that is cardiac in origin difficulty in breathing abdominal pain diabetes

12.
Nitroglycerin acts on the body by:
Your answer: enlarging the cronchiles in the lungs to make it easier for the patient to breathe dilating the coronary blood vessels that supply the heart muscle with blood causing vomiting constricting the blood vessels and therefore increasing blood pressure
13.
Which of the following is a potential, serious side effect of administering nitroglycerin?
Your answer: difficulty in breathing a drop in the patient's blood pressure headache vomiting
14.
Which of the following are contraindications for administering nitroglycerin by the EMT-B?
Your answer:
The patient has a suspected head injury
The patient's baseline blood pressure is below 100mmHg systolic
The patient has already taken three doses

The patient is an infant or child
15.
Epinephrine is used by the EMT-B in treating a severe allergic reaction. Allergic reactions can be caused by:
Your answer: foods medications injected poisons all of the above
16.
Epinephrine primarily acts on the body by:
Your answer: increasing the heart rate and blood pressure relaxing the airway passages increasing the blood pressure alone all of the above
17.
For specific information on medications, the EMT-B is encouraged to refer to:

Your answer: the EMT-B textbook their EMT instructor the U. S. Pharmacopoeia (USP) or the Physician's Desk Reference a medical dictionary
18.
Medications have at least three different names. Tehy include all of the following
EXCEPT:
Your answer: chemical name drug name trade name generic name
19.
Specific signs, symptoms, or circumstances under which a mediation should be administered are called:
Your answer: untoward effects contraindications sude effects indications

20.
The primary indications for the EMT-B to administer nitroglycerin is:
Your answer: high blood pressure difficutly in breathing chest pain or squeezing dull pressure nausea and vomiting
21.
A contraindication for nitroglycerin would be:
Your answer: low blood pressure nausea and vomiting chest pain all of the above
22.
A drop in blood pressure resulting from the administration of nitrogylcerin would be an undersirable action of this medication. So the presence of a low BP would preclude the use of nitroglycerin in this patient. This is called a(n):
Your answer: side effects action

indication contraindication
23.
If your patient suffered a drop in blood pressure as a result of nitroglycerin, your best action would be to:
Your answer: lay the patient down and raise the legs place the patient in a position of comfort site the patient up sit the patient up and administer oxygen
24.
Medications come in many different forms. An example of a suspension is:
Your answer: nitroglycerin epinephrine activated charcoal oral glucose
25.
To ensure that the patient is given the appropriate mediation, the EMT-B should check the "four rights.: These include:

Your answer: the right patient the right medication the right dose all of the above
Answers: EMT-B #12
1.
The study of drugs, their sources, characteristics, and effects is called:
Your answer:
CORRECT!
2.
The EMT-B may assist or administer all of the following medications carried on the ambulance
EXCEPT:
Your answer: insulin
CORRECT!
3.
The EMT-B may assist with all of the following prescribed patient mediations EXCEPT:
Your answer: epinephrine by intravenous injection
CORRECT!
4.
Activated Charcoal:
Your answer: all of the above
CORRECT!
5.
Oral glucose is used to treat:
Your answer: the conscious diabetic patient with an altered mental status who is able to swallow
CORRECT!
6.
All of the following may cause an altered mental status EXCEPT:
Your answer: an extremity fracture
CORRECT!
7.
Oral glucose can be administered to a patient by the EMT-B by:
Your answer: placing it between the patient's cheek and gum or under the tongue
CORRECT!
8.
Inhalers contain a "broncholdilator" that contains an aerosol from of a medication that can be sprayed directly by the patient into the airway. The purpose of a bronchodilator is to:
Your answer: enlarge constricted bronchial tubes to make breathing easier
CORRECT!
9.
Examples of bronchodilators include all of the following EXCEPT:
Your answer: nitroglycerine
CORRECT!
10.
In order to decide whether to administer a prescribed inhaler to a patient, you need to consider:
Your answer: all of the above
CORRECT!
11.
Nitroglycerin is a medication that is used for problems such as:
Your answer: chest pain that is cardiac in origin
CORRECT!
12.
Nitroglycerin acts on the body by:
Your answer: dilating the coronary blood vessels that supply the heart muscle with blood
CORRECT!
13.
Which of the following is a potential, serious side effect of administering nitroglycerin?
Your answer: a drop in the patient's blood pressure
CORRECT!

14.
Which of the following are contraindications for administering nitroglycerin by the EMT-B?
Your answer: The patient has already taken three doses
CORRECT!
15.
Epinephrine is used by the EMT-B in treating a severe allergic reaction. Allergic reactions can be caused by:
Your answer: all of the above
CORRECT!
16.
Epinephrine primarily acts on the body by:
Your answer: increasing the heart rate and blood pressure
CORRECT!
17.
For specific information on medications, the EMT-B is encouraged to refer to:
Your answer: the U. S. Pharmacopoeia (USP) or the Physician's Desk Reference
CORRECT!
18.
Medications have at least three different names. Tehy include all of the following EXCEPT:
Your answer: drug name
CORRECT!
19.
Specific signs, symptoms, or circumstances under which a mediation should be administered are called:
Your answer: indications
CORRECT!
20.
The primary indications for the EMT-B to administer nitroglycerin is:
Your answer: chest pain or squeezing dull pressure
CORRECT!
21.
A contraindication for nitroglycerin would be:
Your answer: low blood pressure
CORRECT!
22.
A drop in blood pressure resulting from the administration of nitrogylcerin would be an undersirable action of this medication. So the presence of a low BP would preclude the use of nitroglycerin in this patient. This is called a(n):
Your answer: contraindication
CORRECT!
23.
If your patient suffered a drop in blood pressure as a result of nitroglycerin, your best action would be to:
Your answer: lay the patient down and raise the legs
CORRECT!
24.
Medications come in many different forms. An example of a suspension is:
Your answer: activated charcoal
CORRECT!
25.
To ensure that the patient is given the appropriate mediation, the EMT-B should check the "four rights.: These include:
Your answer: all of the above
CORRECT!