FISDAP CARDIAC QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2023

FISDAP CARDIAC QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2023

• A 56 year old male complains of chest pain after shoveling the driveway. He states that his

pain was a 9/10, but it is now a 5/10 after rest and taking 2 of his nitroglycerin. Vital signs are BP 100/66, P 87, R 16. What should you do?

• Obtain a second set of vital signs.
• Administer aspirin.
• Apply pulse oximetry.
• Apply high-flow oxygen.

• A systolic blood pressure is less than 90. What should this indicate?
• Bradycardia
• Hypertension
• Tachycardia
• Hypotension

• An elderly patient has left-sided heart failure. What lung sounds should you suspect to hear?
• Crackles
• Wheezing
• Ronchi
• Stridor

• How should you treat asystole in a patient?
• Provide chest compressions.
• Shock with an AED.
• Administer high-flow oxygen.
• Provide positive pressure ventilation.

• An 80 year old female is in cardiac arrest. Upon confirming radial pulselessness, what should

you do?

• Begin chest compressions
• Assess a carotid pulse
• Look for a DNR
• Apply an AED

• A 71 year old female is short of breath and has lower leg pain. She took 2 doses of her

prescribed nitroglycerin and 324 mg aspirin 10 minutes ago. Vital signs are BP 160/90, P 88 and irregular, R 26, SpO2 84%. What should you do?

• Obtain a second set of vital signs
• Administer an additional dose of aspirin
• Administer a 3 dose of nitroglycerin
• Apply oxygen by non-rebreather mask

Scenario:

• A 32 year old female attempted to commit suicide by taking sleeping pills and cutting her

wrists. She has dark red blood oozing from the wrist lacerations. Vital signs are BP 90/52, P 130 and weak, R 18. What type of bleeding should you suspect?

• Arterial
• Superficial
• Venous
• Capillary

• A 14 year old male is recovered from a 30F pond after falling through the ice 10 minutes ago.

How should he be moved to the ambulance?

• Fireman's carry
• Dragging slowly by his torso
• Gently on a backboard 1 / 2

• Sliding him across the ice in a stokes basket

• You are transporting a 44 year old male complaining of chest pain when he becomes unconscious,

pulseless, and stops breathing. What should you do?

• Ask your partner to go with lights and siren to the hospital.
• Contact another unit for help.
• Contact medical control for direction.
• Begin CPR and attach the AED.

• A patient presents with pedal edema, and abdominal distention. What chamber of the heart is

failing?

• Left Ventricle
• Right Atrium
• Left Atrium
• Right Ventricle

• A 56 year old male complains of "squeezing" chest pain after doing yard work. He states the

pain has subsided slightly with rest. What should you do?

• Assess his vital signs
• Administer oxygen
• Administer aspirin
• Assist with his prescribed nitroglycerin

• When administering nitroglycerin to a patient with angina, to which structures are you hoping

to alleviate ischemia?

• Carotid arteries
• Jugular veins
• Pulmonary veins
• Coronary arteries

• What can rough handling of a patient with severe hypothermia cause?
• Ventricular tachycardia
• Decreased respirations
• Increased shivering
• Ventricular fibrillation

Scenario:

• A 62 year old female complains of chest pain and shortness of breath. She is extremely anxious.

Vital signs are BP 80/56, P 118, R 24 with crackles, SpO2 87%. What is the most likely cause?

• Hypovolemic shock
• Right-sided heart failure
• Cardiogenic shock
• Pulmonary embolus

• An 84 year old man is in cardiac arrest in the passenger seat of a vehicle following a single

car crash. The driver tells you that his passenger had complained of chest pain prior to the car crash. What should you do?

• Establish an incident command post.
• Treat the other patients while attempting to contact medical control.
• Contact the patient's personal physician.
• Start CPR and call for additional ambulances.

Scenario:

• A 42 year old female is unconscious and apneic. What should you do?
• Open the airway with a head-tilt.
• Perform a jaw thrust maneuver.
• Insert oralpharyngeal airway.
• Assess the carotid pulse.

• A 65 year old male is found with depression, pressure sores, urinary infection, and difficulty

swallowing. You should suspect:

• a stroke.
• kidney failure.

C. COPD.

• heart failure.
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