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A patient with chest pain tells you that he feels the same as when he had a heart attack two years ago. He is diaphoretic, nauseated, vomiting, and has a pulse of 84, respirations of 16, and a blood pressure of 78/50 mmHg. He is allergic to aspirin. He asks you to assist him in taking one of his nitroglycerin pills. Which one of the assessment findings that follows represents a contraindication to the nitroglycerin?

A) Blood pressure of 78/50 mmHg
B) Heart rate below 100
C) Nausea and vomiting
D) Allergy to aspirin

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Which medication is included in the EMT scope of practice?

A) Pepcid
B) Oxygen
C) 50% dextrose (D₅₀)
D) Benadryl

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Which of the following is the most reliable source for information about a medication?

What selection illustrates a generic drug name?

You are by the side of an alert and oriented 56-year-old male patient complaining of generalized weakness and a pounding headache. His pulse is 104, respirations 18, and blood pressure 218/110 mmHg. He has a history of high blood pressure for which he takes lisinopril. He states that he has not taken the lisinopril for two weeks and hands you a container with the medication inside. You would:

After administering oral glucose to a patient with altered mental status, which one of the following best indicates a positive therapeutic effect or response to the medication?

Which would be most important when administering aspirin to a patient with chest pain?

Atrovent, if prescribed to the patient, is indicated for what condition?

A patient with a cardiac history complains of chest pain. He already took four baby aspirins and medical direction has given you the go ahead to assist the patient with his nitroglycerin. After administering nitroglycerin to the patient, he complains of a headache. Which of the following is appropriate?

Of the following, which one best illustrates how the EMT should document the administration of a medication?

The EMT shows she understands the difference between a metered-dose inhaler (MDI) and a small-volume nebulizer (SVN) when she states:

As an EMT, you may assist the patient in taking which of the following prescribed medications?

A patient with severe chest pain hands you a bottle of nitroglycerin. After reading the label, you determine that the medication expired two months ago. You should:

A beta₂ medication benefits a patient by:

Which one of the following medical emergencies would most likely result in the use of epinephrine by the EMT?

A 49-year-old male has summoned EMS for crushing chest pain. He states that he needs his nitroglycerin, but it is in his car in a nearby parking lot. A friend states that he also takes nitroglycerin and hands you his bottle of nitroglycerin. The patient appears very sick. Given the patient's condition, your best action would be to:

You have administered Xopenex to a patient, using a small-volume nebulizer. You then notify medical direction that you have administered the drug. This is an example of which type of medical control?

Which of the following is one of the five rights of medication administration?

Which of the following is the best indication for the administration of oral glucose to a diabetic patient?

Which one of the following best describes why the EMT administers or assists with the administration of medications?