Exam 8: Pathophysiology

For cells to undergo the process of aerobic metabolism, the cells require:

Which of the following statements about the ventilation/perfusion (V/Q) ratio in a healthy person is true?

A 100-kilogram patient with a 500-milliliter tidal volume breathing 16 times each minute would have a minute ventilation of how many milliliters?

A patient with a temperature of 105.4°F is suffering from systemic vasodilation. Which one of the following findings would be consistent with this condition?

Which of the following would directly compromise the average patient's cardiac output?

In the hospital, a patient was administered an IV fluid with a high oncotic pressure. Once in the body, the EMT would expect which one of the following actions?

When a healthy person has a sudden increase in blood pressure, which one of the following will occur?

A patient with high blood pressure takes a medication to slow his heart rate, thus lowering his blood pressure. The EMT would recognize this action as impacting the:

The EMT would recognize which of the following vital signs as most likely to cause left ventricular failure?

Perfusion is best described as:

You and the critical care transport team are taking a critically ill patient to another hospital. Among many IV infusions and monitors, the patient is also on a ventilator. You note that the FDO₂ is set at 0.50. What does this mean?

A patient has been shot three times in the abdomen and has massive internal hemorrhage and blood loss. What will best give this patient a chance at survival?

For a patient reliant on the hypoxic drive to breathe, the respiratory rate will increase when:

A slightly confused but conscious 61-year-old female with generalized weakness has a heart rate of 190 beats a minute. She has a history of high blood pressure and diabetes. Her blood pressure is 78/56 mmHg. Which one of the following would best explain the patient's presentation?