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

A) Instructing the patient to chew the medication
B) Giving the patient water with the aspirin
C) Determining that the patient has a prescription for the aspirin
D) Ensuring that the patient has an intact gag reflex

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

A) "The MDI uses oxygen to administer the medication; the small-volume nebulizer does not."
B) "The MDI provides medication with one or two of the patient's breaths; the SVN provides a continuous flow of medication until gone."
C) "The MDI uses a mask to administer the medication; the SVN merely requires the patient to hold the device in his mouth and inhale."
D) "The MDI requires the EMT to set up and prepare the medication for administration; the SVN does not."

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

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

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?

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?

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?

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

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

Which medication is included in the EMT scope of practice?

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:

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:

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

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 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:

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

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

What selection illustrates a generic drug name?

A beta₂ medication benefits a patient by:

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