Syncope - 30 Mins - EMT-p
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- 1.Geriatric patients have a much higher incidence of cardiac syncope. Patients ___ years of age have a cardiovascular cause of syncope twice the incidence of patients ___ years of age.
- A.
45 to 60, 20 to 45
- B.
50 to 80, 12 to 45
- C.
60 to 90, 15 to 59
- D.
80 to 100, 40 to 60
- 2.Syncope in pediatric patients can be due to breath-holding spells.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 3.An ECG should be performed on ___ patients with syncope.
- A.
All
- B.
Most
- C.
Few
- D.
None
- 4.Hypoglycemia is associated with a gradual change in mental status which is prolonged and reversed only by an increase in serum glucose. The return to a normal mental state is somewhat ___ than in syncope.
- A.
Slower
- B.
Faster
- C.
There is no difference is return to a normal mental state
- 5.All patients who suffer syncope should have a full set of vitals, pulse, respiration and BP, obtained. What other ' vital sign ' is necessary for the field provider to obtain?
- A.
Cardiac 12 lead
- B.
Blood glucose
- C.
Temperature
- D.
Orthostatic BP
- 6.Head turning could cause a syncopal episode from carotid sinus hypersensitivity.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 7.A definitive diagnosis will be made in only approximately__ of the patients presenting to the Emergency Department with syncope.
- A.
20%
- B.
30%
- C.
50%
- D.
70%
- 8.Vasovagal episodes are often associated with
- A.
Blood loss
- B.
Hypothermia
- C.
Distressing news
- D.
Excitement
- 9.Vasomotor syncope best refers to
- A.
Syncope cased by a sudden loss of blood to the brain due to vasoconstriction
- B.
Syncope cased by a sudden loss of blood to the brain due to vasodilation
- C.
Syncope cased by a sudden loss of blood to the brain due to loss of vessel tone
- D.
Syncope cased by a sudden loss of blood to the brain due to vasoconstriction
- 10.Psychogenic syncope is self correcting in most cases.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 11.Brief myoclonic jerking may occur with a syncope episode. This is
- A.
Normal
- B.
Abnormal
- C.
Only with cardiac based cases
- D.
Only when drugs are involved
- 12.Loss of cerebral blood flow for ___ seconds results in loss of consciousness.
- A.
3-5
- B.
5 - 10
- C.
10-15
- D.
15-20
- 13.One way in which syncope can be defined is _________________________.
- A.
Gradual loss of consciousness
- B.
Inability to maintain postural tone
- C.
Simple fainting
- D.
None of the above
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