Multiple Choice Questions

Question 1

When asked to commence a clinical assessment, the first issue is to:
A) conduct an assessment for safety
B)conduct an assessment of the victims airway
C) conduct an assessment of the victims breathing
D) call the police

Answer 1

A) conduct an assessment for safety.

Question 2

What 7 things should you consider when assessing the area for safety?

Answer 2

1) Gas. 2) Fire. 3) Electrical cables. 4) Chemical Hazards.
5) Weapons or potentially dangerous assailants. 6)Water and ice
7) Traffic

Question 3

What 4 infectious conditions are associated with mouth to mouth?

Answer 3

1)oral herpes. 2) viral meningitis 3)TB. 4) Gastrointestinal pathogens

Question 4

What is the next step after assessing the area for safety?

Answer 4

To consider verbal tactile stimulation of the patient ie shaking their shoulders asking if they can hear you.

Question 5

What does ABCDE stand for?

Answer 5

A = Airway 
B = Breathing 
C = Circulation 
D = Disability
E = Exposure 
Before this is commenced check the area for safety and if you can get a response from the person

Question 6

Which type of airway abnormality results in the patient attempting to cough but no sounds are heard?

Answer 6

Completely blocked / occluded airway

Question 7

According to the resus council what is the most effective way to detect a potentially blocked airway?

Answer 7

A Look Listen and Feel approach

Question 8

What 3 things should you assess when looking for airway obstruction?

Answer 8

1) Foreign bodies in the mouth
2) Fluid in the mouth
3) Swelling in the mouth

Question 9

Normal rep rate ranges… GO

Answer 9

12-20 breaths per min

Question 10

Normal pulse ranges…GO

Answer 10

60- 💯 BPM

Question 11

Normal Blood 🩸 pressure ranges… GO

Answer 11

Systolic = 140- 110
Diastolic = 90- 60

Question 12

Normal temperature 🤒 ranges… GO

Answer 12

36.0 - 37.5 degrees

Question 13

Normal blood 🩸 pH ranges… GO

Answer 13

7.35 - 7.45

Question 14

Normal arterial blood 🩸O2 levels… GO

KPA = Killer Pascals

Answer 14

O2= 11 - 14 KPA

Question 15

Normal arterial blood 🩸 CO2 levels

KPA = Killer pascals

Answer 15

CO2= 4.7 - 6.0 KPA

Question 16

Normal ranges for blood 🩸glucose levels

Answer 16

4- 7

Question 17

Lysosomes catabolise materials in the cells.....
A) Centrioles 
B) Cytoplasm 
C) Golgi body 
D) Nucleus

Answer 17

B) Cytoplasm

Question 18

Under anaerobic conditions mitochondria produce approximately...
A) 2 ATP’s
B) 20 ATP’s
C) 38 ATP’s 
D) 40 ATP’s

Answer 18

A) 2 ATP’s

Question 19

The allergies cell/ inflammatory response frequently involves a....
A) TH1 Response 
B) TH2 Response 
C) TH3 Response 
D) TH4 Response

Answer 19

B) TH2 Response

Question 20

Which receptor allows glucose to enter the cell?...
A) GLUT 1
B) GLUT 2
C) GLUT 3
D) GLUT 4

Answer 20

D) GLUT 4

Question 21

Typically, status epilepticus involves seizures seizures lasting longer then....
A) 1 min 
B) 5 min
C) 15 min
D) 30 min

Answer 21

D) 30 min

Question 22

which of the following contributes to an osmotic potential in the intravascular fluid component?
A) Phosphate 
B) Iron
C) Magnesium 
D) Albumin

Answer 22

D) Albumin

Question 23

Yellow sputum has its characteristic colour due to the presence of ....
A) Red blood cells 
B) White blood cells
C) Platelets 
D) Albumin

Answer 23

B) White blood cells

Question 24

As hypoxia develops....
A) Lactic acid levels falls 
B) Lactic acid levels rise 
C) ATP production increases 
D) lactate levels fall

Answer 24

B) Lactic acid levels rise

Question 25

Which is a classic, primary consequence of shock...?
A) Rising resp rate and urine output 
B) Rising resp rate and blood pressure 
C) Rising heart rate and falling BP 
D) Falling heart rate and rising BP

Answer 25

C) Rising heart rate and falling BP

Question 26

Cytokines are ...
A) Hormones 
B) Receptors 
C) Chemical messengers 
D) enzymes

Answer 26

C) Chemical messengers

Question 27

Which of the following is NOT and example of a single gene mutation?....
A) Cystic fibrosis 
B) Phenylketonuria 
C) Spina Bifida 
B) Tay- Sachs disease

Answer 27

C) Spina Bifida

Question 28

In anaphylactic shock, a key mediator is...
A) IgA
B) IgC
C) IgE
D) IgT

Answer 28

C) IgE

Question 29

Diabetes mellitus involves the destruction of which cells in the pancreas?
A) A cells
B) B cells 
C) T cells 
D) G cells

Answer 29

B) Cells

Question 30

Excessive alcohol ingestion may cause ....
A) Decreased folate absorption 
B) Increased folate absorption 
C) Hyperglycaemia 
D) low blood pressure

Answer 30

A) Decreased folate absorption

Question 31

The activation of peripheral nociceptive fibres cause the release of...
A) Substance B 
B) Substance P 
C) Substance J 
D) Substance O

Answer 31

B) Substance P

Question 32

When a cell receives a traumatic injury 
A) potassium leaks into it 
B) potassium leaks out of it
C) Sodium leaks out of it 
D Calcium leaks out of it.

Answer 32

B) Potassium leaks out of the damaged cell

Question 33

In a failing cell starved of O2
A) Calcium tends to accumulate inside the cell
B) Calcium tends to accumulate outside the cell
C) Sodium tends to leave the cell
D) Ph rises

Answer 33

A) Calcium tends to accumulate inside the cell

Question 34

Which of the following is not an example of a single gene 🧬 mutation?
A) Cystic fibrosis
B) Phenylketonuria
C) Spina Bifida 
D)Tay- Sachs disease

Answer 34

C) Spina Bifida is not a single gene 🧬 mutation

Question 35

The allergic responses associated with asthma involve a cell:
A) TH2 response
B) TH1 response
C) THH response
D) THA response

Answer 35

A) TH2 Response