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Emergency Medicine Physician Practice Test

Check what you know about the emergency medicine physician job with 15 free questions and instant explanations.

Updated By the Career Education Institute Curriculum Team
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15 multiple-choice questions on emergency medicine physician knowledge, safety and vocabulary. Submit to see your score and explanations, or open any question’s answer as you go. Nothing is saved or shared.

Question 1 of 15Triage means:
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Answer: Sorting by urgency. Prioritizing.

Question 2 of 15A FAST exam looks for:
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Answer: Internal bleeding. Free fluid.

Question 3 of 15EMTALA requires:
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Answer: Emergency screening for all. Federal law.

Question 4 of 15During CPR, minimize:
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Answer: Pauses in compressions. Keep compressions going.

Question 5 of 15Disposition means:
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Answer: Admit, transfer or discharge. Next step.

Question 6 of 15Which term matches this definition: “Admit, transfer or discharge.”
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Answer: Disposition. Disposition: Admit, transfer or discharge.

Question 7 of 15What does “Boarding” mean?
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Answer: Admitted patients waiting in the ED.. Boarding: Admitted patients waiting in the ED.

Question 8 of 15Which term matches this definition: “Dangerous infection response.”
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Answer: Sepsis. Sepsis: Dangerous infection response.

Question 9 of 15What does “Stroke alert” mean?
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Answer: Rapid stroke response.. Stroke alert: Rapid stroke response.

Question 10 of 15Which term matches this definition: “Putting a joint back in place.”
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Answer: Reduction. Reduction: Putting a joint back in place.

Question 11 of 15What does “Trauma activation” mean?
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Answer: Rapid team response to injury.. Trauma activation: Rapid team response to injury.

Question 12 of 15Which term matches this definition: “Reviving a patient.”
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Answer: Resuscitation. Resuscitation: Reviving a patient.

Question 13 of 15What does “Triage” mean?
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Answer: Sorting patients by urgency.. Triage: Sorting patients by urgency.

Question 14 of 15Which term matches this definition: “Drains air or blood from the chest.”
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Answer: Chest tube. Chest tube: Drains air or blood from the chest.

Question 15 of 15What does “EMTALA” mean?
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Answer: Law requiring emergency screening.. EMTALA: Law requiring emergency screening.

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