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These 10 free ENP questions are organized by exam domain, so you can see how each part of the Emergency Number Professional blueprint is tested. Reveal the answer and explanation under each question.
A 24-day-old infant is brought in for fussiness. Rectal temperature is 38.2°C. The infant is feeding well, is smiling, has a normal exam, and the mother reports an older sibling has a cold. Which action is MOST appropriate?
Correct answer: A - Perform a full sepsis evaluation and admit
A 29-year-old woman states she is having thoughts of suicide and has a specific plan. She is calm and cooperative. Temperature, heart rate, blood pressure, respiratory rate, and oxygen saturation are all normal. Which Emergency Severity Index level is MOST appropriate?
Correct answer: B - ESI 2
A 26-year-old woman presents with pleuritic chest pain that began after a 9-hour flight. She is well-appearing, and the MOST LIKELY diagnosis is musculoskeletal strain. Which diagnosis must be excluded FIRST?
Correct answer: B - Pulmonary embolism
A 61-year-old man has intermittent chest discomfort, now pain-free. ECG shows deeply inverted, biphasic T waves in V2 and V3. Initial troponin is normal. Which action is MOST appropriate?
Correct answer: B - Admit for urgent cardiology evaluation
A 58-year-old man has crushing substernal chest pain. ECG shows 2 mm ST elevation in leads II, III, and aVF. Blood pressure is 88/54 mmHg and heart rate is 52/min. Which intervention is CONTRAINDICATED?
Correct answer: B - Sublingual nitroglycerin for ongoing pain
A 34-year-old man requires rapid sequence intubation for a severe asthma exacerbation. He was extricated from a collapsed structure 4 days ago with a crush injury to both lower extremities. Which agent is CONTRAINDICATED?
Correct answer: C - Succinylcholine
A patient walks into the emergency department requesting evaluation for abdominal pain and volunteers that he is uninsured and cannot pay. Under EMTALA, the hospital must FIRST:
Correct answer: A - Provide a medical screening examination regardless of payment
A 19-year-old man has 3 hours of severe left testicular pain. The left testicle is high-riding with a transverse lie, and the cremasteric reflex is absent. The ultrasound technician is 40 minutes away. Which action is MOST appropriate?
Correct answer: D - Consult urology now and attempt manual detorsion
A 44-year-old woman sustained blunt facial trauma. She has proptosis, an afferent pupillary defect, decreasing visual acuity, and an intraocular pressure of 48 mmHg. CT is unavailable for 30 minutes. Which action is MOST appropriate?
Correct answer: B - Perform lateral canthotomy with inferior cantholysis immediately
A 47-year-old man with atypical chest pain has a HEART score of 2, a normal ECG, and two negative high-sensitivity troponins 3 hours apart. He is pain-free with normal vital signs and has a primary care provider. Which disposition is MOST appropriate?
Correct answer: C - Discharge with outpatient follow-up
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