NREMT Cognitive CERTIFICATION PAPER
2026 FULL SOLUTION GRADED A+
● Stroke. Answer: 1-sided weakness, partial/complete loss of the ability
to use words, headache/confusion, dizziness, impaired vision, ^BP,
unequal pupils and seizures
● Myocardial Infarction. Answer: Angina, Shortness of breath,
dizzniess, feeling faint, nausea
● Hyperglycemia. Answer: Chronic Thirst/Hunger, dehydration,
^urination, nausea
● Tuberculosis. Answer: fever, night sweats, loss of energy/appetite,
weight loss
● Pulmonary Edema. Answer: dyspnea, pale/sweaty,
hypertension,tachycardia, crackles/wheezing, low SPO2
● Pneumonia. Answer: fever/chills, green mucos, shortness of breath,
(sharp/plueritic) chest pain, headache, crackling
● Treatment of Pulmonary edema. Answer: High o2 and CPAP
, ● Treatment of Pneumonia. Answer: o2 and transport
● Spontaneous Pneumothorax. Answer: tachycardia, low
SPO2,cyanosis, wheezing, pain/swelling in 1 or both legs, >lung sounds
in injured lung,shortness of breath
● Treatment of Spontaneous Pneumothorax. Answer: May requires
chest tube, o2, *CPAP is contraindicated*
● Pulmonary Embolism. Answer: chest pain, wheezing, pain/swelling in
one or both legs, shortness of breath, cough/anxiety
● Epiglotitis. Answer: Sore throat/difficulty swallowing, stridor, tripod
position, muffled voice
● Treatment of Epiglotitis. Answer: Keep patient comfortable/calm,
high o2, transport, do not inspect throat
● Cystic Fibrosis. Answer: fatigue, frequent pneumonia, coughing up
blood/copious mucous, chills, abdominal pain/distention
● Cystic Fibrosis. Answer: Treat inadequate breathing and transport
2026 FULL SOLUTION GRADED A+
● Stroke. Answer: 1-sided weakness, partial/complete loss of the ability
to use words, headache/confusion, dizziness, impaired vision, ^BP,
unequal pupils and seizures
● Myocardial Infarction. Answer: Angina, Shortness of breath,
dizzniess, feeling faint, nausea
● Hyperglycemia. Answer: Chronic Thirst/Hunger, dehydration,
^urination, nausea
● Tuberculosis. Answer: fever, night sweats, loss of energy/appetite,
weight loss
● Pulmonary Edema. Answer: dyspnea, pale/sweaty,
hypertension,tachycardia, crackles/wheezing, low SPO2
● Pneumonia. Answer: fever/chills, green mucos, shortness of breath,
(sharp/plueritic) chest pain, headache, crackling
● Treatment of Pulmonary edema. Answer: High o2 and CPAP
, ● Treatment of Pneumonia. Answer: o2 and transport
● Spontaneous Pneumothorax. Answer: tachycardia, low
SPO2,cyanosis, wheezing, pain/swelling in 1 or both legs, >lung sounds
in injured lung,shortness of breath
● Treatment of Spontaneous Pneumothorax. Answer: May requires
chest tube, o2, *CPAP is contraindicated*
● Pulmonary Embolism. Answer: chest pain, wheezing, pain/swelling in
one or both legs, shortness of breath, cough/anxiety
● Epiglotitis. Answer: Sore throat/difficulty swallowing, stridor, tripod
position, muffled voice
● Treatment of Epiglotitis. Answer: Keep patient comfortable/calm,
high o2, transport, do not inspect throat
● Cystic Fibrosis. Answer: fatigue, frequent pneumonia, coughing up
blood/copious mucous, chills, abdominal pain/distention
● Cystic Fibrosis. Answer: Treat inadequate breathing and transport
