Paramedics National Registry Exam Questions | Study Guide & Practice Q&A for EMT/Paramedic

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Whatsdoessringswormslookslike?s-sCORRECTsANSWER✔


WhatshappensstosserumsglucoseslevelssinsDKA?s-
sCORRECTsANSWER✔bloodssugarslevelssaresveryshighsandsinsulinsleve

lssareslow


WhatsissthesordersofsmedicationsadministrationsinsaspatientswithsCHF?s-
sCORRECTsANSWER✔Oxygensnitroslasixsmorphines(nitrosfirstsifso2/

CPAPsnotsansoptionsonsthestest)


Whatshappensstosthesbodyswithsparkinsonssandsdopamineslevels?s-
sCORRECTsANSWER✔Insparkinsonss(AKAsPD)sThesnervescellssthatspr

oducesdopaminesaresdying,swhichscausesstremors,sstiffness,sslowness,sands
balancesproblems.sLowslevelssofsdopaminescauseshighslevelssofsglucamate,
swhichscouldscausesansissueswithsthespatientssbloodsglucoseslevels.




WhatsaresKussmaulsrespirations?s-
sCORRECTsANSWER✔Maximumsinhalation sandsexhalationsatsasrapidsr

ates(verysdeepsandsrapid)


WhatsissBiot'ssrespiration?s(Traumaticsbrainsinjury/stroke/brainstumor)s-
sCORRECTsANSWER✔asperiodsofsapnea,sfollowedsbysrapidsbreathing,sf

ollowedsbysanothersperiopsofsapnea

, WhatsissCheyne-Stokessrespiration?
s(TraumaticsBrainsinjury,sheartsfailure, smyocardialsinfarction)s-

sCORRECTsANSWER✔StartsswithsApnea,sgraduallysincreasessthensgra

duallysdecreasesbacksintosapnea


WhatsissEupnea?s-sCORRECTsANSWER✔normals(quiet)sbreathing


Whatsissbronchiolitis?s-
sCORRECTsANSWER✔Asthmasinskidssunders2sy/o




Whatsissatelectasis?s-
sCORRECTsANSWER✔collapsesofsthesalveolisinstheslung



preventssnormalsexchangesofsO2sandsco2


Whatsissaspulmonarysembolism?s-
sCORRECTsANSWER✔Ascondition sinswhichsonesorsmoresarteries sinsthes

lungssbecomesblockedsbysasbloodsclot


Whatsissthesvisceralspleura?s-
sCORRECTsANSWER✔Thinsmembranesthatscoversstheslungs




Whatsaresthessings/symptomssofsshock?s-
sCORRECTsANSWER✔Hypotension,stachycardia,,smoistsskin,sandsraids

breathing