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Ace your SOE Paramedic Final Exam with this comprehensive review guide featuring a series of actual exam questions and verified correct answers, graded A+. This latest updated document covers essential paramedic topics including types of shock (cardiogenic, hypovolemic, distributive, neurogenic), acid-base imbalances (respiratory acidosis/alkalosis, metabolic acidosis/alkalosis), ECG interpretation (hyperkalemia findings, heart blocks), pediatric and newborn emergencies, obstetrics (placenta previa, abruptio placenta), pharmacology (beta blockers, calcium channel blockers, neuromuscular blocking agents), Hazmat PPE levels, START triage, and critical pathophysiology concepts. Master the differences between epinephrine and norepinephrine, understand IV solution types (hypotonic, isotonic, hypertonic), and review legal concepts like HIPAA and consent to pass your final exam with confidence.

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Paramedic Final Review SOE, SOE Paramedic Final Exam A
Series Of Questions And Correct Answers With Verified
Solutions Graded A+.

Iatrogenic reactions - ANSWER: is when the body gets an illness, disease, or innjury due to
a medical treatment


Primary prevention - ANSWER: The name given to actions that stop injuries or illnesses
before they occur


Secondary preventions - ANSWER: Take place after the patient has sustained an injury or
an illness, the goal in this it to prevent the problem from getting worse


Perfusion - ANSWER: Is the process of blood flowing through tissues and organs


Pulse ox - ANSWER: is a noninvasive device that measures the % of a patient hemoglobin
to which oxygen molecules are attached


Ischemia - ANSWER: tissue anoxia caused by diminished blood flow, usually as a result
of narrowing or occlusion of an artery


Lateral - ANSWER: Body parts that are farther from the midline


Medial - ANSWER: Body parts that are closer to the midline


Proximal - ANSWER: Describes the body parts that are closer to the body


Distal - ANSWER: Indicates structures that are further away from the trunk of the body


Superficial - ANSWER: Closer or on the surface of the skin


Deep - ANSWER: Further inside the body


Anterior/Ventral - ANSWER: Is the belly side of the trunk


Posterior/Dorsal - ANSWER: Is the backside of the trunk


Apex - ANSWER: Tip of the structure

,Focused assessment - ANSWER: Detailed evaluation of the specific body system or area
of the body


Rapid trauma assessment - ANSWER: Quick, systematic exam of a trauma patients body
to show specific life-threatening injuries


Detailed assessment - ANSWER: Through, head to toe assessment of a patient, showing
injuries and illnesses aside from life-threatening injuries


Rales/Crackles - ANSWER: Clicking, bubbling, or rattling sounds


Rhonchi - ANSWER: Snoring or gurgling


Stridor - ANSWER: High-pitched whistle, usually heard on inspiration


Wheezing - ANSWER: High pitched hissing sound


Tidal volume - ANSWER: How much air is moved through the lungs during each breath
5-8mL/Kg


Minute Volume - ANSWER: Total amount of air moved through the lungs in a minute 5-
8L


Compensated shock - ANSWER: Type of shock when the body is still able to compensate
for the lack of tissue perfusion


Deceompensated - ANSWER: the late stage of shock that occurs when the body's
compensatory mechanism is no longer able to maintain adequate blood flow


cardiogenic shock - ANSWER: When the heart cannot pump enough blood and oxygen
through the body to vital organs


Hypovolemic shock - ANSWER: Severe shock caused by lack of fluid volume
(dehydration or blood loss)


Neurogenic shock - ANSWER: Shock that is caused by lack of blood perfusion caused by
an injury to the central nervous system

,Distributive shock - ANSWER: Caused by an abnormal distribution of blood to the tissues
and organs


Septic shock - ANSWER: Occurs when your blood pressure drops to a low level caused
by an infection in or around the body


Muscle spasms - ANSWER: Can "splint" fractures


Family members can make great historians for - ANSWER: Pediatric and geriatric


Carbon Monoxide - ANSWER: Can create false O2 readings


Prioritizing multiple complaints - ANSWER: Which one started first? How long has this
been going on? Which one is more critical


Pain - ANSWER: Does not always make itself readily apparent


BLS - ANSWER: Before ALS


Brachial artery - ANSWER: Is where you check the pulse on a infant


School can be a great place for students to learn languages - ANSWER: ESL in AR


Gross Motor Control - ANSWER: arms and legs


Fine Motor Control - ANSWER: Fingers and toes


Environmental clues are - ANSWER: Poor condition, paraphernalia, alcohol


How does the pt act around the abuser - ANSWER: Often quite or keeping a close eye on
them


Injuries with abuse victims - ANSWER: Often multiple and in different stages


What would decrease minute volume - ANSWER: Narcotic use, diseases
(CHF,Pneumonia) Trauma


CARDIOGENIC - ANSWER: pump failure

, OBSTRUCTIVE - ANSWER: Mechanical problem


HYPOVOLEMIC - ANSWER: Volume problem


DISTRIBUTIVE - ANSWER: Vessel problem


Neuro exams - ANSWER: AVPU, pupils, and GCS


Types of masks - ANSWER: N95 AND SURGICAL


PPE - ANSWER: Gowns, eye protection, head covers, protective footwear


Albuterol - ANSWER: Inhaled beta 2 antagonist, prevents and treat wheezing, difficulty
breathing, chest tightness and coughing caused by lung dies ease such as asthma and COPD
Lateral positioning - ANSWER: Farther from midline of the body


Medial positioning - ANSWER: Midline of the body


Ipsilateral positioning - ANSWER: Same side of the body


Contralateral positioning - ANSWER: Opposite side of the body


afterload - ANSWER: Force against which the ventricles must contract to eject blood.


Influenced by arterial blood pressure, distensibility, and arterial resistance.


Preload - ANSWER: Volume of blood in the ventricles at the end of diastole and primarily
reflects venous return.


Alpha one - ANSWER: Causes vasoconstriction


Alpha two - ANSWER: Cause smooth muscle contraction
inhibits insulin release
induction of glucagon
suppression of norepinephrine release

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