PARAMEDIC NATIONAL LATEST
REGISTRY EXAM
QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2026 - 2027
Stridor - ANSWERS-harsh, high-pitched sound, swelling, FB in upper
airway
Snoring - ANSWERS-tongue blocking airway
Gurgling - ANSWERS-indicates presence of fluid in the upper airway,
need for suctioning
Decorticate posturing - ANSWERS-characterized by upper extremities
flexed at the elbows and held closely to the body and lower extremities
that are externally rotated and extended. occurs when the brainstem is
not inhibited by the motor function of the cerebral cortex.
Decerebrate posturing - ANSWERS-(worse) extended and internally
rotated elbows and legs, teeth clenched, legs stiff and feet extended
Babinski response - ANSWERS-big toe moves upward and other toes
fan out when stroking bottom of foot, means CNS problem
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, PARAMEDIC NATIONAL LATEST
REGISTRY EXAM
QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2026 - 2027
Dilated pupils - ANSWERS-Mydriasis
cardiac arrest, shock, cereal hypoxia, cocaine, epinephrine,
amphetamines
Small/constricted pupils - ANSWERS--Miosis
narcotics, central nervous system disorder, glaucoma medication, bright
light
Unequal pupils - ANSWERS--Anisocoria
brain injury, brain tumor, stroke, artificial eye, some eye medications,
eye injury or disease, ICP
Nystagmus - ANSWERS-rapid involuntary movements of the eyes
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, PARAMEDIC NATIONAL LATEST
REGISTRY EXAM
QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2026 - 2027
Causes of distended neck veins (JVD) - ANSWERS--Tension
penumothorax
-Cardiac tamponade
-Right heart failure
-Traumatic asphyxia
-Pulmonary embolus
-Emphysema
-Chronic bronchitis
-best seen at a 45 degree angle
Flat neck viens - ANSWERS--Hemothorax
-Dehydration
-Shock
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, PARAMEDIC NATIONAL LATEST
REGISTRY EXAM
QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2026 - 2027
-best seen with patient supine
Apenustic - ANSWERS-long, deep breaths that are stopped during
inspirations then periods of apnea
Causes of apneustic breath sounds - ANSWERS-CNS injury or stroke
Biot (ataxic) respirations - ANSWERS-Irregular pattern, rate, and depth
of respirations with intermittent periods of apnea; result from increased
intracranial pressure.
Cheyne-Stokes respiration - ANSWERS-Increasing in rate and depth,
decreasing in rate and depth with period of apnea, results from a
neurological condition
Hyperventilation - ANSWERS-Rapid and shallow
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REGISTRY EXAM
QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2026 - 2027
Stridor - ANSWERS-harsh, high-pitched sound, swelling, FB in upper
airway
Snoring - ANSWERS-tongue blocking airway
Gurgling - ANSWERS-indicates presence of fluid in the upper airway,
need for suctioning
Decorticate posturing - ANSWERS-characterized by upper extremities
flexed at the elbows and held closely to the body and lower extremities
that are externally rotated and extended. occurs when the brainstem is
not inhibited by the motor function of the cerebral cortex.
Decerebrate posturing - ANSWERS-(worse) extended and internally
rotated elbows and legs, teeth clenched, legs stiff and feet extended
Babinski response - ANSWERS-big toe moves upward and other toes
fan out when stroking bottom of foot, means CNS problem
END OF
PAGE
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, PARAMEDIC NATIONAL LATEST
REGISTRY EXAM
QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2026 - 2027
Dilated pupils - ANSWERS-Mydriasis
cardiac arrest, shock, cereal hypoxia, cocaine, epinephrine,
amphetamines
Small/constricted pupils - ANSWERS--Miosis
narcotics, central nervous system disorder, glaucoma medication, bright
light
Unequal pupils - ANSWERS--Anisocoria
brain injury, brain tumor, stroke, artificial eye, some eye medications,
eye injury or disease, ICP
Nystagmus - ANSWERS-rapid involuntary movements of the eyes
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PAGE
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, PARAMEDIC NATIONAL LATEST
REGISTRY EXAM
QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2026 - 2027
Causes of distended neck veins (JVD) - ANSWERS--Tension
penumothorax
-Cardiac tamponade
-Right heart failure
-Traumatic asphyxia
-Pulmonary embolus
-Emphysema
-Chronic bronchitis
-best seen at a 45 degree angle
Flat neck viens - ANSWERS--Hemothorax
-Dehydration
-Shock
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PAGE
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, PARAMEDIC NATIONAL LATEST
REGISTRY EXAM
QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2026 - 2027
-best seen with patient supine
Apenustic - ANSWERS-long, deep breaths that are stopped during
inspirations then periods of apnea
Causes of apneustic breath sounds - ANSWERS-CNS injury or stroke
Biot (ataxic) respirations - ANSWERS-Irregular pattern, rate, and depth
of respirations with intermittent periods of apnea; result from increased
intracranial pressure.
Cheyne-Stokes respiration - ANSWERS-Increasing in rate and depth,
decreasing in rate and depth with period of apnea, results from a
neurological condition
Hyperventilation - ANSWERS-Rapid and shallow
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