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FINAL EXAMINATION PAPER dd dd




NREMT PARAMEDIC EXAM QUESTIONS ANSWERS
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STUDENT NAME: ________________________________
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COURSE: NREMT Paramedic Exam dd dd dd TIME: _____________ dd




EXAM CODE: NREMT PARAMEDIC EXAM QUESTIONS A
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NSWERS-101




EXAM INSTRUCTIONS:
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1. Print your full name and date clearly in the header above.
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2. This exam booklet contains both Test Questions (Part I) and Verified Solutions (Part II).
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3. Answer all multiple-choice questions clearly. Double-check your work.
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4. Do not break the seal or open this booklet until instructed to do so by the proctor.
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Q1. stridor
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[Verified Solution]: Harsh or high-
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pitched respiratory sound, swelling, fb in upper airway. Croup is an example
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Q2. Snoring
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[Verified Solution]: The sound of the soft tissue of the upper airway creating a partial obstruction of a
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ir flow. The tongue blocking the airway is an example.
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Q3. gurgling
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[Verified Solution]: indicates presence of fluid in the upper airway, need for suctioning
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Q4. Decorticate
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[Verified Solution]: elbows and hands flexed, and legs flexed. They are internally rotated (the lets loo
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k bowlegged) (make an O with their arms: corticate)
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Q5. Decerebrate (worse)
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[Verified Solution]: Stiffened and internally rotated elbows and legs, teeth clenched, legs stiff and feet
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dextended.

,Q6. Babinski's response
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[Verified Solution]: dorsiflexion (splaying) of toes -
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abnormal plantae reflex response if over 18 months
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Q7. mydriasis
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[Verified Solution]: dilation of the pupil. Appears in cardiac arrest, shock, cerebral hypoxia, cocaine, e
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pinephrine, and amphetamines.
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Q8. Miosis
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[Verified Solution]: Constricted pupils. Narcotics, CNS disorder, glaucoma medication, bright light
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Q9. anisocoria
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[Verified Solution]: unequal pupil size that may indicate serious neurologic dysfunction
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Q10. nystagmus
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[Verified Solution]: involuntary rapid eye movements - often reported as horizontal, vertical, or rotary
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Q11. subcutaneous emphysema
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[Verified Solution]: Air under the skin; crepitus sound
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Q12. rales (crackles)
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[Verified Solution]: Fluid in small airways (aveoli). Common in CHF, pulonary edema, drowning, pne
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umonia, and COPD
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Q13. Rhonchi
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[Verified Solution]: Coarse, low-
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pitched breath sounds heard in patients with chronic mucus in the upper airways. Found in Bronchitus,
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COPD, and pneumonia.
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Q14. Wheezing
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[Verified Solution]: The production of whistling sounds during expiration such as occurs in asthma an
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d bronchiolitis.
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, Q15. Bronchial lung sounds
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[Verified Solution]: heard over trachea/upper sternum; expiratory sound predominates; is higher pitche
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d and louder; if heard in other locations it indicates consolidation --
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a space that usually contains air now has fluid
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Q16. Bronchovesicular
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[Verified Solution]: Heard over scapula and 2/3rd intercostal space lateral to sternum.
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Q17. Apneustic breathing
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[Verified Solution]: Characterized by prolonged inspirations unrelieved by attempts to exhale, which i
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ndicates trauma to the pons. AKA long, deep breaths that are stopped during inspirations then periods o
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f apnea.
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Q18. Biot's (Ataxic) Respirations
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[Verified Solution]: Shallow, deep respirations with periods of apnea Irregular pattern Precipitating fac
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tors: respiratory depression, brain damage
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Q19. Cheyne-Stokes respiration
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[Verified Solution]: pattern of breathing characterized by a gradual increase of depth and sometimes ra
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te to a maximum level, followed by a decrease, resulting in apnea
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Q20. Hyperventilation
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[Verified Solution]: rapid, shallow breathing
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Q21. Kussmaul respirations
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[Verified Solution]: very deep and rapid respirations. Example: DKA
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Q22. Hyperresonant
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[Verified Solution]: tension pneumothorax, emphysema, asthma
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