AIR METHODS CC PARAMEDIC
COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GRADED A+
◉ battles sign.
Answer: bruise behind ear, basilar skull fracture
◉ becks triad.
Answer: jvd, muffled heart tones, hypotension. from cardiac
tamponade
◉ brudzinski sign.
Answer: flexion of the neck results in flexion of the hip. meningitis
◉ coopernails sign.
Answer: ecchymosis on perineum, labia, scrotum. sign of pelvis
fracture
◉ cullens sign.
Answer: bruising around umbilicus. Sign of pancreatitis or ectopic
pregnancy
,◉ grey turners sign.
Answer: discoloration of skin around flank. sign of pancreatitis
◉ hammans sign.
Answer: crunching sound of heart with asynchronous heart beat.
sign of mediastinal emphysema/tracheobronchial disruption
◉ kehrs sign.
Answer: left shoulder pain associated with splenic rupture
◉ kernigs sign.
Answer: pain to knee extension when hip is at 90 degrees. sign of
meningitis
◉ levines sign.
Answer: pain with clutched fist over midline of chest. sign of cardiac
chest pain
◉ mcburneys sign.
Answer: tenderness 2/3 the distance between umbilicus and ileum.
sign of appendicitis
◉ muphys sign.
,Answer: pt unable to take deep breath on inspiration with deep
palpation beneath right coastal margins. sign of gall bladder issues
◉ S2 "dub" heart tones.
Answer: aortic and pulmonary valve closure
◉ s1 "lub" sound.
Answer: bicuspic/tricuspid valve closure
◉ stroke volume is affected by.
Answer: preload, afterload, contractility
◉ s4 heart tone.
Answer: indicative of stiff or noncompliant ventricle, like with an old
MI
◉ s3 heart tone.
Answer: ventricle stretch due to fluid overload
◉ right coronary artery is typically repaired by using.
Answer: saphenous vein
, ◉ dresslers sign.
Answer: pericarditis from recent MI or cardiac surgery
◉ alpha 1 stimulation results in.
Answer: increased SVR/vasoconstriction
◉ beta 1 stimulation results in.
Answer: increased HR, contractility
◉ janeway lesions and osler nodes are indicative of.
Answer: endocarditis
◉ elevated BNP signals.
Answer: increased stretching of ventricles. found in CHF
◉ where should a cardiac transducer be placed?.
Answer: phlebostatic axis (4th intercostal space midaxillary)
◉ what does the dicrotic notch symbolize?.
Answer: aortic valve closing
◉ saline from ART line should infuse at what rate.
COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GRADED A+
◉ battles sign.
Answer: bruise behind ear, basilar skull fracture
◉ becks triad.
Answer: jvd, muffled heart tones, hypotension. from cardiac
tamponade
◉ brudzinski sign.
Answer: flexion of the neck results in flexion of the hip. meningitis
◉ coopernails sign.
Answer: ecchymosis on perineum, labia, scrotum. sign of pelvis
fracture
◉ cullens sign.
Answer: bruising around umbilicus. Sign of pancreatitis or ectopic
pregnancy
,◉ grey turners sign.
Answer: discoloration of skin around flank. sign of pancreatitis
◉ hammans sign.
Answer: crunching sound of heart with asynchronous heart beat.
sign of mediastinal emphysema/tracheobronchial disruption
◉ kehrs sign.
Answer: left shoulder pain associated with splenic rupture
◉ kernigs sign.
Answer: pain to knee extension when hip is at 90 degrees. sign of
meningitis
◉ levines sign.
Answer: pain with clutched fist over midline of chest. sign of cardiac
chest pain
◉ mcburneys sign.
Answer: tenderness 2/3 the distance between umbilicus and ileum.
sign of appendicitis
◉ muphys sign.
,Answer: pt unable to take deep breath on inspiration with deep
palpation beneath right coastal margins. sign of gall bladder issues
◉ S2 "dub" heart tones.
Answer: aortic and pulmonary valve closure
◉ s1 "lub" sound.
Answer: bicuspic/tricuspid valve closure
◉ stroke volume is affected by.
Answer: preload, afterload, contractility
◉ s4 heart tone.
Answer: indicative of stiff or noncompliant ventricle, like with an old
MI
◉ s3 heart tone.
Answer: ventricle stretch due to fluid overload
◉ right coronary artery is typically repaired by using.
Answer: saphenous vein
, ◉ dresslers sign.
Answer: pericarditis from recent MI or cardiac surgery
◉ alpha 1 stimulation results in.
Answer: increased SVR/vasoconstriction
◉ beta 1 stimulation results in.
Answer: increased HR, contractility
◉ janeway lesions and osler nodes are indicative of.
Answer: endocarditis
◉ elevated BNP signals.
Answer: increased stretching of ventricles. found in CHF
◉ where should a cardiac transducer be placed?.
Answer: phlebostatic axis (4th intercostal space midaxillary)
◉ what does the dicrotic notch symbolize?.
Answer: aortic valve closing
◉ saline from ART line should infuse at what rate.
