FISDAP Paramedic Final Exam | Questions with
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48. A 68 year old female with CHF took 400 mg of furosemide, and is now
unresponsive. Vitals signs are BP 110/70, P 100, R 6. What should you do?
A. Perform an IV fluid bolus
B. Begin manual ventilations
C. Administer sodium bicarbonate
D. Administer nitroglycerin - ✔️✔️B. Begin manual ventilations
49. Which stage of delivery begins with complete cervical dilation and ends with
delivery of the baby?
A. Second
B. Third
C. Fourth
D. First - ✔️✔️A. Second
50. A 7 year old boy is found supine at the base of 15 foot high jungle gym. His
teacher is unsure if he fell from the equipment. Vital signs are BP 100/90, R 0, P
42, SaO2 93%. What should you do?
A. Insert an oropharyngeal airway.
B. Open his airway with a head tilt-chin lift maneuver.
C. Open his airway with a jaw thrust maneuver.
D. Start CPR. - ✔️✔️C. Open his airway with a jaw thrust maneuver.
,51. What process involves a gas that travels from an area of higher concentration
to lower concentration?
A. Diffusion
B. Osmosis
C. Activated Transport
D. Filtration - ✔️✔️A. Diffusion
52. A 12 year old male has suffered a blast injury. What phase would projectiles
have caused injury to the patient?
A. Primary
B. Quaternary
C. Tertiary
D. Secondary - ✔️✔️D. Secondary
53. A 25 year old female began to experience shortness of breath, chest tightness,
and coughing. She has difficulty speaking in full sentences. Vital signs are BP
116/64, P 96 and regular, RR 24 and labored, SpO2 93% on room air. You
auscultate her lung sounds and hear high-pitched lung sounds on exhalation.
What should you do?
A. Assist with her prescribed nitroglycerin
B. Administer albuterol via a nebulizer
C. Administer abdominal thrusts
D. Assist ventilations with a bag-valve mask - ✔️✔️B. Administer albuterol via a
nebulizer
,54. You have been assigned to triage at an MCI. Your patient is bleeding from a
cut on his head, R 22, P 100 radially, and he keeps asking "What happened?".
What priority should be assigned to this patient?
A. Yellow
B. Red
C. Black
D. Green - ✔️✔️A. Yellow
55. A 32 year old female seated at a restaurant has severe wheezing. She is
flushed, appears anxious, and has a runny nose. She states that she is allergic to
shellfish and peanuts. What should you suspect?
A. Anaphylaxis
B. Epiglottitis
C. Asthma
D. Aspiration - ✔️✔️A. Anaphylaxis
56. You arrive on scene to find a 14 year old male leaning forward in a chair. He
appears anxious, is drooling and you hear high-pitched sounds when he inhales.
His mother states he has a fever and has been complaining of a sore throat. What
should you suspect?
A. Anaphylaxis
B. Asthma
C. Croup
D. Epiglottitis - ✔️✔️D. Epiglottitis
57. How should you ensure that your glucometer is functioning properly?
, A. Insert a test strip and ensure that the glucometer turns on.
B. Measure your partner's blood glucose level and compare to normal.
C. Measure your own blood glucose level and compare to your normal.
D. Insert a test strip and acquire a drop of the glucometer control solution - ✔️✔️D.
Insert a test strip and acquire a drop of the glucometer control solution
58. What is the biggest difference between cardiogenic shock and hemorrhagic
shock?
A. Pulmonary edema
B. Hypotension
C. Cardiac Arrest
D. Cyanosis - ✔️✔️A. Pulmonary edema
59. When you apply an end-tidal CO2 monitor, what are the 3 main items you are
measuring?
A. Metabolism, perfusion, and ventilation
B. Metabolism, perfusion, and respiration
C. Metabolism, cardiac output, and ventilation
D. Perfusion, ventilation, and oxygenation - ✔️✔️A. Metabolism, perfusion, and
ventilation
60. What do you call progressively deeper, faster breathing alternating gradually
with shallow, slower breathing?
A. Kussmaul's respirations
B. Cheyne-Stokes respirations
C. Biot's respirations
100% Correct Answers
48. A 68 year old female with CHF took 400 mg of furosemide, and is now
unresponsive. Vitals signs are BP 110/70, P 100, R 6. What should you do?
A. Perform an IV fluid bolus
B. Begin manual ventilations
C. Administer sodium bicarbonate
D. Administer nitroglycerin - ✔️✔️B. Begin manual ventilations
49. Which stage of delivery begins with complete cervical dilation and ends with
delivery of the baby?
A. Second
B. Third
C. Fourth
D. First - ✔️✔️A. Second
50. A 7 year old boy is found supine at the base of 15 foot high jungle gym. His
teacher is unsure if he fell from the equipment. Vital signs are BP 100/90, R 0, P
42, SaO2 93%. What should you do?
A. Insert an oropharyngeal airway.
B. Open his airway with a head tilt-chin lift maneuver.
C. Open his airway with a jaw thrust maneuver.
D. Start CPR. - ✔️✔️C. Open his airway with a jaw thrust maneuver.
,51. What process involves a gas that travels from an area of higher concentration
to lower concentration?
A. Diffusion
B. Osmosis
C. Activated Transport
D. Filtration - ✔️✔️A. Diffusion
52. A 12 year old male has suffered a blast injury. What phase would projectiles
have caused injury to the patient?
A. Primary
B. Quaternary
C. Tertiary
D. Secondary - ✔️✔️D. Secondary
53. A 25 year old female began to experience shortness of breath, chest tightness,
and coughing. She has difficulty speaking in full sentences. Vital signs are BP
116/64, P 96 and regular, RR 24 and labored, SpO2 93% on room air. You
auscultate her lung sounds and hear high-pitched lung sounds on exhalation.
What should you do?
A. Assist with her prescribed nitroglycerin
B. Administer albuterol via a nebulizer
C. Administer abdominal thrusts
D. Assist ventilations with a bag-valve mask - ✔️✔️B. Administer albuterol via a
nebulizer
,54. You have been assigned to triage at an MCI. Your patient is bleeding from a
cut on his head, R 22, P 100 radially, and he keeps asking "What happened?".
What priority should be assigned to this patient?
A. Yellow
B. Red
C. Black
D. Green - ✔️✔️A. Yellow
55. A 32 year old female seated at a restaurant has severe wheezing. She is
flushed, appears anxious, and has a runny nose. She states that she is allergic to
shellfish and peanuts. What should you suspect?
A. Anaphylaxis
B. Epiglottitis
C. Asthma
D. Aspiration - ✔️✔️A. Anaphylaxis
56. You arrive on scene to find a 14 year old male leaning forward in a chair. He
appears anxious, is drooling and you hear high-pitched sounds when he inhales.
His mother states he has a fever and has been complaining of a sore throat. What
should you suspect?
A. Anaphylaxis
B. Asthma
C. Croup
D. Epiglottitis - ✔️✔️D. Epiglottitis
57. How should you ensure that your glucometer is functioning properly?
, A. Insert a test strip and ensure that the glucometer turns on.
B. Measure your partner's blood glucose level and compare to normal.
C. Measure your own blood glucose level and compare to your normal.
D. Insert a test strip and acquire a drop of the glucometer control solution - ✔️✔️D.
Insert a test strip and acquire a drop of the glucometer control solution
58. What is the biggest difference between cardiogenic shock and hemorrhagic
shock?
A. Pulmonary edema
B. Hypotension
C. Cardiac Arrest
D. Cyanosis - ✔️✔️A. Pulmonary edema
59. When you apply an end-tidal CO2 monitor, what are the 3 main items you are
measuring?
A. Metabolism, perfusion, and ventilation
B. Metabolism, perfusion, and respiration
C. Metabolism, cardiac output, and ventilation
D. Perfusion, ventilation, and oxygenation - ✔️✔️A. Metabolism, perfusion, and
ventilation
60. What do you call progressively deeper, faster breathing alternating gradually
with shallow, slower breathing?
A. Kussmaul's respirations
B. Cheyne-Stokes respirations
C. Biot's respirations
