Paramedic Test UPDATED ACTUAL
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Miosis - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Excessive muscle twitching
What does RICE mean - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Rest , ice , compression , elevation
SLUDGEM - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Salivation , urination , defecation , Gi distress ,
emesis , miosis
What part of initial assessment would you perform a needle decompression - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- Breathing
The most reliable indicator of early decompensated shock is - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
Level of consciousness
A paramedic who intubates the esophagus instead of the trachea and leaves it in has breached
his duty by - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Misfeasance
Identifying the mechanism of injury is done in what part of the primary survey - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- Scene size up
What orthostatic changes occur when going from supine to sitting position - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- Bp decreases 10-20mmHg Hr increases 10-20Bpm
OPQRST - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Onset , Provokes , Quality , Radiates , Severity ,
Time
The act of injuring a persons character by spoken word - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Slander
A sudden shortness of breath that occurs at night and sometimes wakes a person from sleep -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea
, How the focused history and physical exam are performed is based on the initial assessment
and - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- The patient's chief complaint
The rules that govern the conduct of a particular group or profession - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- Ethics
The history for a responsive patient should include - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Chief
complaint , history of present illness , past medical history and current health status
Consent for treatment that is presumed for a patient who is mentally , physically or
emotionally unable to grant consent is called - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Implied consent
Drug legislation passed in 1906 to protect the public from adulterated or mislabeled drugs -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Pure Food and Drug Act
According to the Controlled Substances Act of 1970 , Valium , Lorazepam and Phenobarbital
are - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Schedule IV drugs
Stimulation of Beta 2 receptors will cause the following - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
Bronchodilaton , Vasodilation , Glycogenolysis
How a drug is absorbed , distributed , metabolized and excreted is called - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- Pharmacodynamics
What are example of parenteral drug routes - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- IV, IM , SL
When two drugs that have the same effect are given together they produce a response greater
than the sum of their individual responses it is called - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
Synergism
Drugs that produce a state of paralysis without affecting consciousness are called -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Neuromuscular blocking agents
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Miosis - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Excessive muscle twitching
What does RICE mean - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Rest , ice , compression , elevation
SLUDGEM - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Salivation , urination , defecation , Gi distress ,
emesis , miosis
What part of initial assessment would you perform a needle decompression - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- Breathing
The most reliable indicator of early decompensated shock is - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
Level of consciousness
A paramedic who intubates the esophagus instead of the trachea and leaves it in has breached
his duty by - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Misfeasance
Identifying the mechanism of injury is done in what part of the primary survey - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- Scene size up
What orthostatic changes occur when going from supine to sitting position - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- Bp decreases 10-20mmHg Hr increases 10-20Bpm
OPQRST - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Onset , Provokes , Quality , Radiates , Severity ,
Time
The act of injuring a persons character by spoken word - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Slander
A sudden shortness of breath that occurs at night and sometimes wakes a person from sleep -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea
, How the focused history and physical exam are performed is based on the initial assessment
and - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- The patient's chief complaint
The rules that govern the conduct of a particular group or profession - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- Ethics
The history for a responsive patient should include - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Chief
complaint , history of present illness , past medical history and current health status
Consent for treatment that is presumed for a patient who is mentally , physically or
emotionally unable to grant consent is called - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Implied consent
Drug legislation passed in 1906 to protect the public from adulterated or mislabeled drugs -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Pure Food and Drug Act
According to the Controlled Substances Act of 1970 , Valium , Lorazepam and Phenobarbital
are - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Schedule IV drugs
Stimulation of Beta 2 receptors will cause the following - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
Bronchodilaton , Vasodilation , Glycogenolysis
How a drug is absorbed , distributed , metabolized and excreted is called - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- Pharmacodynamics
What are example of parenteral drug routes - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- IV, IM , SL
When two drugs that have the same effect are given together they produce a response greater
than the sum of their individual responses it is called - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
Synergism
Drugs that produce a state of paralysis without affecting consciousness are called -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Neuromuscular blocking agents
