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PARAMEDIC FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS 2025
How sodium channel blocker meds work, specifically how they
affect phase zero of the cardiac depolarization? -correct
answer- Depolarization: Is due to the influx of Sodium (Na+)
which causes the cell's internal membrane to become more
positive, leading to an action potential.
Repolarization: Occurs when Potassium (K+) leaves the cell
causing the interior of the cell to become negative again.
How to protect yourself from a violent patient, what's the first
thing we have to give ourselves? -correct answer- Space
The four lobes of the brain -correct answer- Frontal Lobe,
Parietal Lobe, Temporal Lobes, Occipital Lobe
Frontal Lobe of the brain -correct answer- Involved in
reasoning, motor control, emotion, and language.
Parietal Lobe of the brain -correct answer- Its functions in
processing sensory information regarding the location of parts
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of the body as well as interpreting visual information and
processing language and mathematics.
Temporal Lobes of the brain -correct answer- Process sensory
input. Its functions involved primary auditory perception, such
as hearing, and holds the primary auditory cortex.
Occipital Lobe of the brain -correct answer- Processes visual
processing center
What the management of lye ingestion is? -correct answer-
Transport, nothing we can do for them
Three methods of evaluating the heart rate off an EKG strip -
correct answer- 10 second rule
R to R
Count all of the little boxes and divide by 1,500 (this one is the
most accurate)
SA Node: 60-100 beats per minute
AV Node: 40-60 beats per minute
Purkinje Fibers: 15-40 beats per minute
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Causes of pulmonary of emboli? -correct answer- Perfusion
Ventilation Ratio is what is affected when PE happens.
Perfusion ventilation ratio is mismatch
A blood clot in one of the pulmonary arteries
Also can cause right side heart failure.
Respiratory acidosis or alkalosis -correct answer- Caused by a
lung disorder or issue with exhalation
Metabolic of consequences of both vomiting and diarrhea -
correct answer- Causes hypokalemia ( metabolic acidosis) and
renal loss of potassium secondary to salt-wasting nephropathy.
Metabolic acidosis is a buildup of acid in the body that
originates in the kidneys. It occurs when your body can't get rid
of excess acid or loses too much base. Water and electrolytes
are lost when there is vomiting. These losses cause
dehydration (due to the loss of water and sodium chloride),
metabolic acidosis (due to the loss of bicarbonate), and
potassium depletion. Metabolic alkalosis leads to an increased
blood pH- resulting if untreated in coma or death. When
metabolic acidosis occurs your kidneys and lungs can't keep
your body's pH in balance. Acidosis (blood that's too acidic), pH
of less than 7.35- Alkalosis( blood that's too basic) pH of higher
than 7.45. Respiratory acidosis or alkalosis- caused by a lung
disorder or issue with exhalation Metabolic acidosis or
alkalosis- problem with the functioning of the kidneys
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Generic and trade names of TCA meds Tricyclic
antidepressants (TCA)? -correct answer- amitriptyline (Elavil),
amoxapine, clomipramine (Anafranil), desipramine (Norpramin),
doxepin (Sinequan), imipramine (Tofranil), nortriptyline
(Pamelor), protriptyline (Vivactil)
Metabolic acidosis or alkalosis -correct answer- Problem with
the functioning of the kidneys
What is the Jejunum -correct answer- The small intestine or
small bowel is the part of the gastrointestinal tract between the
stomach and the large intestine, and is where most of the end
absorption of food takes place.
If you are to ingest a poison or toxin, where would it be
absorbed? -correct answer- Second part of the small intestine -
jejunum
What are the three distinct regions of the small intestine? -
correct answer- Duodenum, Jejunum, and Ileum.
PARAMEDIC FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS 2025
How sodium channel blocker meds work, specifically how they
affect phase zero of the cardiac depolarization? -correct
answer- Depolarization: Is due to the influx of Sodium (Na+)
which causes the cell's internal membrane to become more
positive, leading to an action potential.
Repolarization: Occurs when Potassium (K+) leaves the cell
causing the interior of the cell to become negative again.
How to protect yourself from a violent patient, what's the first
thing we have to give ourselves? -correct answer- Space
The four lobes of the brain -correct answer- Frontal Lobe,
Parietal Lobe, Temporal Lobes, Occipital Lobe
Frontal Lobe of the brain -correct answer- Involved in
reasoning, motor control, emotion, and language.
Parietal Lobe of the brain -correct answer- Its functions in
processing sensory information regarding the location of parts
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of the body as well as interpreting visual information and
processing language and mathematics.
Temporal Lobes of the brain -correct answer- Process sensory
input. Its functions involved primary auditory perception, such
as hearing, and holds the primary auditory cortex.
Occipital Lobe of the brain -correct answer- Processes visual
processing center
What the management of lye ingestion is? -correct answer-
Transport, nothing we can do for them
Three methods of evaluating the heart rate off an EKG strip -
correct answer- 10 second rule
R to R
Count all of the little boxes and divide by 1,500 (this one is the
most accurate)
SA Node: 60-100 beats per minute
AV Node: 40-60 beats per minute
Purkinje Fibers: 15-40 beats per minute
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Causes of pulmonary of emboli? -correct answer- Perfusion
Ventilation Ratio is what is affected when PE happens.
Perfusion ventilation ratio is mismatch
A blood clot in one of the pulmonary arteries
Also can cause right side heart failure.
Respiratory acidosis or alkalosis -correct answer- Caused by a
lung disorder or issue with exhalation
Metabolic of consequences of both vomiting and diarrhea -
correct answer- Causes hypokalemia ( metabolic acidosis) and
renal loss of potassium secondary to salt-wasting nephropathy.
Metabolic acidosis is a buildup of acid in the body that
originates in the kidneys. It occurs when your body can't get rid
of excess acid or loses too much base. Water and electrolytes
are lost when there is vomiting. These losses cause
dehydration (due to the loss of water and sodium chloride),
metabolic acidosis (due to the loss of bicarbonate), and
potassium depletion. Metabolic alkalosis leads to an increased
blood pH- resulting if untreated in coma or death. When
metabolic acidosis occurs your kidneys and lungs can't keep
your body's pH in balance. Acidosis (blood that's too acidic), pH
of less than 7.35- Alkalosis( blood that's too basic) pH of higher
than 7.45. Respiratory acidosis or alkalosis- caused by a lung
disorder or issue with exhalation Metabolic acidosis or
alkalosis- problem with the functioning of the kidneys
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Generic and trade names of TCA meds Tricyclic
antidepressants (TCA)? -correct answer- amitriptyline (Elavil),
amoxapine, clomipramine (Anafranil), desipramine (Norpramin),
doxepin (Sinequan), imipramine (Tofranil), nortriptyline
(Pamelor), protriptyline (Vivactil)
Metabolic acidosis or alkalosis -correct answer- Problem with
the functioning of the kidneys
What is the Jejunum -correct answer- The small intestine or
small bowel is the part of the gastrointestinal tract between the
stomach and the large intestine, and is where most of the end
absorption of food takes place.
If you are to ingest a poison or toxin, where would it be
absorbed? -correct answer- Second part of the small intestine -
jejunum
What are the three distinct regions of the small intestine? -
correct answer- Duodenum, Jejunum, and Ileum.
