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Paramedic Final Exam Review Questions and
Correct Answers
Explain the pathophysiology of angina Ans: Reduced blood flow
(ischemia) to heart muscle causes pain; often due to coronary
artery narrowing
If you hear gurgling in the airway, you should? Ans: Suction
What are the signs and symptoms of a pulmonary embolism? Ans:
Sudden onset dyspnea, sharp chest pain, tachypnea, tachycardia,
possible hemoptysis
What are the signs and symptoms of acute diverticulitis? Ans:
Lower left abdominal pain, fever, bloating, and altered bowel
habits.
What are the signs and symptoms of cholecystitis? Ans: Severe
pain in the upper right abdomen, pain that radiates to the right
shoulder, nausea, vomiting, fever.
What are the signs and symptoms of hemorrhagic stroke? Ans:
Sudden severe headache, nausea and vomiting, decreased
alertness, weakness, numbness, vision problems, difficulty
speaking.
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What are the signs and symptoms of hypoglycemia? Ans: Shaking,
sweating, hunger, dizziness, lightheadedness, moodiness or
irritability, confusion, rapid heartbeat, and in severe cases,
unconsciousness.
What are the signs and symptoms of hypoglycemic shock? Ans:
Confusion, sweating, dizziness, shakiness, rapid heartbeat, hunger,
irritability, fatigue, loss of consciousness
What are the signs and symptoms of ischemic stroke? Ans:
Sudden numbness or weakness in the face, arm, or leg, especially
on one side of the body, confusion, trouble speaking or
understanding, trouble seeing, trouble walking, dizziness, loss of
balance or coordination.
What are the signs and symptoms of ischemic stroke? Ans:
Sudden numbness or weakness in the face, arm, or leg, especially
on one side of the body, confusion, trouble speaking or
understanding, trouble seeing, trouble walking, dizziness, loss of
balance or coordination.
What are the signs and symptoms of myocardial infarction? Ans:
Chest pain, radiating pain to arm/jaw, diaphoresis, nausea,
dyspnea, palpitations, ECG changes
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What are the signs and symptoms of pancreatitis? Ans: Upper
abdominal pain that radiates to the back, pain worsens after
eating, fever, rapid pulse, nausea, vomiting.
What are the signs and symptoms of pelvic inflammatory disease
(PID)? Ans: Low abdominal pain, discharge, irregular menses
What are the signs and symptoms of pneumonia? Ans: Cough,
which may produce phlegm, fever, sweating, and shaking chills,
shortness of breath, rapid, shallow breathing, chest pain that
worsens when breathing or coughing, fatigue.
What are the signs and symptoms of septic shock? Ans: Severely
low blood pressure, lightheadedness or fainting, confusion or
disorientation, shortness of breath, cold, clammy, pale or mottled
skin.
What are the signs and symptoms of tuberculosis? Ans: Persistent
cough that lasts three weeks or longer, coughing up blood, chest
pain, fatigue, weight loss, fever, night sweats, chills, loss of
appetite.
What are the signs and symptoms of ulcerative colitis? Ans:
Abdominal pain and cramping, diarrhea often with blood or pus,
rectal pain, rectal bleeding, urgency to defecate, inability to
defecate despite urgency, weight loss, fatigue, fever.
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Paramedic Final Exam Review Questions and
Correct Answers
Explain the pathophysiology of angina Ans: Reduced blood flow
(ischemia) to heart muscle causes pain; often due to coronary
artery narrowing
If you hear gurgling in the airway, you should? Ans: Suction
What are the signs and symptoms of a pulmonary embolism? Ans:
Sudden onset dyspnea, sharp chest pain, tachypnea, tachycardia,
possible hemoptysis
What are the signs and symptoms of acute diverticulitis? Ans:
Lower left abdominal pain, fever, bloating, and altered bowel
habits.
What are the signs and symptoms of cholecystitis? Ans: Severe
pain in the upper right abdomen, pain that radiates to the right
shoulder, nausea, vomiting, fever.
What are the signs and symptoms of hemorrhagic stroke? Ans:
Sudden severe headache, nausea and vomiting, decreased
alertness, weakness, numbness, vision problems, difficulty
speaking.
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What are the signs and symptoms of hypoglycemia? Ans: Shaking,
sweating, hunger, dizziness, lightheadedness, moodiness or
irritability, confusion, rapid heartbeat, and in severe cases,
unconsciousness.
What are the signs and symptoms of hypoglycemic shock? Ans:
Confusion, sweating, dizziness, shakiness, rapid heartbeat, hunger,
irritability, fatigue, loss of consciousness
What are the signs and symptoms of ischemic stroke? Ans:
Sudden numbness or weakness in the face, arm, or leg, especially
on one side of the body, confusion, trouble speaking or
understanding, trouble seeing, trouble walking, dizziness, loss of
balance or coordination.
What are the signs and symptoms of ischemic stroke? Ans:
Sudden numbness or weakness in the face, arm, or leg, especially
on one side of the body, confusion, trouble speaking or
understanding, trouble seeing, trouble walking, dizziness, loss of
balance or coordination.
What are the signs and symptoms of myocardial infarction? Ans:
Chest pain, radiating pain to arm/jaw, diaphoresis, nausea,
dyspnea, palpitations, ECG changes
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What are the signs and symptoms of pancreatitis? Ans: Upper
abdominal pain that radiates to the back, pain worsens after
eating, fever, rapid pulse, nausea, vomiting.
What are the signs and symptoms of pelvic inflammatory disease
(PID)? Ans: Low abdominal pain, discharge, irregular menses
What are the signs and symptoms of pneumonia? Ans: Cough,
which may produce phlegm, fever, sweating, and shaking chills,
shortness of breath, rapid, shallow breathing, chest pain that
worsens when breathing or coughing, fatigue.
What are the signs and symptoms of septic shock? Ans: Severely
low blood pressure, lightheadedness or fainting, confusion or
disorientation, shortness of breath, cold, clammy, pale or mottled
skin.
What are the signs and symptoms of tuberculosis? Ans: Persistent
cough that lasts three weeks or longer, coughing up blood, chest
pain, fatigue, weight loss, fever, night sweats, chills, loss of
appetite.
What are the signs and symptoms of ulcerative colitis? Ans:
Abdominal pain and cramping, diarrhea often with blood or pus,
rectal pain, rectal bleeding, urgency to defecate, inability to
defecate despite urgency, weight loss, fatigue, fever.
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