JB Learning Paramedic Review QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS

JB Learning Paramedic Review
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All of the following processes take place in the uterus, EXCEPT? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Fertilization |\ |\




Cervical spondylosis is a degenerative change in the cervical
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spine that causes: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔narrowing of the
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spinal canal and pressure on the spinal cord
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Common causes of bradycardia include? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Beta blocker use |\ |\




Many veteran EMS providers have embraced a leadership role in
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primary injury prevention after? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔witnessing too many episodes of needless suffering |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




Prior to unloading a patient from the ambulance, you should: -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔ensure that the patient is secured to the
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stretcher


Q. A size 3 or 4 LMA: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔will accommodate
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the passage of a 6.0mm ET tube
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,The second impact that occurs when an adult pedestrian is
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struck by a motor vehicle would MOST likely result in injuries to
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the: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔pelvis and chest
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When communicating with a patient whose cultural background
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differs from the paramedics, it is MOST important for the
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paramedic to? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔treat the patient with|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


utmost respect at all times |\ |\ |\ |\




Which of the following statements regarding selective serotonin
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reuptake inhibitors (RRSIs) is most correct? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔SSRIs have fewer anticholinergic and cardiac effects than
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tricyclics.


Your entire assessment of a patient should: - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Appear to be a seamless process
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An endogenous ligand is? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔a molecule
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that is produced by the body and binds to a receptor
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Fall-related fractures in the elderly occur MOST often to the ___,
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usually in patients with underlying: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔hip,
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osteoporosis


Gathering a patient's medical history and performing an in-depth
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physical examination should occur: - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Once the initial assessment and correction of life threats is
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completed

,Nerve agents block ___, an essential enzyme of the nervous
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system. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔cholinesterase |\ |\ |\ |\




Q. The MOST effective way to minimize the risk of hypoxia while
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intubating a child is to: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔limit your |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


intubation attempt to 20 seconds. |\ |\ |\ |\




The 6-second method for calculating the rate of a cardiac
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rhythm? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Involves counting the number
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of QRS complexes in a 6-second-strip and multiplying that
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number by 10. |\ |\




The volume of plasma in an adult with a total blood volume of
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6.5 liters is approximately? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔6.5x0.55 =
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3.6L


What is the target heart rate for a 35 yo man with a resting heart
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rate of 75 bpm? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔152 beats/min
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When a patient takes the "up and over" pathway during a head-
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on collision: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔the anterior part of the
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neck may strike the steering wheel, resulting in a fractured
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larynx


Women who have had a cesarean section? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Can have a normal vaginal delivery |\ |\ |\ |\ |\

, A key part of making your practice of prehospital care successful
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is for you to: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Develop and cultivate your
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own style of assessment and an overall strategy for evaluating
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and providing care for the patients you will encounter in the
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unique and varied circumstances in the field setting
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According to the START triage system, if a patient has a strong
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radial pulse, you should: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔control
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bleeding and assess mental status |\ |\ |\ |\




At 2 months of age, an infant should be able to? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔track objects with his or her eyes |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




Delirium is MOST accurately defined as: - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔an acute alteration in mentation that indicates an underlying
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condition


Q. Patients with decompensated asthma or COPD that require
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positive-pressure ventilation: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔may |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


develop a pneumothorax or experience a decrease in venous
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return to the heart if they are ventilated too rapidly
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Sudden deceleration of a motor vehicle that is traveling at 60
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mph: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔dissipates tremendous forces and
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causes major injuries |\ |\




The primary component of the immune system is the? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Leukocyte |\ |\