Navy Hospital Corpsman, HCB EXAM COMPLETE 300 QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED SOLUTIONS LATEST UPDATE THIS YEAR

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Navy Hospital Corpsman, HCB EXAM 2026-2027
COMPLETE 300 QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS LATEST UPDATE THIS YEAR
QUESTION: what pulse runs along the line between the first and second toe, and its pulse point

is felt in the mid foot - CORRECT ANSWER>>doralis pedis




QUESTION: what type of pain is the alteration of central nervous system processing of

sensation, leading to amplification of pain signals - CORRECT ANSWER>>central sensitization




QUESTION: what is used in conjunction with the stethoscope to allow you to accurately obtain

the patients bp - CORRECT ANSWER>>sphygmomanometer




QUESTION: what is an electronic device for determining the amount of o2 carried in the blood -

CORRECT ANSWER>>pulse oximeter




Q; the passageway by which air enters and leaves the body - CORRECT ANSWER>>airway

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QUESTION: a prehospital assessment that is the first step in the total assessment of the patient

- CORRECT ANSWER>>primary assessment




QUESTION: a prehospital assessment that is a rapid assessment of the head, chest, abdomen,

pelvis, extremities, and posterior of the body to detect signs and symptoms of an injury -

CORRECT ANSWER>>rapid trauma assessment




QUESTION: procedure for detecting changes in a patients condition - CORRECT

ANSWER>>reassessment




QUESTION: assessment done after the scene safety and primary assessment that includes pt

hx, review of systems, physical exam and vital signs - CORRECT ANSWER>>secondary

assessment




QUESTION: injury caused by a blow that does not penetrate the skin or other body tissues -

CORRECT ANSWER>>blunt force trauma




QUESTION: in medicine the reason for a call to EMS - CORRECT ANSWER>>chief complaint

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QUESTION: the course of the blood from the heart through the arteries, caps, and veins back

again to the heart - CORRECT ANSWER>>circulation




QUESTION: a condition of being stretched, inflated, or larger than normal - CORRECT

ANSWER>>distension




QUESTION: impression of the patients condition that is formed on first approaching the patient

based on patients environment, c/c, and appearance - CORRECT ANSWER>>general impression




QUESTION: a patient with one or more medical diseases or conditions - CORRECT

ANSWER>>medical patient




QUESTION: what pulse divides the medial malleolus and heel into the lateral and medial

plantar arteries - CORRECT ANSWER>>posterior tibial




QUESTION: what pain involves the many factors that influence the patients report of pain

(psychiatric conditions) - CORRECT ANSWER>>psychogenic pain

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QUESTION: what is an electronic temp measurement tool capable of taking oral, axillary, or

rectal temp - CORRECT ANSWER>>thermometer




QUESTION: what do you call watching the rise and fall of he chest cavity in the most accurate

way to visually take note of the patients respirations - CORRECT ANSWER>>respiratory rate




QUESTION: what pain is without identifiable etiology - CORRECT ANSWER>>idiopathic




QUESTION: auscultation of most sounds requires the use of a - CORRECT

ANSWER>>stethoscope




QUESTION: what is the pressure crafted in the arteries when the heart contracts and forces

blood out in to circulation - CORRECT ANSWER>>systolic