Critical care/flight paramedic Exam Test
Bank – 2026/2027 Edition – Verified
Questions and Answers
babinski reflex - ✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-extension and
spreading of toes when bottom of foot is stroked.
sign of nervous system lesion
battles sign - ✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-bruise behind ear,
basilar skull fracture
becks triad - ✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-jvd, muffled heart
tones, hypotension. from cardiac tamponade
brudzinski sign - ✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-flexion of the
neck results in flexion of the hip. meningitis
,coopernails sign - ✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-ecchymosis on
perineum, labia, scrotum. sign of pelvis fracture
cullens sign - ✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-bruising around
umbilicus. Sign of pancreatitis or ectopic pregnancy
grey turners sign - ✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-discoloration of
skin around flank. sign of pancreatitis
hammans sign - ✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-crunching sound
of heart with asynchronous heart beat. sign of
mediastinal emphysema/tracheobronchial disruption
kehrs sign - ✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-left shoulder pain
associated with splenic rupture
,kernigs sign - ✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-pain to knee
extension when hip is at 90 degrees. sign of
meningitis
levines sign - ✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-pain with clutched
fist over midline of chest. sign of cardiac chest pain
mcburneys sign - ✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-tenderness 2/3
the distance between umbilicus and ileum. sign of
appendicitis
muphys sign - ✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-pt unable to take
deep breath on inspiration with deep palpation
beneath right coastal margins. sign of gall bladder
issues
S2 "dub" heart tones - ✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-aortic and
pulmonary valve closure
, s1 "lub" sound - ✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-bicuspic/tricuspid
valve closure
stroke volume is affected by - ✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-
preload, afterload, contractility
s4 heart tone - ✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-indicative of stiff or
noncompliant ventricle, like with an old MI
s3 heart tone - ✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-ventricle stretch
due to fluid overload
right coronary artery is typically repaired by using -
✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-saphenous vein
dresslers sign - ✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-pericarditis from
recent MI or cardiac surgery
Bank – 2026/2027 Edition – Verified
Questions and Answers
babinski reflex - ✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-extension and
spreading of toes when bottom of foot is stroked.
sign of nervous system lesion
battles sign - ✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-bruise behind ear,
basilar skull fracture
becks triad - ✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-jvd, muffled heart
tones, hypotension. from cardiac tamponade
brudzinski sign - ✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-flexion of the
neck results in flexion of the hip. meningitis
,coopernails sign - ✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-ecchymosis on
perineum, labia, scrotum. sign of pelvis fracture
cullens sign - ✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-bruising around
umbilicus. Sign of pancreatitis or ectopic pregnancy
grey turners sign - ✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-discoloration of
skin around flank. sign of pancreatitis
hammans sign - ✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-crunching sound
of heart with asynchronous heart beat. sign of
mediastinal emphysema/tracheobronchial disruption
kehrs sign - ✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-left shoulder pain
associated with splenic rupture
,kernigs sign - ✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-pain to knee
extension when hip is at 90 degrees. sign of
meningitis
levines sign - ✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-pain with clutched
fist over midline of chest. sign of cardiac chest pain
mcburneys sign - ✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-tenderness 2/3
the distance between umbilicus and ileum. sign of
appendicitis
muphys sign - ✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-pt unable to take
deep breath on inspiration with deep palpation
beneath right coastal margins. sign of gall bladder
issues
S2 "dub" heart tones - ✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-aortic and
pulmonary valve closure
, s1 "lub" sound - ✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-bicuspic/tricuspid
valve closure
stroke volume is affected by - ✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-
preload, afterload, contractility
s4 heart tone - ✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-indicative of stiff or
noncompliant ventricle, like with an old MI
s3 heart tone - ✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-ventricle stretch
due to fluid overload
right coronary artery is typically repaired by using -
✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-saphenous vein
dresslers sign - ✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-pericarditis from
recent MI or cardiac surgery
