PARAMEDIC JB LEARNING ACTUAL
EXAMINATION TEST PAPER 2026
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
◉ Dyspnea is MOST accurately defined as:
Answer: shortness of breath or difficulty breathing.
◉ Hyperventilation could be associated with all of the following,
EXCEPT:
Choose one answer.
A. a respiratory infection.
B. an overdose of aspirin.
C. high blood glucose levels.
D. a narcotic overdose.
Answer: a narcotic overdose
◉ You are dispatched to a residence where a middle-aged man was
found unconscious in his front yard. There are no witnesses who can
tell you what happened. You find him in a prone position; his eyes
are closed and he is not moving. Your FIRST action should be to:
Answer: log roll him as a unit to a supine position.
,◉ In what area of the lungs does respiration occur?
Answer: alveoli
◉ Harsh, high-pitched inspiratory sounds are characteristic of:
Answer: stridor
◉ Which of the following structures is NOT found in the upper
airway?
A. larynx
B. pharynx
C. bronchus
D. oropharynx
Answer: C. bronchus
◉ In infants and children, a capillary refill time (CRT) that is greater
than ______ second(s) is a sign of poor peripheral perfusion.
Answer: 2
◉ Ten days after treating a 34-year-old patient with tuberculosis,
you are given a tuberculin skin test, which yields a positive result.
This MOST likely indicates that:
Answer: you were exposed to another infected person prior to
treating the 34-year-old patient.
,◉ Distributive shock occurs when:
Answer: widespread dilation of the blood vessels causes blood to
pool in the vascular beds.
◉ The two processes that occur during respiration are
Answer: inspiration and expiration.
◉ Which of the following statements regarding the hypoxic drive is
MOST correct?
Choose one answer.
A. Chronic carbon dioxide elimination often results in activation of
the hypoxic drive.
B. 100% supplemental oxygen will always cause apnea in patients
with a hypoxic drive.
C. The hypoxic drive serves as the primary stimulus for breathing in
healthy individuals.
D. The hypoxic drive stimulates a person to breathe on the basis of
low oxygen levels.
Answer: The hypoxic drive stimulates a person to breathe on the
basis of low oxygen levels.
◉ In order for efficient pulmonary gas exchange to occur:
, Answer: . oxygen and carbon dioxide must be able to freely diffuse
across the alveolar-capillary membrane.
◉ Which of the following statements regarding methicillin-resistant
Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is correct?
Choose one answer.
A. MRSA is a bacterium that causes infections and is resistant to
most antibiotics.
B. The communicable period for MRSA is 10 days to 2 weeks after
being infected.
C. Studies have shown that less than 1% of health care providers are
MRSA carriers.
D. Most cases of MRSA transmission occur following an accidental
needlestick.
Answer: MRSA is a bacterium that causes infections and is resistant
to most antibiotics.
◉ Hypoxia is MOST accurately defined as:
Answer: inadequate oxygen to the tissues and cells.
EXAMINATION TEST PAPER 2026
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
◉ Dyspnea is MOST accurately defined as:
Answer: shortness of breath or difficulty breathing.
◉ Hyperventilation could be associated with all of the following,
EXCEPT:
Choose one answer.
A. a respiratory infection.
B. an overdose of aspirin.
C. high blood glucose levels.
D. a narcotic overdose.
Answer: a narcotic overdose
◉ You are dispatched to a residence where a middle-aged man was
found unconscious in his front yard. There are no witnesses who can
tell you what happened. You find him in a prone position; his eyes
are closed and he is not moving. Your FIRST action should be to:
Answer: log roll him as a unit to a supine position.
,◉ In what area of the lungs does respiration occur?
Answer: alveoli
◉ Harsh, high-pitched inspiratory sounds are characteristic of:
Answer: stridor
◉ Which of the following structures is NOT found in the upper
airway?
A. larynx
B. pharynx
C. bronchus
D. oropharynx
Answer: C. bronchus
◉ In infants and children, a capillary refill time (CRT) that is greater
than ______ second(s) is a sign of poor peripheral perfusion.
Answer: 2
◉ Ten days after treating a 34-year-old patient with tuberculosis,
you are given a tuberculin skin test, which yields a positive result.
This MOST likely indicates that:
Answer: you were exposed to another infected person prior to
treating the 34-year-old patient.
,◉ Distributive shock occurs when:
Answer: widespread dilation of the blood vessels causes blood to
pool in the vascular beds.
◉ The two processes that occur during respiration are
Answer: inspiration and expiration.
◉ Which of the following statements regarding the hypoxic drive is
MOST correct?
Choose one answer.
A. Chronic carbon dioxide elimination often results in activation of
the hypoxic drive.
B. 100% supplemental oxygen will always cause apnea in patients
with a hypoxic drive.
C. The hypoxic drive serves as the primary stimulus for breathing in
healthy individuals.
D. The hypoxic drive stimulates a person to breathe on the basis of
low oxygen levels.
Answer: The hypoxic drive stimulates a person to breathe on the
basis of low oxygen levels.
◉ In order for efficient pulmonary gas exchange to occur:
, Answer: . oxygen and carbon dioxide must be able to freely diffuse
across the alveolar-capillary membrane.
◉ Which of the following statements regarding methicillin-resistant
Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is correct?
Choose one answer.
A. MRSA is a bacterium that causes infections and is resistant to
most antibiotics.
B. The communicable period for MRSA is 10 days to 2 weeks after
being infected.
C. Studies have shown that less than 1% of health care providers are
MRSA carriers.
D. Most cases of MRSA transmission occur following an accidental
needlestick.
Answer: MRSA is a bacterium that causes infections and is resistant
to most antibiotics.
◉ Hypoxia is MOST accurately defined as:
Answer: inadequate oxygen to the tissues and cells.
