NREMT PARAMEDIC |ACTUAL QUESTIONS &
VERIFIED ANSWERS 2026-2027 UPDATED EDITION
|GRADED A+
Question 1
What is Transposition of the Great Arteries (TGA)
CORRECT ANSWER
Systemic and Pulmonary circulations are parallel rather than in a series
Question 2
What is Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Return (TAPVR)
CORRECT ANSWER
Congenital heart defect in which 4 pulmonary veins that carry 02 rich blood back to the
heart from the heart from the lungs are not properly attached to the atrium
Question 3
What causes Respiratory Alkalosis
CORRECT ANSWER
Hyperventilation, anxiety, Pulmonary Embolism, fear, mechanical ventilation
Question 4
What are symptoms of Respiratory Alkalosis
CORRECT ANSWER
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@THE STUDY VAULT
,Deep rapid ventilation, hypokalemia, nausea and vomit, tachycardia, lethargy/confusion,
numbness and tingling, low or normal BP, light headed-ness, raised PH level, Lowered
PC02
Question 5
What causes Respiratory Acidosis
CORRECT ANSWER
Hypoventilation, overdose on sedatives, aspiration, atelectasis, pneumothorax,
emphesema
Question 6
What are symptoms of Respiratory Acidosis
CORRECT ANSWER
muscle weakness, unconsciousness, headache, drowsiness, palpitations, dizziness,
ventricular fibrillation
Question 7
What causes Metabolic Alkalosis
CORRECT ANSWER
severe vomiting, excessive suctioning, diuretic use, excessive NaHC03
Question 8
What are symptoms of Metabolic Alkalosis
CORRECT ANSWER
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@THE STUDY VAULT
,restless/lethargy, confusion (lowered level of conscious, dizzy, irritable), tachy
dysrhythmias, nausea, vomit and diarrhea, tremors, muscle cramps, hypokalemia
Question 9
What causes Metabolic Acidosis
CORRECT ANSWER
Increases (H) acid production, DKA, hypermetabolism, lowered H elimination (renal
failure), lowered HC03 production (dehydration, liver failure), raised HC03 elimination
(diarrhea)
Question 10
What are symptoms of Metabolic Acidosis
CORRECT ANSWER
headache, muscle twitch, lowered BP, vasodilation (warm, flushed skin), hyperkalemia,
nausea/vomit, decreased muscle tone, kussmaul respirations, lowered reflexes
Question 11
Official Name
CORRECT ANSWER
followed by the initials USP or NF, most cases official name is the same as the generic
name
Question 12
What is Pharmacokinetics
CORRECT ANSWER
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@THE STUDY VAULT
, the study of how the body handles a drug over a period of time
Question 13
What is Pharmacodynamic
CORRECT ANSWER
the study of how drugs act on a living organism
Question 14
Cholinergic Drug
CORRECT ANSWER
Parasympathomimetic
Question 15
Cholinergic Blocking Drug
CORRECT ANSWER
Parasympatholytic
Question 16
Adrenic Drug
CORRECT ANSWER
Sympathomimetic
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@THE STUDY VAULT
VERIFIED ANSWERS 2026-2027 UPDATED EDITION
|GRADED A+
Question 1
What is Transposition of the Great Arteries (TGA)
CORRECT ANSWER
Systemic and Pulmonary circulations are parallel rather than in a series
Question 2
What is Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Return (TAPVR)
CORRECT ANSWER
Congenital heart defect in which 4 pulmonary veins that carry 02 rich blood back to the
heart from the heart from the lungs are not properly attached to the atrium
Question 3
What causes Respiratory Alkalosis
CORRECT ANSWER
Hyperventilation, anxiety, Pulmonary Embolism, fear, mechanical ventilation
Question 4
What are symptoms of Respiratory Alkalosis
CORRECT ANSWER
1
@THE STUDY VAULT
,Deep rapid ventilation, hypokalemia, nausea and vomit, tachycardia, lethargy/confusion,
numbness and tingling, low or normal BP, light headed-ness, raised PH level, Lowered
PC02
Question 5
What causes Respiratory Acidosis
CORRECT ANSWER
Hypoventilation, overdose on sedatives, aspiration, atelectasis, pneumothorax,
emphesema
Question 6
What are symptoms of Respiratory Acidosis
CORRECT ANSWER
muscle weakness, unconsciousness, headache, drowsiness, palpitations, dizziness,
ventricular fibrillation
Question 7
What causes Metabolic Alkalosis
CORRECT ANSWER
severe vomiting, excessive suctioning, diuretic use, excessive NaHC03
Question 8
What are symptoms of Metabolic Alkalosis
CORRECT ANSWER
2
@THE STUDY VAULT
,restless/lethargy, confusion (lowered level of conscious, dizzy, irritable), tachy
dysrhythmias, nausea, vomit and diarrhea, tremors, muscle cramps, hypokalemia
Question 9
What causes Metabolic Acidosis
CORRECT ANSWER
Increases (H) acid production, DKA, hypermetabolism, lowered H elimination (renal
failure), lowered HC03 production (dehydration, liver failure), raised HC03 elimination
(diarrhea)
Question 10
What are symptoms of Metabolic Acidosis
CORRECT ANSWER
headache, muscle twitch, lowered BP, vasodilation (warm, flushed skin), hyperkalemia,
nausea/vomit, decreased muscle tone, kussmaul respirations, lowered reflexes
Question 11
Official Name
CORRECT ANSWER
followed by the initials USP or NF, most cases official name is the same as the generic
name
Question 12
What is Pharmacokinetics
CORRECT ANSWER
3
@THE STUDY VAULT
, the study of how the body handles a drug over a period of time
Question 13
What is Pharmacodynamic
CORRECT ANSWER
the study of how drugs act on a living organism
Question 14
Cholinergic Drug
CORRECT ANSWER
Parasympathomimetic
Question 15
Cholinergic Blocking Drug
CORRECT ANSWER
Parasympatholytic
Question 16
Adrenic Drug
CORRECT ANSWER
Sympathomimetic
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@THE STUDY VAULT
