FCTC Paramedic Test 12 Questions With Verified Answers

Dysmenorrhea - Answer severe discomfort/cramps from menstral period Your pt is 9 months pregnant, in laborand has been invoved in a trauma cutting her radial artery. Bleeding in controled. HR 98, RR 26, BP 100/70, skin pale and patient is very anxious. How do you manage this patient? - Answer Give high flow O2 What is the greatest risk of carrying HIV/HBV during childbirth? - Answer Blood in the cord; disease transmitted to fetus. Lloyds sign - Answer Pain on percussion of lowest rib by lumbar spine. Name the organ that holds the fetus. - Answer Uterus Your patient is a 24 y/o female 9 weeks pregnant. She is vomitting clear emesis and cannot keep anything down. Poor skin tugar (dehydration), capillary refill 3 seconds (hypovolemic), RR 22, HR 100. What is your differential diagnosis? - Answer Morning sickness, hyperemesis, gravidarum. Diabetes associated with obesity. - Answer There is not enough insulin produced to cover the demand; this will exasperate the problem. Which of the following are you most likely to see elevated serum glucose level? - Answer Kidney failure patient; they become dehydrated causing potassium depletion and orthostatic hypertension. How would you manage a dialysis patient with fluid in his lungs? - Answer Prepare for transport in high flowers. Where do you take a blood pressure on a patient with a hemodialysis shunt in their arm? - Answer On the other arm. What do hormones do? - Answer Chemical release. Your patient has nonstop nausea and vomitting during their first trimester of pregnancy. What do you suspect? - Answer Hyperemesis gravaduria What is the function of WBC? - Answer fight infection What is the normal blood lost during childbirth? - Answer 500mL How many liters do the kidneys filter per day? - Answer 120mL What is the #1 cause of nontraumatic abdominal pain? - Answer Pelvic inflammatory disease - PID Progesterone - Answer Produced by females to bring on the menstrual cycle. pelvic inflammatory disease (signs and symptoms) - Answer fever, chills, pain (abdominal) Your patient is unresponsive with pale, cool, diaphoretic skin. Suspected hypoglycemic event. How do you manage this patient? - Answer IV and dextrose Neutropenia - Answer Leukocyte disorder What is the function of the vagina? - Answer Childbirth Endocrine problem = ____________ - Answer thyroid issue Polythycemia - Answer overproduction of the RBCs How do you manage a pregnant patient in labor with a protruding cord? - Answer Release pressure on the cord by raising the fetus off the cord. With a gloved hand lift the cord up until pulsating is felt. The blood is now moving through the umbilical cord to the fetus. How do you manage a hypoglycemic patient that is conscious and following commands? - Answer Give a glass of OJ.