NREMT Paramedic questions with correct answers

What is Transposition of the Great Arteries (TGA) CORRECT ANSWER Systemic and Pulmonary circulations are parallel rather than in a series 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 What causes Respiratory Alkalosis CORRECT ANSWER Hyperventilation, anxiety, Pulmonary Embolism, fear, mechanical ventilation What are symptoms of Respiratory Alkalosis CORRECT ANSWER 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 What causes Respiratory Acidosis CORRECT ANSWER Hypoventilation, overdose on sedatives, aspiration, atelectasis, pneumothorax, emphesema What are symptoms of Respiratory Acidosis CORRECT ANSWER muscle weakness, unconsciousness, headache, drowsiness, palpitations, dizziness, ventricular fibrillation