Fisdap Medical Paramedic Exam Questions & Answers

petite mal seizures are also know as - Answer absence seizures present with little or no movement What type of seizure pertains a limited portion of the brain? - Answer partial seizure can be localized to one side of the brain What are the management of a seizure? - Answer If trauma is noted c-spine precaution Check blood sugar(treat it) Provide ventilatory assistance(apnea) Prepare to intubate, if difficult to bvm assistance Benzodiazepine versed (midazalom) A patient who is experiencing a seizure greater than 4-5 minutes or consecutive seizures without return to consciousness is experiencing what kind of seizure ? - Answer Staus epilepticus prepare to give a benzodiazepines such as Midazolam, ask bystanders if patient had taken anti seizure meds. You respond to a home of a patient who is experiencing facial drooping to the left side of his face with slurred speech patient is alert and oriented with equal grips and pushes, what type of medical emergency is this patient experiencing? - Answer Bells palsy Bell's palsy is a viral infection. Bell's palsy is a condition in which the muscles on one side of the face become weak or paralyzed, may present with Stoke like symptoms Treating a patient with internal bleeding patient may present with cool clammy skins with a low blood pressure - Answer Treat for hypovolemic shock. O2, blanket, rapid transport, IV fluids 12 lead monitor (VOMIT) s/s of upper GI bleed - Answer Melena - black tarry sticky odorous stool and blood blended together into one substance; blood cannot be distinguished from stool s/s of lower GI bleed - Answer hematochezia (bright red blood)- stool and blood are incorporated together into the same substance, yet are easily distiguished from each other portal hypertension causes pg (1183) - Answer esophageal varices S/S of esophageal varices (pg, ) - Answer signs of liver disease fatigue weight loss jaundice anorexia edematous abdomen pruritus(sever itching of the skin) abdominal pain nausea/vomiting s/s of rupture of varices - Answer pt will report of an abrupt onset of discomfort in the throat, may have severe dysphagia, vomiting bright red blood (hematemesis),hypotension, and signs of shock. patients who have liver disease. General management for upper gi bleed of esophageal varices - Answer Fluid resuscitation aggressive suctioning s/s of peptic ulcer disease(upper gi bleed) - Answer experience epigastrium that subsides or disminished immediately after eating