Paramedic school entry exam
Abandonment h- hANS-Leaving ha hpt hw/o hhaving hturned hpt hcare hover hto hmedical
hprofessional hat hor habove hyour hlevel hof hcare
Negligence h- hANS-Harm hthat hbefell hthe hpt hdue hto ha hmistake hyou hmade.
Assault h- hANS-"I'm hgonna hbeat hyour hass". hVerbal
Battery h- hANS-"I hbeat hyou hwith ha hbat" hphysical
Medial h- hANS-Towards hinner hcore
Lateral h- hANS-Away hfrom hsides
Anterior h- hANS-Front
Posterior h- hANS-Back
Proximal h- hANS-Towards hcore, hor hspecific hsite
Distal h- hANS-Away hfrom hcore, hor hspecific hsite
Basic htenets hof hHIPAA hand hpt hprivacy h- hANS-There his hnothing hyou hcan't htell
hforward hlines hof hcaregivers. hi.e. hthe hRN hyou hare hturning hpt hcare hover hto.
Mechanics hfor hbreathing hand hmuscles hused h- hANS-Lung hexpansion h- hpleura: htwo
hthin, hsmooth hlayers hof htissue hwith hthin hfilm hof hfluid hin hbetween hallow hfrictionless
hmovement hacross hone hanother. h
Inhalation: hChest hexpands, hcreates hnegative hpressure hin hthoracic hcavity, hparietal
hpleura hpulls hthe hvisceral, hwhich hpull hthe hlungs. h
Exhalation: hDiagphragm/intercostals hrelax, hthoracic hcage hcontracts, hpressure hin
hcavity hrises, hair his hexpelled. hNormally hpassive. hNo henergy hrequired. hExhaled hair
hcontains h16% ho2. h
Diaphragm: hprimary hmuscle hfor hrespiration. hUsually hinvoluntary hbut hcan hbe
hcontrolled hvoluntarily. hEsophagus hand hgreat hvessels hpass hthrough hthe hdiaphragm.
hDome hshaped huntil hcontraction hduring hinhalation; hmoves hdown hand hexpands hthe
hsize hof hthe hthoracic hcavity. h
Intercostal hmuscles.
, Alveoli h- hANS-All hairway hstructures hserve hto hget hair hto hthis hpoint. hOnly hplace
hwhere ho2 hand hco2 hare hexchanged. hContact hw/ hpulmonary hcapillaries. hPulmonary
hcapillaries hdiffuse hcabon hdioxide hfrom hthe hbody hto hthe halveoli. hAlveloi hdiffuse ho2
hfrom hrespiratory hsystem hto hthe hbody. hSurfactant his: ha hsubstance hthat hhelps hkeep
hthe halveoli hfrom hcollapsing.
What heach hnumber hin hBP hrepresent h- hANS-Systolic: hthe hpressure hexerted hduring
hcontracted hof hthe hleft hventricle. h
Diastolic: hthe hpressure hbetween hcontractions. hThe hresting hphase. hThis his hconstant.
Characteristics hand hdifferences hof htypes hof hmuscle htissue h- hANS-Smooth:
hinvoluntary hlocated hwithin hthe hblood hvessels hand hdigestive htract. h
Skeletal: hvoluntary hthat hattaches hto hthe hskeleton. h
Cardiac: hheart
Diaphragm hand hintercostals hare hinvoluntary hbut hare hcan halso hbe hvoluntary.
Locations/function hof hliver h- hANS-Think hfilter. hRemember hantifreeze hOD hand
hwhiskey. hRUQ. hHelps hbreak hdown hfats, hfilters htoxins, hprodcues hcholesterol.
Location/function hof hspleen h- hANS-LUQ. hFilters hthe hblood hand hhelps hrepair
hdamaged hblood hplatelets.
Location/function hof hpancreas h- hANS-Aids hin hdigestion, hproduces hinsulin, hhelps
hregulate hCBG hlevels. hEpigastric hregion.
Location/function hof hesophagus h- hANS-Collapsible hstructure hrunning hfrom hmouth hto
hstomach. hPosterior hto hthe htrachea.
Location/function hof hstomach h- hANS-Hollow hLUQ. hReceives hfood, hbegins hbreaking
hit hdown, hsends hit hto hsmall hintestine.
Location/function hof hsmall hintestine h- hANS-Hollow, hboth hlower hquadrants. hFood
hfrom hstomach his hmixed hw/ hdigestive henzymes hto hdigest hfat. hMost hcontents hare
habsorbed hout hof hthe hsmall hintestine hand hused/stored hby hthe hbody.
Location/function hof hlarge hintestine h- hANS-Occupies houter hboarder hof habd. hPulls
hmost hof hthe hremaining hliquid hto hform hsolid hstool.
Location/function hof happendix h- hANS-Hollow, hRLQ, hcan heasily hbecome hobstructed,
hcausing hinflammation, hrupture, hpossible hinfection
Location/function hof hKidneys h- hANS-Part hof hurinary hsystem. hControl hfluid hbalance,
hfilter hwaste, hcontrol hpH hbalance.
Location/function hof hgall hbladder h- hANS-Beneath hliver. hCollects hand hstores hbile
hfrom hthe hliver. hReleases hbile hinto hthe hintestine hand haid hin hdigestion.
Abandonment h- hANS-Leaving ha hpt hw/o hhaving hturned hpt hcare hover hto hmedical
hprofessional hat hor habove hyour hlevel hof hcare
Negligence h- hANS-Harm hthat hbefell hthe hpt hdue hto ha hmistake hyou hmade.
Assault h- hANS-"I'm hgonna hbeat hyour hass". hVerbal
Battery h- hANS-"I hbeat hyou hwith ha hbat" hphysical
Medial h- hANS-Towards hinner hcore
Lateral h- hANS-Away hfrom hsides
Anterior h- hANS-Front
Posterior h- hANS-Back
Proximal h- hANS-Towards hcore, hor hspecific hsite
Distal h- hANS-Away hfrom hcore, hor hspecific hsite
Basic htenets hof hHIPAA hand hpt hprivacy h- hANS-There his hnothing hyou hcan't htell
hforward hlines hof hcaregivers. hi.e. hthe hRN hyou hare hturning hpt hcare hover hto.
Mechanics hfor hbreathing hand hmuscles hused h- hANS-Lung hexpansion h- hpleura: htwo
hthin, hsmooth hlayers hof htissue hwith hthin hfilm hof hfluid hin hbetween hallow hfrictionless
hmovement hacross hone hanother. h
Inhalation: hChest hexpands, hcreates hnegative hpressure hin hthoracic hcavity, hparietal
hpleura hpulls hthe hvisceral, hwhich hpull hthe hlungs. h
Exhalation: hDiagphragm/intercostals hrelax, hthoracic hcage hcontracts, hpressure hin
hcavity hrises, hair his hexpelled. hNormally hpassive. hNo henergy hrequired. hExhaled hair
hcontains h16% ho2. h
Diaphragm: hprimary hmuscle hfor hrespiration. hUsually hinvoluntary hbut hcan hbe
hcontrolled hvoluntarily. hEsophagus hand hgreat hvessels hpass hthrough hthe hdiaphragm.
hDome hshaped huntil hcontraction hduring hinhalation; hmoves hdown hand hexpands hthe
hsize hof hthe hthoracic hcavity. h
Intercostal hmuscles.
, Alveoli h- hANS-All hairway hstructures hserve hto hget hair hto hthis hpoint. hOnly hplace
hwhere ho2 hand hco2 hare hexchanged. hContact hw/ hpulmonary hcapillaries. hPulmonary
hcapillaries hdiffuse hcabon hdioxide hfrom hthe hbody hto hthe halveoli. hAlveloi hdiffuse ho2
hfrom hrespiratory hsystem hto hthe hbody. hSurfactant his: ha hsubstance hthat hhelps hkeep
hthe halveoli hfrom hcollapsing.
What heach hnumber hin hBP hrepresent h- hANS-Systolic: hthe hpressure hexerted hduring
hcontracted hof hthe hleft hventricle. h
Diastolic: hthe hpressure hbetween hcontractions. hThe hresting hphase. hThis his hconstant.
Characteristics hand hdifferences hof htypes hof hmuscle htissue h- hANS-Smooth:
hinvoluntary hlocated hwithin hthe hblood hvessels hand hdigestive htract. h
Skeletal: hvoluntary hthat hattaches hto hthe hskeleton. h
Cardiac: hheart
Diaphragm hand hintercostals hare hinvoluntary hbut hare hcan halso hbe hvoluntary.
Locations/function hof hliver h- hANS-Think hfilter. hRemember hantifreeze hOD hand
hwhiskey. hRUQ. hHelps hbreak hdown hfats, hfilters htoxins, hprodcues hcholesterol.
Location/function hof hspleen h- hANS-LUQ. hFilters hthe hblood hand hhelps hrepair
hdamaged hblood hplatelets.
Location/function hof hpancreas h- hANS-Aids hin hdigestion, hproduces hinsulin, hhelps
hregulate hCBG hlevels. hEpigastric hregion.
Location/function hof hesophagus h- hANS-Collapsible hstructure hrunning hfrom hmouth hto
hstomach. hPosterior hto hthe htrachea.
Location/function hof hstomach h- hANS-Hollow hLUQ. hReceives hfood, hbegins hbreaking
hit hdown, hsends hit hto hsmall hintestine.
Location/function hof hsmall hintestine h- hANS-Hollow, hboth hlower hquadrants. hFood
hfrom hstomach his hmixed hw/ hdigestive henzymes hto hdigest hfat. hMost hcontents hare
habsorbed hout hof hthe hsmall hintestine hand hused/stored hby hthe hbody.
Location/function hof hlarge hintestine h- hANS-Occupies houter hboarder hof habd. hPulls
hmost hof hthe hremaining hliquid hto hform hsolid hstool.
Location/function hof happendix h- hANS-Hollow, hRLQ, hcan heasily hbecome hobstructed,
hcausing hinflammation, hrupture, hpossible hinfection
Location/function hof hKidneys h- hANS-Part hof hurinary hsystem. hControl hfluid hbalance,
hfilter hwaste, hcontrol hpH hbalance.
Location/function hof hgall hbladder h- hANS-Beneath hliver. hCollects hand hstores hbile
hfrom hthe hliver. hReleases hbile hinto hthe hintestine hand haid hin hdigestion.
