PARAMEDIC FINAL EXAM
QUESTIN AND CORRECT
ANSWERS 100%
,Explain the pathophysiology of angina - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-
Reduced blood flow (ischemia) to heart muscle causes
pain; often due to coronary artery narrowing
If you hear gurgling in the airway, you should? -
✔✔ANSWER✔✔-Suction
What are the signs and symptoms of a pulmonary
embolism? - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-Sudden onset dyspnea,
sharp chest pain, tachypnea, tachycardia, possible
hemoptysis
What are the signs and symptoms of acute diverticulitis?
- ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-Lower left abdominal pain, fever,
bloating, and altered bowel habits.
What are the signs and symptoms of cholecystitis? -
✔✔ANSWER✔✔-Severe pain in the upper right
abdomen, pain that radiates to the right shoulder,
nausea, vomiting, fever.
,What are the signs and symptoms of hemorrhagic stroke?
- ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-Sudden severe headache, nausea and
vomiting, decreased alertness, weakness, numbness,
vision problems, difficulty speaking.
What are the signs and symptoms of hypoglycemia? -
✔✔ANSWER✔✔-Shaking, sweating, hunger, dizziness,
lightheadedness, moodiness or irritability, confusion,
rapid heartbeat, and in severe cases, unconsciousness.
What are the signs and symptoms of hypoglycemic
shock? - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-Confusion, sweating, dizziness,
shakiness, rapid heartbeat, hunger, irritability, fatigue,
loss of consciousness
What are the signs and symptoms of ischemic stroke? -
✔✔ANSWER✔✔-Sudden numbness or weakness in the
face, arm, or leg, especially on one side of the body,
confusion, trouble speaking or understanding, trouble
seeing, trouble walking, dizziness, loss of balance or
coordination.
, What are the signs and symptoms of ischemic stroke? -
✔✔ANSWER✔✔-Sudden numbness or weakness in the
face, arm, or leg, especially on one side of the body,
confusion, trouble speaking or understanding, trouble
seeing, trouble walking, dizziness, loss of balance or
coordination.
What are the signs and symptoms of myocardial
infarction? - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-Chest pain, radiating pain
to arm/jaw, diaphoresis, nausea, dyspnea, palpitations,
ECG changes
What are the signs and symptoms of pancreatitis? -
✔✔ANSWER✔✔-Upper abdominal pain that radiates to
the back, pain worsens after eating, fever, rapid pulse,
nausea, vomiting.
What are the signs and symptoms of pelvic inflammatory
disease (PID)? - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-Low abdominal pain,
discharge, irregular menses
QUESTIN AND CORRECT
ANSWERS 100%
,Explain the pathophysiology of angina - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-
Reduced blood flow (ischemia) to heart muscle causes
pain; often due to coronary artery narrowing
If you hear gurgling in the airway, you should? -
✔✔ANSWER✔✔-Suction
What are the signs and symptoms of a pulmonary
embolism? - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-Sudden onset dyspnea,
sharp chest pain, tachypnea, tachycardia, possible
hemoptysis
What are the signs and symptoms of acute diverticulitis?
- ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-Lower left abdominal pain, fever,
bloating, and altered bowel habits.
What are the signs and symptoms of cholecystitis? -
✔✔ANSWER✔✔-Severe pain in the upper right
abdomen, pain that radiates to the right shoulder,
nausea, vomiting, fever.
,What are the signs and symptoms of hemorrhagic stroke?
- ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-Sudden severe headache, nausea and
vomiting, decreased alertness, weakness, numbness,
vision problems, difficulty speaking.
What are the signs and symptoms of hypoglycemia? -
✔✔ANSWER✔✔-Shaking, sweating, hunger, dizziness,
lightheadedness, moodiness or irritability, confusion,
rapid heartbeat, and in severe cases, unconsciousness.
What are the signs and symptoms of hypoglycemic
shock? - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-Confusion, sweating, dizziness,
shakiness, rapid heartbeat, hunger, irritability, fatigue,
loss of consciousness
What are the signs and symptoms of ischemic stroke? -
✔✔ANSWER✔✔-Sudden numbness or weakness in the
face, arm, or leg, especially on one side of the body,
confusion, trouble speaking or understanding, trouble
seeing, trouble walking, dizziness, loss of balance or
coordination.
, What are the signs and symptoms of ischemic stroke? -
✔✔ANSWER✔✔-Sudden numbness or weakness in the
face, arm, or leg, especially on one side of the body,
confusion, trouble speaking or understanding, trouble
seeing, trouble walking, dizziness, loss of balance or
coordination.
What are the signs and symptoms of myocardial
infarction? - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-Chest pain, radiating pain
to arm/jaw, diaphoresis, nausea, dyspnea, palpitations,
ECG changes
What are the signs and symptoms of pancreatitis? -
✔✔ANSWER✔✔-Upper abdominal pain that radiates to
the back, pain worsens after eating, fever, rapid pulse,
nausea, vomiting.
What are the signs and symptoms of pelvic inflammatory
disease (PID)? - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-Low abdominal pain,
discharge, irregular menses
