Paramedic FISDAP Final Exam | Questions with
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48. A 38 year old female is crowing. You note the amniotic fluid contains a
substance resembling pea soup. An apneic blue limp infant with a heart rate of 80
beats is delivers. How should you treat the infant.
A. Provide positive-pressure ventilation with 100% oxygen via bag-valve mask
B. Perform endotracheal intubation using the endotracheal tube as a suction
catheter
C. Suction with bulb syringe and ventilate
D. Stimulate the infant by flicking the soles of the feet - ✔️✔️Suction with a bulb
syringe and ventilate.
49. A 56 year old female has a sudden onset of substernal chest pressure. She
denies any shortness of breath or nausea. She has a history of arthrosporic heart
disease and is talking verapamil. Vital signs are BP 160/90 pulse matches the ECG
rhythm below R 16 skin warm and dry. and lungs clear bilateral. What should you
do.
A. Administer Lidocaine and transport
B. Sedate and perform synchronized cardioversion
C. Administer nitroglycerin
D. Perform vagal maneuvers - ✔️✔️Nitroglycerin
50. A 64 year old is sitting in his living room in moderate distress. He is able to
speak to you in full sentences but claims he is not feeling right. Vitals signs are BP
1110/64 R 16. Pulse matches monitor (super vertical tachycardia) what should
you do. - ✔️✔️vagal fluids adenosine.
,51. Which I V will be able to administer the most fluid in the least amount of time.
- ✔️✔️14 gauge 1/2 inch IV catheter.
52. A 30 year old man is breathing fast and deep. He works at a preschool and
believes that the
children plan to harm him. Which of the following statement is most helpful when
treating the patient. - ✔️✔️I understand that you are concerned. Can you tell me
more about why you fell this way.
53. A 67 year old man has collapsed and is on the floor. He is pale clammy and
moaning with vomit around his mouth. Vital signs are BP 180/30 P110 and weak
R28 and shallow. Oropharynx is clear and lungs are clear bilaterally. His ECG
shows ventricular tachycardia. That should you do?
A. Administer amiodarone 150 mg IV
B. Administer adenosine 6 mg IV
C. Insert an endotracheal tube
D. Synchronized cardioversion at 100 J - ✔️✔️Synchronized cardio100J
54. You arrive at the scene of a single vehicle crash. A woman walks up to a your
ambulance with a cut on her forehead. You should
A. perform a rapid trauma assessment
B. fully immobilize from a standing position
C. determine if she is the only victim
D. determine her level of consciousness - ✔️✔️determine if she is the only victim
55. A 73 year old male has several fractured ribs on his right side with unequal
chest wall movement. He has dyspnea and diminished breath sounds on the right.
,Vital signs are BP 124/76 P124 R 26 and shallow. His trachea is mid line and neck
veins are flat. Most likely has
A. a tension Pneumothorax
B. cardiac tamponade
C. pulmonary occlusion
D. a flail chest segment - ✔️✔️a flail chest segment
56. You have just converted a 318 lb cardiac arrest patient into a normal sinus
rhythm. She is
hypotensive and you have been ordered to start the an epinephrine drip at
3mcg/min using a 60 drip set. You have mixed a 4:1 concentration of epinephrine
and should set the drip rate at - ✔️✔️45 drops/min (clock)
57. You are assisting with a deliver and the infants head has been deviled. You
notice the umbilical cord is wrapped around the infants neck. You should
A. instruct the mother to push as hard as possible to facilitate rapid delivery of the
infant
B. administer oxygen to the mother and transport rapidly to the closest
appropriate facility
C. gently slip the cord over the infant's head, or clamp the cord in two places and
cut ....between the clams to release the cord
D. immediately clear the mouth and nose of fluid and mucus with a bulb syringe -
✔️✔️gently slip the cord over the infants head or clamp the cord in two places and
cut between the clamps to
release the cord.
, 58. A 50 year old male is complaining of a chronic cough. He has lost his appetite
and has had hot flashes and periods of sweating during the night. He has noticed
some red specks in his sputum when he coughs. You should suspect
A. pneumonia
B. tuberculosis
C. pulmonary edema
D. infectious bronchitis - ✔️✔️Tuberculosis
59. A patient has surfaced rapidly from a deep dive and is now complaining of
difficultly breathing and extreme muscle and joint pain. You should
A. transport rapidly to the closest hospital
B. perform a complete neurological assessment
C. administer Dilaudid, Lasix, and transport to nearest hyperbaric chamber
D. transport rapidly to the nearest hyperbaric chamber - ✔️✔️Transport rapidly to
the nearest hyperbaric chamber.
60. It is mid-December and a 13 month old child is awakened in the middle of the
night with barking cough and inspiratory stridor. The child has been ill for a few
days with chills and congestion. You should suspect
A. epiglottitis
B. respiratory syncytial virus
C. croup
D. bronchiolitis - ✔️✔️croup
61. An 80 year old male has just collapsed. Vital signs are BP 90/40 pulse matches
ECG 3 degree block R 20 What should you do? - ✔️✔️Apply transcutaneous pacing.
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48. A 38 year old female is crowing. You note the amniotic fluid contains a
substance resembling pea soup. An apneic blue limp infant with a heart rate of 80
beats is delivers. How should you treat the infant.
A. Provide positive-pressure ventilation with 100% oxygen via bag-valve mask
B. Perform endotracheal intubation using the endotracheal tube as a suction
catheter
C. Suction with bulb syringe and ventilate
D. Stimulate the infant by flicking the soles of the feet - ✔️✔️Suction with a bulb
syringe and ventilate.
49. A 56 year old female has a sudden onset of substernal chest pressure. She
denies any shortness of breath or nausea. She has a history of arthrosporic heart
disease and is talking verapamil. Vital signs are BP 160/90 pulse matches the ECG
rhythm below R 16 skin warm and dry. and lungs clear bilateral. What should you
do.
A. Administer Lidocaine and transport
B. Sedate and perform synchronized cardioversion
C. Administer nitroglycerin
D. Perform vagal maneuvers - ✔️✔️Nitroglycerin
50. A 64 year old is sitting in his living room in moderate distress. He is able to
speak to you in full sentences but claims he is not feeling right. Vitals signs are BP
1110/64 R 16. Pulse matches monitor (super vertical tachycardia) what should
you do. - ✔️✔️vagal fluids adenosine.
,51. Which I V will be able to administer the most fluid in the least amount of time.
- ✔️✔️14 gauge 1/2 inch IV catheter.
52. A 30 year old man is breathing fast and deep. He works at a preschool and
believes that the
children plan to harm him. Which of the following statement is most helpful when
treating the patient. - ✔️✔️I understand that you are concerned. Can you tell me
more about why you fell this way.
53. A 67 year old man has collapsed and is on the floor. He is pale clammy and
moaning with vomit around his mouth. Vital signs are BP 180/30 P110 and weak
R28 and shallow. Oropharynx is clear and lungs are clear bilaterally. His ECG
shows ventricular tachycardia. That should you do?
A. Administer amiodarone 150 mg IV
B. Administer adenosine 6 mg IV
C. Insert an endotracheal tube
D. Synchronized cardioversion at 100 J - ✔️✔️Synchronized cardio100J
54. You arrive at the scene of a single vehicle crash. A woman walks up to a your
ambulance with a cut on her forehead. You should
A. perform a rapid trauma assessment
B. fully immobilize from a standing position
C. determine if she is the only victim
D. determine her level of consciousness - ✔️✔️determine if she is the only victim
55. A 73 year old male has several fractured ribs on his right side with unequal
chest wall movement. He has dyspnea and diminished breath sounds on the right.
,Vital signs are BP 124/76 P124 R 26 and shallow. His trachea is mid line and neck
veins are flat. Most likely has
A. a tension Pneumothorax
B. cardiac tamponade
C. pulmonary occlusion
D. a flail chest segment - ✔️✔️a flail chest segment
56. You have just converted a 318 lb cardiac arrest patient into a normal sinus
rhythm. She is
hypotensive and you have been ordered to start the an epinephrine drip at
3mcg/min using a 60 drip set. You have mixed a 4:1 concentration of epinephrine
and should set the drip rate at - ✔️✔️45 drops/min (clock)
57. You are assisting with a deliver and the infants head has been deviled. You
notice the umbilical cord is wrapped around the infants neck. You should
A. instruct the mother to push as hard as possible to facilitate rapid delivery of the
infant
B. administer oxygen to the mother and transport rapidly to the closest
appropriate facility
C. gently slip the cord over the infant's head, or clamp the cord in two places and
cut ....between the clams to release the cord
D. immediately clear the mouth and nose of fluid and mucus with a bulb syringe -
✔️✔️gently slip the cord over the infants head or clamp the cord in two places and
cut between the clamps to
release the cord.
, 58. A 50 year old male is complaining of a chronic cough. He has lost his appetite
and has had hot flashes and periods of sweating during the night. He has noticed
some red specks in his sputum when he coughs. You should suspect
A. pneumonia
B. tuberculosis
C. pulmonary edema
D. infectious bronchitis - ✔️✔️Tuberculosis
59. A patient has surfaced rapidly from a deep dive and is now complaining of
difficultly breathing and extreme muscle and joint pain. You should
A. transport rapidly to the closest hospital
B. perform a complete neurological assessment
C. administer Dilaudid, Lasix, and transport to nearest hyperbaric chamber
D. transport rapidly to the nearest hyperbaric chamber - ✔️✔️Transport rapidly to
the nearest hyperbaric chamber.
60. It is mid-December and a 13 month old child is awakened in the middle of the
night with barking cough and inspiratory stridor. The child has been ill for a few
days with chills and congestion. You should suspect
A. epiglottitis
B. respiratory syncytial virus
C. croup
D. bronchiolitis - ✔️✔️croup
61. An 80 year old male has just collapsed. Vital signs are BP 90/40 pulse matches
ECG 3 degree block R 20 What should you do? - ✔️✔️Apply transcutaneous pacing.
