Paramedic Pharmacology Quizzes with Complete Solution 2025 Latest Update

Paramedic Pharmacology Quizzes with Complete Solution 2025 Latest Update A patient with a core body temperature of 35° on the Celsius scale has a core body temperature of ____ on the Fahrenheit scale. A.96° B.95° C.97° D.94° - Answer-95° A prefilled syringe of lidocaine contains 100 mg/5 mL of volume. How many milligrams per milliliter (mg/mL) are present in the syringe? A.25 B.10 C.20 D.5 - Answer-20 A microdrip administration set: A.delivers 1 mL for every 60 drops. B.does not contain a needlelike orifice in its drip chamber. C.should be used when patients need fluid replacement. D.allows 10 or 15 drops per milliliter. - Answer-delivers 1 mL for every 60 drops A nonhypovolemic patient is severely hypotensive and requires a dopamine infusion at 5 mcg/kg/min. The patient's estimated weight is 190 lb. You add 800 mg of dopamine to a 500-mL bag of normal saline and are using a microdrip administration set. At how many drops per minute (gtts/min) will you set the IV flow rate? A.12 B.16 C.10 D.14 - Answer-16 A 130-lb patient weighs ____ kg. A.49 B.59 C.62 D.55 - Answer-59 Failure to pinch the tubing proximal to the injection port when administering a drug via the IV bolus route will: A.result in too much of the medication entering the patient's circulation. B.cause the medication to enter the patient's central circulation rapidly. C.negate the need to follow the IV bolus with a 20-mL normal saline flush. D.cause the medication to flow up the tubing and away from the patient. - Answer-cause the medication to flow up the tubing and away from the patient. An 80-kg patient weighs ____ lb. A.179 B.182 C.176 D.185 - Answer-176 Blood tubing is a: A.special type of microdrip administration set that contains an inline filter designed to cleanse transfused blood of impurities. B.macrodrip administration set that is designed to facilitate rapid fluid replacement by manual infusion of multiple IV bags or a combination of IV fluids and blood. C.special administration set with dual piercing spikes that allows the paramedic to administer IV fluids to two critically ill or injured patients at the same time. D.macrodrip administration set that is designed to be used exclusively with 1,000-mL bags of type O-negative blood. - Answer-macrodrip administration set that is designed to facilitate rapid fluid replacement by manual infusion of multiple IV bags or a combination of IV fluids and blood. An unconscious 4-year-old child with a blood glucose reading of 30 mg/dL requires 2 mL/kg of D 50. The child's estimated weight is 35 lb. You have a prefilled syringe of D 50 at a concentration of 25 g/50 mL. How many grams milligrams of dextrose will you administer to the child? A. 12,400 B. 16,000 C. 14,000 D. 13,800 - Answer-16,000 After attaching the prepared IV line to the hub of the IV catheter and removing the constricting band, you should: A.apply a sterile gauze pad directly over the venipuncture site. B.set the IV flow rate to keep the vein open (KVO). C.secure the catheter and tubing in place with a commercial device. D.open the IV line and observe for swelling or infiltration. - Answer-open the IV line and observe for swelling or infiltration Drug reconstitution involves: A.shaking a medication vial vigorously so that the drug is appropriately separated from its liquid base. B.injecting a certain volume of a medication into a 500-mL bag of normal saline to achieve the correct concentration. C.adding 3 mL to 5 mL of sterile saline to an already existing liquid medication to achieve the appropriate concentration. D.injecting diluent or sterile water from one vial into the vial that contains the powdered form of the medication - Answer-injecting diluent or sterile water from one vial into the vial that contains the powdered form of the medication Colloid solutions: A.are safe to use in the prehospital setting because they rapidly and effectively expand the intravascular compartment. B.include solutions such as lactated Ringer solution and normal saline and rapidly expand the intravascular compartment. C.contain proteins that are too large to pass out of the capillary membranes, so the solutions remain in the vascular compartment. D.do not contain large molecules and are therefore ineffective in expanding the intravascular compartment. - Answer-contain proteins that are too large to pass out of the capillary membranes, so the solutions remain in the vascular compartment. As you are preparing to start an IV on a young man, he sees the needle, becomes acutely diaphoretic, and passes out. After placing him in the appropriate position, you should: A.administer high-flow oxygen. B.obtain a complete set of vital signs. C.start the IV in case he needs fluids. D.assess his blood glucose level. - Answer-administer high-flow oxygen.