CRITICAL CARE/LIGHT
PARAMEDIC ACTUAL EXAM / 250
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS 2025/2026 GRADED A+
LATEST UPDATE .
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,1. babinski reflex CORRECT ANSWER extension and spreading of toes when bottom
of foot is stroked. sign of nervous system lesion
2. battles sign CORRECT ANSWER bruise behind ear, basilar skull fracture
3. becks triad CORRECT ANSWER jvd, muffled heart tones, hypotension. from cardiac
tamponade
4. brudzinski sign CORRECT ANSWER flexion of the neck results in flexion of the hip
meningitis
5. coopernails sign CORRECT ANSWER ecchymosis on perineum, labia, scrotum.
sign of pelvis frac- ture
6. cullens sign CORRECT ANSWER bruising around umbilicus. Sign of pancreatitis or
ectopic pregnan- cy
7. grey turners sign CORRECT ANSWER discoloration of skin around flank. sign of
pancreatitis
8. hammans sign CORRECT ANSWER crunching sound of heart with asynchronous
heart beat. sign of mediastinal emphysema/tracheobronchial disruption
9. kehrs sign CORRECT ANSWER left shoulder pain associated with splenic rupture
10. kernigs sign CORRECT ANSWER pain to knee extension when hip is at 90
degrees. sign of menin- gitis
11. levines sign CORRECT ANSWER pain with clutched fist over midline of chest. sign
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, of cardiac chest pain
12. mcburneys sign CORRECT ANSWER tenderness 2/3 the distance between
umbilicus and ileum. sign of appendicitis
13. muphys sign CORRECT ANSWER pt unable to take deep breath on inspiration
with deep palpation beneath right coastal margins. sign of gall bladder issues
14. S2 "dub" heart tones CORRECT ANSWER aortic and pulmonary valve closure
15. s1 "lub" sound CORRECT ANSWER bicuspic/tricuspid valve closure
16. stroke volume is affected by CORRECT ANSWER preload, afterload, contractility
17. s4 heart tone CORRECT ANSWER indicative of stiff or noncompliant ventricle, lik
with an old MI
18. s3 heart tone CORRECT ANSWER ventricle stretch due to fluid overload
19. right coronary artery is typically repaired by using CORRECT ANSWER
saphenous vein
20. dresslers sign CORRECT ANSWER pericarditis from recent MI or cardiac surgery
21. alpha 1 stimulation results in CORRECT ANSWER increased SVR/vasoconstrictio
22. beta 1 stimulation results in CORRECT ANSWER increased HR, contractility
23. janeway lesions and osler nodes are indicative of CORRECT ANSWER
endocarditis
24. elevated BNP signals CORRECT ANSWER increased stretching of ventricles. found
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PARAMEDIC ACTUAL EXAM / 250
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS 2025/2026 GRADED A+
LATEST UPDATE .
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,1. babinski reflex CORRECT ANSWER extension and spreading of toes when bottom
of foot is stroked. sign of nervous system lesion
2. battles sign CORRECT ANSWER bruise behind ear, basilar skull fracture
3. becks triad CORRECT ANSWER jvd, muffled heart tones, hypotension. from cardiac
tamponade
4. brudzinski sign CORRECT ANSWER flexion of the neck results in flexion of the hip
meningitis
5. coopernails sign CORRECT ANSWER ecchymosis on perineum, labia, scrotum.
sign of pelvis frac- ture
6. cullens sign CORRECT ANSWER bruising around umbilicus. Sign of pancreatitis or
ectopic pregnan- cy
7. grey turners sign CORRECT ANSWER discoloration of skin around flank. sign of
pancreatitis
8. hammans sign CORRECT ANSWER crunching sound of heart with asynchronous
heart beat. sign of mediastinal emphysema/tracheobronchial disruption
9. kehrs sign CORRECT ANSWER left shoulder pain associated with splenic rupture
10. kernigs sign CORRECT ANSWER pain to knee extension when hip is at 90
degrees. sign of menin- gitis
11. levines sign CORRECT ANSWER pain with clutched fist over midline of chest. sign
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, of cardiac chest pain
12. mcburneys sign CORRECT ANSWER tenderness 2/3 the distance between
umbilicus and ileum. sign of appendicitis
13. muphys sign CORRECT ANSWER pt unable to take deep breath on inspiration
with deep palpation beneath right coastal margins. sign of gall bladder issues
14. S2 "dub" heart tones CORRECT ANSWER aortic and pulmonary valve closure
15. s1 "lub" sound CORRECT ANSWER bicuspic/tricuspid valve closure
16. stroke volume is affected by CORRECT ANSWER preload, afterload, contractility
17. s4 heart tone CORRECT ANSWER indicative of stiff or noncompliant ventricle, lik
with an old MI
18. s3 heart tone CORRECT ANSWER ventricle stretch due to fluid overload
19. right coronary artery is typically repaired by using CORRECT ANSWER
saphenous vein
20. dresslers sign CORRECT ANSWER pericarditis from recent MI or cardiac surgery
21. alpha 1 stimulation results in CORRECT ANSWER increased SVR/vasoconstrictio
22. beta 1 stimulation results in CORRECT ANSWER increased HR, contractility
23. janeway lesions and osler nodes are indicative of CORRECT ANSWER
endocarditis
24. elevated BNP signals CORRECT ANSWER increased stretching of ventricles. found
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