FISDAP PARAMEDIC FINAL LATEST EXAM PARAMEDIC FISDAP FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

FISDAP PARAMEDIC FINAL LATEST EXAM PARAMEDIC FISDAP FINAL E
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AM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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1. 1. A 30 year old climber is experiencing sever shortness of breath after reaching an elevation of 120
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00feet.bThebPTbisbverybanxiousbandbhasbralesbnotedbtoballbquadrantsbbutbisbotherwisebhealthy.bHebisbnotbac

customedbtobhighbaltitudes.bWhatbshouldbyoubdo?

A. Administer oxygen while descending to a lower altitude
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B. Coach the patient to slow his respirations
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C. Apply CPAP while the patient adapts to the elevations
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D. Evacuate the patient to a hyperbaric chamber
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b AnswerbAdministerboxygenbwhilebde-bscendingbtobablowerbaltitude.



2. 2. A 26 year old female does not respond to verbal stimuli but moans in response to pain. A fri
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endbstatesbthebpatientbhasbingestedbapproxb150bamitriptylinebtables.bVitalbSignsbarebBPb88/50bR16.bY

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,oubestablishbIVbaccess

andbadministerbabfluidbchallenge.bEnbroutebtobthebhospitalbherbECGbshowsbabwideningbQRS.bYoubshouldba

dminister

A. amiodarone
B. another fluid challenge
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C. calcium chloride b




D. sodium bicarbonate
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b AnswerbSodiumbBicarbonate.



3. 3. You PT experienced trauma yesterday and you are transferring her to a larger facility. She has b
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eenbexperiencingbprogressivebhypoxia.bYoubnotice

coarsebcracklesbinballblungbfieldsbonbventilation.bVitalbsignsbarebBPb90/50bandbSPO2b90%.bYoubshould

A. increase IV fluid administration rate
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B. extubate and re-intubate the patient
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C. transport emergently and continue ventilation
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D. perform bilateral chest decompression and reassess
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b AnswerbTransportbemergencybandbcontinuebventilation.



4. 4. An alert 22 year old male was just disentangled from debris in a house collapse. He denies head o
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rbneckbpain,bbutbcomplainsbofbserverbhipbpain.bVitalbsignsbarebBPb88/40.bP120bRb16byoubshouldbadminister

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A. epinephrine
B. lidocaine
C. sodium bicarbonate
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,D. morphine sulfate b




b Answerbsodiumbbicarbonate



5. 5. Braxton Hicks contractions
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A. are mild and signal the beginning of labor
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B. occur in the second trimester and are false labor
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C. cause extreme back and abdominal discomfort
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, D. cause dilation and effacement of the cervix
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b Answerboccurbinbthebsecondbtrimesterbandbarebfalseblabor.



6. 6. A 40 year old male crashed his motorcycle. He had a brief loss of consciousness, woke
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upband

walkedbhome.bYoubfindbhimb2bhoursblaterbatbhomebunconscious.bYoubshouldbsuspect.

A. Subdural hematoma b




B. Subarachnoid Bleed. b




C. Basilar skull fracture b b




D. Epidural Hematoma b




b Answerbepiduralbhematoma



7. 7. A 47 year old male who was found unconscious on the side of the road respond only to painful st
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imulus.bWhenbyoubattemptbtobestablishbIVbaccessbhebstiffensbhisbarmsbandblegs.bHebhasbminorbabrasions

b allboverbhisbbody.bVitalbsignsbarebBOb178/122bP56bRbirregularbETCO2b30.bWhatbshouldbyoubdo?

A. Mildly hypoventilate with a bag valve mask
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B. Assist ventilations at 12 breaths per minute
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C. Administer a 250 mL normal saline bolus
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b AnswerbAssistbventilationsbatb12bbreathsbperbminHg.



8. 8. A 28 year old female has a sudden onset of tightness in her chest and server difficulty breathing.
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