PARAMEDIC - SPECIAL POPULATIONS EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025

PARAMEDIC - SPECIAL LATEST
POPULATIONS EXAM
You 6 mo old patient presents with expiratory wheezing, tachypnea, and
crackles. You suspect bronchiolitis because:
- Asthma will generally not have crackles
- Asthma is rare in children less than 1 year old
- It is summer, and most broncholitis occurs in warmer months
- Tachypnea is the hallmark sign of bronchiolitis - Asthma is rare in
children less than 1 year old


The aging kidneys:
a) produce more angiotensin II resulting in erratic blood pressures
b) have a lower glomerular filtration rate making geriatric patients more
prone to fluid imbalance
c) produce more urine making geriatric patients have to go to the
bathroom more frequently
d) are an organ that, in healthy individuals, don't really lose significant
function over time - have a lower glomerular filtration rate making
geriatric patients more prone to fluid imbalance


A disease process expected to cause death within the next 6 months is
known as a:

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- hospice disease
- terminal illness
- palliative condition
- fatal condition - terminal illness


A primarily cognitive disorder appearing in childhood accompanied by a
lack of adaptive behaviors is:
- a congenital disease
- adaptive dysfunction
- intellectual disability
- torres mentalis - terminal illness


Care that focuses on improving quality of life as opposed to prolonging
life or curing illness is called:
- hospice care
- end of life care
- compassionate care
- palliative care - palliative care


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Neglect is defined as:
-failure to provide basic necessities (food, shelter, medical care,
supervision, financial guidance)
-Forcing a vulnerable person to engage in sexual acts
-occurs when the caregiver fails to maintain adequate contact
-Intentional violent act directed against a vulnerable person. - failure to
provide basic necessities (food, shelter, medical care, supervision,
financial guidance)


Physical abuse is defined as:
-failure to provide basic necessities (food, shelter, medical care,
supervision, financial guidance)
-Forcing a vulnerable person to engage in sexual acts
-occurs when the caregiver fails to maintain adequate contact
-Intentional violent act directed against a vulnerable person. - -
Intentional violent act directed against a vulnerable person.


Abandonment is defined as:
-failure to provide basic necessities (food, shelter, medical care,
supervision, financial guidance)
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-Forcing a vulnerable person to engage in sexual acts
-occurs when the caregiver fails to maintain adequate contact
-Intentional violent act directed against a vulnerable person. - -occurs
when the caregiver fails to maintain adequate contact


Sexual abuse is defined as:
-failure to provide basic necessities (food, shelter, medical care,
supervision, financial guidance)
-Forcing a vulnerable person to engage in sexual acts
-occurs when the caregiver fails to maintain adequate contact
-Intentional violent act directed against a vulnerable person. - Forcing a
vulnerable person to engage in sexual acts


A 30-year-old woman who is 35 weeks pregnant is pulseless and apneic.
As CPR is initiated, you or another team member should:
A - ventilate her at a slightly faster rate.
B- start and IV line and give epinephrine.
C- manually displace her uterus to the left.
D -tilt her entire body slightly to the left. - manually displace her uterus
to the left.
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