Paramedic Final Exam (JB Learning) |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS |\ |\
According to the terminal drop hypothesis:
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\
mental function is presumed to decline in the 5 years preceding
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
death.
All of the following physical changes occur in school-aged
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
children, EXCEPT: |\
their vital signs become the same as adults'.
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
An infant's fontanelles are typically fused together by the age of?
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
24 months
|\
An infant's sleep pattern is developed through a combination of:
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
central nervous system development and parental efforts.
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Anxious avoidant attachment is observed in infants who are
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
repeatedly:
,Rejected
As smooth muscles of the lower airway weaken with age:
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Strong inhalation can collapse the walls of the airway, resulting in
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
inspiratory wheezing.
|\ |\
Barotrauma caused by bag-mask ventilation in an infant means
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that you ventilations:
|\ |\
were too forceful
|\ |\
At two months of age, an infant should be able to:
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
track objects with his or her eyes
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Basic language mastery typically occurs by what age?
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
36 months
|\
By the age of 1 year, an infant's tidal volume ranges from:
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10 to 15 mL/kg
|\ |\ |\
,In contrast to infants, do toddlers have a slower or faster
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
respiratory rate? |\
Slower
In general, normal psycho social factors that affect the life of a
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
35 year-old person include all of the following, EXCEPT:
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
anxiety
In late adults, the size of the airway (increases or decreases?)
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
and the surface area of the alveoli (increases or decreases?)
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
increases, decreases |\
In most infants, the primary method of communicating distress
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
is:
Crying
Patients between 41 and 60 years of age are LEAST susceptible
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
to :
|\
acute immunosuppression
|\
, Teething is commonly accompanied by:
|\ |\ |\ |\
fever
What reflex happens when an infant is startled and opens his
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
arms wide? |\
Moro
The decline of cardiac function associated with aging is largely
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
related to: |\
Atherosclerosis
Vascular compensation for changes in blood pressure decreases
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
with age due to:
|\ |\ |\
Reduced elasticity of the peripheral vessels secondary to
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
decreases in elastin and collagen |\ |\ |\ |\
What is the "low normal" blood glucose level in a newborn?
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
45 mg/dL
|\
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS |\ |\
According to the terminal drop hypothesis:
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\
mental function is presumed to decline in the 5 years preceding
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
death.
All of the following physical changes occur in school-aged
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
children, EXCEPT: |\
their vital signs become the same as adults'.
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
An infant's fontanelles are typically fused together by the age of?
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
24 months
|\
An infant's sleep pattern is developed through a combination of:
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
central nervous system development and parental efforts.
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Anxious avoidant attachment is observed in infants who are
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
repeatedly:
,Rejected
As smooth muscles of the lower airway weaken with age:
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Strong inhalation can collapse the walls of the airway, resulting in
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
inspiratory wheezing.
|\ |\
Barotrauma caused by bag-mask ventilation in an infant means
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
that you ventilations:
|\ |\
were too forceful
|\ |\
At two months of age, an infant should be able to:
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
track objects with his or her eyes
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Basic language mastery typically occurs by what age?
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
36 months
|\
By the age of 1 year, an infant's tidal volume ranges from:
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
10 to 15 mL/kg
|\ |\ |\
,In contrast to infants, do toddlers have a slower or faster
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
respiratory rate? |\
Slower
In general, normal psycho social factors that affect the life of a
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
35 year-old person include all of the following, EXCEPT:
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
anxiety
In late adults, the size of the airway (increases or decreases?)
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
and the surface area of the alveoli (increases or decreases?)
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
increases, decreases |\
In most infants, the primary method of communicating distress
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
is:
Crying
Patients between 41 and 60 years of age are LEAST susceptible
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
to :
|\
acute immunosuppression
|\
, Teething is commonly accompanied by:
|\ |\ |\ |\
fever
What reflex happens when an infant is startled and opens his
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
arms wide? |\
Moro
The decline of cardiac function associated with aging is largely
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
related to: |\
Atherosclerosis
Vascular compensation for changes in blood pressure decreases
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
with age due to:
|\ |\ |\
Reduced elasticity of the peripheral vessels secondary to
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
decreases in elastin and collagen |\ |\ |\ |\
What is the "low normal" blood glucose level in a newborn?
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
45 mg/dL
|\
