Paramedic FISDAP Final Exam
Questions and Answers 100%
PASS
1. A 30 year old climber is experiencing sever shortness of breath after
reaching an elevation of 12000feet. The PT is very anxious and has rales
noted to all quadrants but is otherwise healthy. He is not accustomed to
high altitudes. What should you do?
A. Administer oxygen while descending to a lower altitude
B. Coach the patient to slow his respirations
C. Apply CPAP while the patient adapts to the elevations
D. Evacuate the patient to a hyperbaric chamber—ANSWER-Administer
oxygen while descending to a lower altitude.
,2. A 26 year old female does not respond to verbal stimuli but moans in
response to pain. A friend states the patient has ingested approx 150
amitriptyline tables. Vital Signs are BP 88/50 R16. You establish IV access
and administer a fluid challenge. En route to the hospital her ECG shows a
widening QRS. You should administer
A. amiodarone
B. another fluid challenge
C. calcium chloride
D. sodium bicarbonate—ANSWER-Sodium Bicarbonate.
3. You PT experienced trauma yesterday and you are transferring her to a
larger facility. She has been experiencing progressive hypoxia. You notice
coarse crackles in all lung fields on ventilation. Vital signs are BP 90/50 and
SPO2 90%. You should
A. increase IV fluid administration rate
B. extubate and re-intubate the patient
C. transport emergently and continue ventilation
D. perform bilateral chest decompression and reassess—ANSWER-Transport
emergency and continue ventilation.
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,4. An alert 22 year old male was just disentangled from debris in a house
collapse. He denies head or neck pain, but complains of server hip pain.
Vital signs are BP 88/40. P120 R 16 you should administer.
A. epinephrine
B. lidocaine
C. sodium bicarbonate
D. morphine sulfate—ANSWER-sodium bicarbonate
5. Braxton Hicks contractions
A. are mild and signal the beginning of labor
B. occur in the second trimester and are false labor
C. cause extreme back and abdominal discomfort
D. cause dilation and effacement of the cervix—ANSWER-occur in the
second trimester and are false labor.
6. A 40 year old male crashed his motorcycle. He had a brief loss of
consciousness, woke up and
walked home. You find him 2 hours later at home unconscious. You should
suspect.
A. Subdural hematoma
, B. Subarachnoid Bleed.
C. Basilar skull fracture
D. Epidural Hematoma—ANSWER-epidural hematoma
7. A 47 year old male who was found unconscious on the side of the road
respond only to painful stimulus. When you attempt to establish IV access
he stiffens his arms and legs. He has minor abrasions all over his body. Vital
signs are BO 178/122 P56 R irregular ETCO2 30. What should you do?
A. Mildly hypoventilate with a bag valve mask
B. Assist ventilations at 12 breaths per minute
C. Administer a 250 mL normal saline bolus
D. Administer 25 g of dextrose—ANSWER-Assist ventilations at 12 breaths
per minHg.
8. A 28 year old female has a sudden onset of tightness in her chest and
server difficulty breathing. Her tongue face and neck appear swollen and she
has red itchy hives on her torso. Her signs are BP 80/40 P 130. You should
administer
A. administer 25 mg diphenhydramine IV
B. transport immediately to the hospital
C. administer 0.3 mg epinephrine IM
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Questions and Answers 100%
PASS
1. A 30 year old climber is experiencing sever shortness of breath after
reaching an elevation of 12000feet. The PT is very anxious and has rales
noted to all quadrants but is otherwise healthy. He is not accustomed to
high altitudes. What should you do?
A. Administer oxygen while descending to a lower altitude
B. Coach the patient to slow his respirations
C. Apply CPAP while the patient adapts to the elevations
D. Evacuate the patient to a hyperbaric chamber—ANSWER-Administer
oxygen while descending to a lower altitude.
,2. A 26 year old female does not respond to verbal stimuli but moans in
response to pain. A friend states the patient has ingested approx 150
amitriptyline tables. Vital Signs are BP 88/50 R16. You establish IV access
and administer a fluid challenge. En route to the hospital her ECG shows a
widening QRS. You should administer
A. amiodarone
B. another fluid challenge
C. calcium chloride
D. sodium bicarbonate—ANSWER-Sodium Bicarbonate.
3. You PT experienced trauma yesterday and you are transferring her to a
larger facility. She has been experiencing progressive hypoxia. You notice
coarse crackles in all lung fields on ventilation. Vital signs are BP 90/50 and
SPO2 90%. You should
A. increase IV fluid administration rate
B. extubate and re-intubate the patient
C. transport emergently and continue ventilation
D. perform bilateral chest decompression and reassess—ANSWER-Transport
emergency and continue ventilation.
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protected by copyright law, By Author Brittie Donald
,4. An alert 22 year old male was just disentangled from debris in a house
collapse. He denies head or neck pain, but complains of server hip pain.
Vital signs are BP 88/40. P120 R 16 you should administer.
A. epinephrine
B. lidocaine
C. sodium bicarbonate
D. morphine sulfate—ANSWER-sodium bicarbonate
5. Braxton Hicks contractions
A. are mild and signal the beginning of labor
B. occur in the second trimester and are false labor
C. cause extreme back and abdominal discomfort
D. cause dilation and effacement of the cervix—ANSWER-occur in the
second trimester and are false labor.
6. A 40 year old male crashed his motorcycle. He had a brief loss of
consciousness, woke up and
walked home. You find him 2 hours later at home unconscious. You should
suspect.
A. Subdural hematoma
, B. Subarachnoid Bleed.
C. Basilar skull fracture
D. Epidural Hematoma—ANSWER-epidural hematoma
7. A 47 year old male who was found unconscious on the side of the road
respond only to painful stimulus. When you attempt to establish IV access
he stiffens his arms and legs. He has minor abrasions all over his body. Vital
signs are BO 178/122 P56 R irregular ETCO2 30. What should you do?
A. Mildly hypoventilate with a bag valve mask
B. Assist ventilations at 12 breaths per minute
C. Administer a 250 mL normal saline bolus
D. Administer 25 g of dextrose—ANSWER-Assist ventilations at 12 breaths
per minHg.
8. A 28 year old female has a sudden onset of tightness in her chest and
server difficulty breathing. Her tongue face and neck appear swollen and she
has red itchy hives on her torso. Her signs are BP 80/40 P 130. You should
administer
A. administer 25 mg diphenhydramine IV
B. transport immediately to the hospital
C. administer 0.3 mg epinephrine IM
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protected by copyright law, By Author Brittie Donald
