Paramedic Final Exam Test Bank Questions
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• If a paramedic transports a patient without the patient's consent or uses
restraints in a wrongful manner -✓✓False Imprisonment
• A treatment plan developed for a specific illness or injury. -
✓✓Protocol
• If you must deviate from your protocols because of unusual
circumstances, you should FIRST: -✓✓Notify Medical Control
• HIPPA mandates that: -✓✓Patient information shall not be shared
with entities or persons not involved in the care of the patient.
• HIPPA Defined: -✓✓a. The first standards established to protect the
confidentiality of a patient's health information.
b. Medical information can be disclosed only if it is necessary for a
patient's treatment or for payment.
c. Special situations such as dog bites, gunshot wounds, and abuse
require the release of patient information without the patient's consent.
• According to HIPAA, it is acceptable and permissible for hospitals to:
-✓✓share information with the EMS providers about patient outcome
for purposes of quality assurance and education.
,• Wheezing that is resolved with administration of bronchodilator
medication was probably caused by? -✓✓constriction of smooth
muscles
• Wheezing is resolved with medications that? -✓✓Relax the smooth
muscle of the bronchiole
• Difficulty with exhalation is MOST characteristic of: -✓✓obstructive
lung disease
• COPD: Emphysema: -✓✓Characterized by distention of the alveoli
and destructive changes in the lungs.
• COPD: Chronic Bronchitis: -✓✓Defined as sputum production most
days of month for 3 or more months out of year for more than 2 years.
Will rarely have normal oxygen saturation; (maybe less than 90%). May
have another condition, including respiratory conditions
• A 66-year-old man with chronic bronchitis presents with severe
respiratory distress. The patient's wife tells you that he takes medications
for high blood pressure and bronchitis, is on home oxygen therapy, and
has recently been taking an over-the-counter antitussive. She further tells
you that he has not been compliant with his oxygen therapy.
Auscultation of his lungs reveals diffuse rhonchi. What is the MOST
likely cause of this patient's respiratory distress? -✓✓Recent antitussive
use
, • A 76-year-old woman with emphysema presents with respiratory
distress that has worsened progressively over the past 2 days. She is
breathing through pursed lips and has a prolonged expiratory phase and
an oxygen saturation of 76%. She is on home oxygen at 2 L/min. Your
initial action should be to? -✓✓place her in a position that facilitates
breathing.
• Common clinical findings in patients with obstructive lung disease
include all of the following, EXCEPT: -✓✓a decreased expiratory
phase
• Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is characterized by: -
✓✓changes in pulmonary structure and function that are progressive and
irreversible
• The hypoxic drive is a phenomenon in which -✓✓bicarbonate ions
migrate into the cerebrospinal fluid of a chronically hypoventilating
patient, making the brain think that acid and base are in balance
• Pulmonary Embolism Characteristics -✓✓Sudden dyspnea &
cyanosis, and perhaps, a sharp pain in the chest. A hallmark of
pulmonary embolism is that the cyanosis does not resolve with oxygen
therapy.
• You are dispatched to a residence for a young woman with difficulty
breathing. When you arrive, you find the patient sitting in a tripod
and Answers (2026) | Updated Real Exam
Questions | Accurate Solutions Guide | A+
• If a paramedic transports a patient without the patient's consent or uses
restraints in a wrongful manner -✓✓False Imprisonment
• A treatment plan developed for a specific illness or injury. -
✓✓Protocol
• If you must deviate from your protocols because of unusual
circumstances, you should FIRST: -✓✓Notify Medical Control
• HIPPA mandates that: -✓✓Patient information shall not be shared
with entities or persons not involved in the care of the patient.
• HIPPA Defined: -✓✓a. The first standards established to protect the
confidentiality of a patient's health information.
b. Medical information can be disclosed only if it is necessary for a
patient's treatment or for payment.
c. Special situations such as dog bites, gunshot wounds, and abuse
require the release of patient information without the patient's consent.
• According to HIPAA, it is acceptable and permissible for hospitals to:
-✓✓share information with the EMS providers about patient outcome
for purposes of quality assurance and education.
,• Wheezing that is resolved with administration of bronchodilator
medication was probably caused by? -✓✓constriction of smooth
muscles
• Wheezing is resolved with medications that? -✓✓Relax the smooth
muscle of the bronchiole
• Difficulty with exhalation is MOST characteristic of: -✓✓obstructive
lung disease
• COPD: Emphysema: -✓✓Characterized by distention of the alveoli
and destructive changes in the lungs.
• COPD: Chronic Bronchitis: -✓✓Defined as sputum production most
days of month for 3 or more months out of year for more than 2 years.
Will rarely have normal oxygen saturation; (maybe less than 90%). May
have another condition, including respiratory conditions
• A 66-year-old man with chronic bronchitis presents with severe
respiratory distress. The patient's wife tells you that he takes medications
for high blood pressure and bronchitis, is on home oxygen therapy, and
has recently been taking an over-the-counter antitussive. She further tells
you that he has not been compliant with his oxygen therapy.
Auscultation of his lungs reveals diffuse rhonchi. What is the MOST
likely cause of this patient's respiratory distress? -✓✓Recent antitussive
use
, • A 76-year-old woman with emphysema presents with respiratory
distress that has worsened progressively over the past 2 days. She is
breathing through pursed lips and has a prolonged expiratory phase and
an oxygen saturation of 76%. She is on home oxygen at 2 L/min. Your
initial action should be to? -✓✓place her in a position that facilitates
breathing.
• Common clinical findings in patients with obstructive lung disease
include all of the following, EXCEPT: -✓✓a decreased expiratory
phase
• Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is characterized by: -
✓✓changes in pulmonary structure and function that are progressive and
irreversible
• The hypoxic drive is a phenomenon in which -✓✓bicarbonate ions
migrate into the cerebrospinal fluid of a chronically hypoventilating
patient, making the brain think that acid and base are in balance
• Pulmonary Embolism Characteristics -✓✓Sudden dyspnea &
cyanosis, and perhaps, a sharp pain in the chest. A hallmark of
pulmonary embolism is that the cyanosis does not resolve with oxygen
therapy.
• You are dispatched to a residence for a young woman with difficulty
breathing. When you arrive, you find the patient sitting in a tripod
