JB LEARNING PARAMEDIC CORRECT TEST PAPER
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Syphilis is a: - ✔✔bloodborne disease that can successfully be treated with penicillin
✔✔Which of the following clinical signs is unique to anaphylactic shock?
Choose one answer.
A. hypotension
B. wheezing
C. pallor
D. dizziness - ✔✔wheezing
✔✔Which of the following conditions is NOT categorized as a psychiatric condition?
Choose one answer.
A. substance abuse
B. schizophrenia
C. depression
D. Alzheimer's disease - ✔✔A. substance abuse
✔✔Which of the following would MOST likely result in hemorrhagic shock?
Choose one answer.
A. liver laceration
B. repeated diarrhea
C. severe vomiting
D. excessive sweating - ✔✔liver laceration
✔✔Temporary, widespread vasodilation and syncope caused by a sudden nervous
system reaction MOST accurately describes: - ✔✔psychogenic shock.
✔✔Which of the following statements regarding the human immunodeficiency virus
(HIV) is correct?
, Which of the following statements regarding the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is
correct?
Choose one answer.
A. The risk of HIV infection is greatest when deposited on a mucous membrane or
directly into the bloodstream.
B. HIV is far more contagious than hepatitis B and is easily transmitted in the health
care setting.
C. Most patients who are infected with HIV experience chronic symptoms that vary in
duration and severity.
D. The risk of HIV infection is high, even if an infected person's blood comes in contact
with your intact skin. - ✔✔The risk of HIV infection is greatest when deposited on a
mucous membrane or directly into the bloodstream.
✔✔Gas exchange in the lungs is facilitated by: - ✔✔adequate amounts of surfactant.
✔✔Which of the following is a late sign of hypoxia?
Choose one answer.
A. tachycardia Incorrect
B. anxiety Incorrect
C. restlessness
D. cyanosis - ✔✔cyanosis
✔✔An infectious disease is MOST accurately defined as:
Choose one answer.
A. the invasion of the human body by a bacterium that cannot be destroyed by
antibiotics or other drugs.
B. a disease that can be spread from one person or species to another through a
number of mechanisms.
C. a medical condition caused by the growth and spread of small harmful organisms
within the body.
D. any disease that enters the body via the bloodstream and renders the immune
system nonfunctional. - ✔✔C. a medical condition caused by the growth and spread of
small harmful organisms within the body. Correct
✔✔Pulmonary edema and impaired ventilation occur during: - ✔✔cardiogenic shock
✔✔Reassessment of a patient with a medical complaint should begin by - ✔✔repeating
the primary assessment
✔✔an organ or tissue may be better to resis damage from hypperfusion if the - ✔✔body
temperature is consistently less than 98.6F (37.0)
✔✔the electrical impulse by the heart originates in the - ✔✔sinoatrial node(sa)
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Syphilis is a: - ✔✔bloodborne disease that can successfully be treated with penicillin
✔✔Which of the following clinical signs is unique to anaphylactic shock?
Choose one answer.
A. hypotension
B. wheezing
C. pallor
D. dizziness - ✔✔wheezing
✔✔Which of the following conditions is NOT categorized as a psychiatric condition?
Choose one answer.
A. substance abuse
B. schizophrenia
C. depression
D. Alzheimer's disease - ✔✔A. substance abuse
✔✔Which of the following would MOST likely result in hemorrhagic shock?
Choose one answer.
A. liver laceration
B. repeated diarrhea
C. severe vomiting
D. excessive sweating - ✔✔liver laceration
✔✔Temporary, widespread vasodilation and syncope caused by a sudden nervous
system reaction MOST accurately describes: - ✔✔psychogenic shock.
✔✔Which of the following statements regarding the human immunodeficiency virus
(HIV) is correct?
, Which of the following statements regarding the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is
correct?
Choose one answer.
A. The risk of HIV infection is greatest when deposited on a mucous membrane or
directly into the bloodstream.
B. HIV is far more contagious than hepatitis B and is easily transmitted in the health
care setting.
C. Most patients who are infected with HIV experience chronic symptoms that vary in
duration and severity.
D. The risk of HIV infection is high, even if an infected person's blood comes in contact
with your intact skin. - ✔✔The risk of HIV infection is greatest when deposited on a
mucous membrane or directly into the bloodstream.
✔✔Gas exchange in the lungs is facilitated by: - ✔✔adequate amounts of surfactant.
✔✔Which of the following is a late sign of hypoxia?
Choose one answer.
A. tachycardia Incorrect
B. anxiety Incorrect
C. restlessness
D. cyanosis - ✔✔cyanosis
✔✔An infectious disease is MOST accurately defined as:
Choose one answer.
A. the invasion of the human body by a bacterium that cannot be destroyed by
antibiotics or other drugs.
B. a disease that can be spread from one person or species to another through a
number of mechanisms.
C. a medical condition caused by the growth and spread of small harmful organisms
within the body.
D. any disease that enters the body via the bloodstream and renders the immune
system nonfunctional. - ✔✔C. a medical condition caused by the growth and spread of
small harmful organisms within the body. Correct
✔✔Pulmonary edema and impaired ventilation occur during: - ✔✔cardiogenic shock
✔✔Reassessment of a patient with a medical complaint should begin by - ✔✔repeating
the primary assessment
✔✔an organ or tissue may be better to resis damage from hypperfusion if the - ✔✔body
temperature is consistently less than 98.6F (37.0)
✔✔the electrical impulse by the heart originates in the - ✔✔sinoatrial node(sa)
