FISDAP PARAMEDIC FINAL exam| Questions
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300. A 6 year old boy was struck by a car and thrown 30 feet. His skin is pale. He is
unconscious and unresponsive to painful stimulus. Vital signs are BP 80/30, P 160,
R 60 and shallow. Which of the following best describes his condition?
A. Decompensated shock with respiratory distress
B. Compensated shock with respiratory distress
C. Decompensated shock with respiratory failure
D. Compensated shock with respiratory failure - ✔️✔️C. Decompensated shock
with respiratory failure
301. What classification is give to drugs that have accepted medical indications
but a high abuse potential that may lead to physical or psychological
dependence?
A. Schedule II
B. Schedule III
C. Schedule IV
D. Schedule V - ✔️✔️A. Schedule II
302. The end tidal CO2 detector is reading 0 mmHg after endotracheal intubation.
Where does this indicate your tube has been placed?
A. Left mainstem bronchus
B. Esophagus
C. Trachea
D. Right mainstem bronchus - ✔️✔️B. Esophagus
,303. A 50 year old male complains of light headedness and chest discomfort. Vital
signs are BP 100/86, P 40, R 16. An ECG reveals a second degree type I AV block.
What should you do?
A. Start transcutaneous pacing
B. Administer atropine
C. Administer amiodarone
D. Start a dopamine drip - ✔️✔️B. Administer atropine
304. Which of the following hormones affects the body's biological clock?
A. Calcitonin
B. Cortisol
C. Melatonin
D. Aldosterone - ✔️✔️C. Melatonin
305. Your successfully placed Endotracheal tube with a capnometry of 29
suddenly decreases to 4. What method would you use to determine the cause?
A. LEMONS
B. MOANS
C. RODS
D. DOPE - ✔️✔️D. DOPE
306. When communicating via the radio to your receiving hospital, it is common
practice to use the "echo procedure." This procedure
A. ensures that only the important facts have been communicated.
,B. confirms accurate reception and understanding.
C. eliminates the use of words that are difficult to understand during the
transmission..
D. conforms to HIPPA by protecting the patient's privacy. - ✔️✔️B. confirms
accurate reception and understanding.
307.
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><br> In this image, what does the circles dark tissue of the heart illustrate?
A. cardiac contusion
B. pericardial effusion
C. pulmonary contusion
D. cardiac laceration - ✔️✔️A. cardiac contusion
308. A 55 year old male patient complains of shortness of breath and chest
tightness. His skin is pale and cool, and his respirations are 30 and shallow. You
should deliver oxygen via:
A. Nonrebreather mask.
B. Bag-valve mask.
C. Nasal cannula.
D. CPAP device. - ✔️✔️B. Bag-valve mask.
309. A joint dislocation occurs when the normal articulating ends of two or more
bones are displaced. A complete dislocation is called a ____.
A. Luxation
B. sprain
, C. subluxation
D. strain - ✔️✔️C. subluxation
310. A contraindication for the use of morphine sulfate is:
A. pulmonary edema
B. kidney stones
C. hypovolemia
D. chest pain - ✔️✔️C. hypovolemia
311. How should you treat an impaled object in the abdomen?
A. Remove the object, and apply a porous dressing moistened with sterile saline
to the wound.
B. Secure the object, control bleeding, and use bulky dressings to stabilize the
object.
C. Remove the object, apply an occlusive dressing to the wound.
D. Manual secure the object and inflate the pneumatic anti-shock garment to
stabilize the object. - ✔️✔️B. Secure the object, control bleeding, and use bulky
dressings to stabilize the object.
312. A 34 year old female complains of an open sore on her leg that will not go
away. She says that she cut her leg while shaving in the shower at her local gym 2
weeks ago. Her doctor prescribed antibiotics, but nothing has changed. What
should you suspect?
A. Boils
B. MRSA
C. Varicose vein
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300. A 6 year old boy was struck by a car and thrown 30 feet. His skin is pale. He is
unconscious and unresponsive to painful stimulus. Vital signs are BP 80/30, P 160,
R 60 and shallow. Which of the following best describes his condition?
A. Decompensated shock with respiratory distress
B. Compensated shock with respiratory distress
C. Decompensated shock with respiratory failure
D. Compensated shock with respiratory failure - ✔️✔️C. Decompensated shock
with respiratory failure
301. What classification is give to drugs that have accepted medical indications
but a high abuse potential that may lead to physical or psychological
dependence?
A. Schedule II
B. Schedule III
C. Schedule IV
D. Schedule V - ✔️✔️A. Schedule II
302. The end tidal CO2 detector is reading 0 mmHg after endotracheal intubation.
Where does this indicate your tube has been placed?
A. Left mainstem bronchus
B. Esophagus
C. Trachea
D. Right mainstem bronchus - ✔️✔️B. Esophagus
,303. A 50 year old male complains of light headedness and chest discomfort. Vital
signs are BP 100/86, P 40, R 16. An ECG reveals a second degree type I AV block.
What should you do?
A. Start transcutaneous pacing
B. Administer atropine
C. Administer amiodarone
D. Start a dopamine drip - ✔️✔️B. Administer atropine
304. Which of the following hormones affects the body's biological clock?
A. Calcitonin
B. Cortisol
C. Melatonin
D. Aldosterone - ✔️✔️C. Melatonin
305. Your successfully placed Endotracheal tube with a capnometry of 29
suddenly decreases to 4. What method would you use to determine the cause?
A. LEMONS
B. MOANS
C. RODS
D. DOPE - ✔️✔️D. DOPE
306. When communicating via the radio to your receiving hospital, it is common
practice to use the "echo procedure." This procedure
A. ensures that only the important facts have been communicated.
,B. confirms accurate reception and understanding.
C. eliminates the use of words that are difficult to understand during the
transmission..
D. conforms to HIPPA by protecting the patient's privacy. - ✔️✔️B. confirms
accurate reception and understanding.
307.
"https://testing.fisdap.net/testing_images/MH2009/aeh82892_3512_11412.jpg"
><br> In this image, what does the circles dark tissue of the heart illustrate?
A. cardiac contusion
B. pericardial effusion
C. pulmonary contusion
D. cardiac laceration - ✔️✔️A. cardiac contusion
308. A 55 year old male patient complains of shortness of breath and chest
tightness. His skin is pale and cool, and his respirations are 30 and shallow. You
should deliver oxygen via:
A. Nonrebreather mask.
B. Bag-valve mask.
C. Nasal cannula.
D. CPAP device. - ✔️✔️B. Bag-valve mask.
309. A joint dislocation occurs when the normal articulating ends of two or more
bones are displaced. A complete dislocation is called a ____.
A. Luxation
B. sprain
, C. subluxation
D. strain - ✔️✔️C. subluxation
310. A contraindication for the use of morphine sulfate is:
A. pulmonary edema
B. kidney stones
C. hypovolemia
D. chest pain - ✔️✔️C. hypovolemia
311. How should you treat an impaled object in the abdomen?
A. Remove the object, and apply a porous dressing moistened with sterile saline
to the wound.
B. Secure the object, control bleeding, and use bulky dressings to stabilize the
object.
C. Remove the object, apply an occlusive dressing to the wound.
D. Manual secure the object and inflate the pneumatic anti-shock garment to
stabilize the object. - ✔️✔️B. Secure the object, control bleeding, and use bulky
dressings to stabilize the object.
312. A 34 year old female complains of an open sore on her leg that will not go
away. She says that she cut her leg while shaving in the shower at her local gym 2
weeks ago. Her doctor prescribed antibiotics, but nothing has changed. What
should you suspect?
A. Boils
B. MRSA
C. Varicose vein
