CRITICAL CARE/FLIGHT PARAMEDIC
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025
, babinski reflex - ANSWERextension and spreading of toes when bottom of foot is
stroked. sign of nervous system lesion
battles sign - ANSWERbruise behind ear, basilar skull fracture
becks triad - ANSWERjvd, muffled heart tones, hypotension. from cardiac tamponade
brudzinski sign - ANSWERflexion of the neck results in flexion of the hip. meningitis
coopernails sign - ANSWERecchymosis on perineum, labia, scrotum. sign of pelvis
fracture
cullens sign - ANSWERbruising around umbilicus. Sign of pancreatitis or ectopic
pregnancy
grey turners sign - ANSWERdiscoloration of skin around flank. sign of pancreatitis
hammans sign - ANSWERcrunching sound of heart with asynchronous heart beat. sign
of mediastinal emphysema/tracheobronchial disruption
kehrs sign - ANSWERleft shoulder pain associated with splenic rupture
kernigs sign - ANSWERpain to knee extension when hip is at 90 degrees. sign of
meningitis
levines sign - ANSWERpain with clutched fist over midline of chest. sign of cardiac
chest pain
mcburneys sign - ANSWERtenderness 2/3 the distance between umbilicus and ileum.
sign of appendicitis
muphys sign - ANSWERpt unable to take deep breath on inspiration with deep
palpation beneath right coastal margins. sign of gall bladder issues
S2 "dub" heart tones - ANSWERaortic and pulmonary valve closure
s1 "lub" sound - ANSWERbicuspic/tricuspid valve closure
stroke volume is affected by - ANSWERpreload, afterload, contractility
s4 heart tone - ANSWERindicative of stiff or noncompliant ventricle, like with an old MI
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025
, babinski reflex - ANSWERextension and spreading of toes when bottom of foot is
stroked. sign of nervous system lesion
battles sign - ANSWERbruise behind ear, basilar skull fracture
becks triad - ANSWERjvd, muffled heart tones, hypotension. from cardiac tamponade
brudzinski sign - ANSWERflexion of the neck results in flexion of the hip. meningitis
coopernails sign - ANSWERecchymosis on perineum, labia, scrotum. sign of pelvis
fracture
cullens sign - ANSWERbruising around umbilicus. Sign of pancreatitis or ectopic
pregnancy
grey turners sign - ANSWERdiscoloration of skin around flank. sign of pancreatitis
hammans sign - ANSWERcrunching sound of heart with asynchronous heart beat. sign
of mediastinal emphysema/tracheobronchial disruption
kehrs sign - ANSWERleft shoulder pain associated with splenic rupture
kernigs sign - ANSWERpain to knee extension when hip is at 90 degrees. sign of
meningitis
levines sign - ANSWERpain with clutched fist over midline of chest. sign of cardiac
chest pain
mcburneys sign - ANSWERtenderness 2/3 the distance between umbilicus and ileum.
sign of appendicitis
muphys sign - ANSWERpt unable to take deep breath on inspiration with deep
palpation beneath right coastal margins. sign of gall bladder issues
S2 "dub" heart tones - ANSWERaortic and pulmonary valve closure
s1 "lub" sound - ANSWERbicuspic/tricuspid valve closure
stroke volume is affected by - ANSWERpreload, afterload, contractility
s4 heart tone - ANSWERindicative of stiff or noncompliant ventricle, like with an old MI
