CCT Paramedic ACADIAN final exam study set complete
exam questions with accurate and updated answers.
Identify a case in which a hospital would be EXEMPT from the requirement to
provide a patient with an appropriate screening exam and stabilizing treatment. -
answer-; EXEMPT- if ems is using the helipad for transfer of care to fly pt out
otherwise that facility must do what they can within their capabilities to stabilize.
sometimes they have limited services and the best option to stabilze the pt is to
transfer them to an appropriate facility
Who is responsible for all clinical aspects of a CCT program? - answer-; Medical
director
What makes a transfer CCT eligible? (meds, equipment). A pump alone does NOT!
- answer-;
What are the requirements for Medicare reimbursement for SCT? - answer-;
What is lobular consolidation indicative of? - answer-; mucus in the lungs such as
in bacterial pneumonia
What is a flattened diaphragm suggestive of? - answer-; emphysema or COPD(will
also see hyperinflation)
, What features would you note on the chest xray of a patient with ARDS? -
answer-; edema patchy bilateral, scratchy glass looking, foggy
How are different densities represented on an xray? - answer-; dark shadows =
low density ex lung tissue
light shadows= high density ex bone, dense organs
air will appear black or "radiolucent"
soft tissue/water appears grey
bone appears the brightest "radiopaque"
the more rays absorbed the brighter or white the object appears
What diagnosis is consistent with a "ground glass" appearance of the lungs? -
answer-; associated with edema seen in ARDS
What is normal HgB for men and women (they are different!) - answer-; MEN 13-
18 g/dl
WOMEN 12-16 g/dl
What features would you note on the chest xray of a patient with CHF? - answer-;
widened mediastinum w/ shaggy borders, engorged upper lobes
A diagnostic test that is just fair at detecting disease, but has very few false
positives, can be described as having________ SENSITIVITY and ________
SPECIFICITY - answer-; LOW; HIGH
exam questions with accurate and updated answers.
Identify a case in which a hospital would be EXEMPT from the requirement to
provide a patient with an appropriate screening exam and stabilizing treatment. -
answer-; EXEMPT- if ems is using the helipad for transfer of care to fly pt out
otherwise that facility must do what they can within their capabilities to stabilize.
sometimes they have limited services and the best option to stabilze the pt is to
transfer them to an appropriate facility
Who is responsible for all clinical aspects of a CCT program? - answer-; Medical
director
What makes a transfer CCT eligible? (meds, equipment). A pump alone does NOT!
- answer-;
What are the requirements for Medicare reimbursement for SCT? - answer-;
What is lobular consolidation indicative of? - answer-; mucus in the lungs such as
in bacterial pneumonia
What is a flattened diaphragm suggestive of? - answer-; emphysema or COPD(will
also see hyperinflation)
, What features would you note on the chest xray of a patient with ARDS? -
answer-; edema patchy bilateral, scratchy glass looking, foggy
How are different densities represented on an xray? - answer-; dark shadows =
low density ex lung tissue
light shadows= high density ex bone, dense organs
air will appear black or "radiolucent"
soft tissue/water appears grey
bone appears the brightest "radiopaque"
the more rays absorbed the brighter or white the object appears
What diagnosis is consistent with a "ground glass" appearance of the lungs? -
answer-; associated with edema seen in ARDS
What is normal HgB for men and women (they are different!) - answer-; MEN 13-
18 g/dl
WOMEN 12-16 g/dl
What features would you note on the chest xray of a patient with CHF? - answer-;
widened mediastinum w/ shaggy borders, engorged upper lobes
A diagnostic test that is just fair at detecting disease, but has very few false
positives, can be described as having________ SENSITIVITY and ________
SPECIFICITY - answer-; LOW; HIGH
