PARAMEDIC MIDTERM EXAM 2025/2026 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+
A patient who has experienced a DVT is at higher risk for what type of CVA?
Intracerebral haemorrhage
Subarachnoid haemorrhage
TIA
Ischemic stroke - Ischemic stroke
minute volume - The amount of air breathed in during each respiration multiplied by the number of
breaths per minute.
What triad does cardiac tamponade indicate? - Beck's Triad-Low arterial blood pressure, narrow
pulse pressure, jugular vein distension, muffled heart sounds.
paradoxical chest movement - descent of one hemidiaphragm and ascent of the opposite one during
inspiration (flail chest)
subcutaneous emphysema - The presence of air in soft tissues, causing a characteristic crackling
sensation on palpation.
Braxton Hicks contractions - irregular painless uterine contractions that occur with increasing
frequency as the pregnancy progresses
What cardiovascular disease causes crackles upon auscultation of lung sounds?
Systemic oedema caused by right sided heart failure.
Pulmonary oedema caused by left sided heart failure.
The thoracic cavity has oedema due to popped blood vessel.
The patient sustained a head injury which is affecting the heart pump. - Pulmonary oedema caused
by left sided heart failure.
, Diminished breath sounds - Occur when sound intensity at site of generation (larger airways) is
reduced due to shallow or slow breathing, or
When sound transmission through lung or chest wall is decreased (COPD or asthma)
Croup (laryngotracheobronchitis) - inflammation of the larynx, common in kids. Very distinctive
seal/bark cough.
placental abruption - Premature separation of the placenta from the uterine wall after 20 weeks'
gestation and before the fetus is delivered.
placenta previa - implantation of the placenta over the cervical opening or in the lower region of the
uterus
Pre-eclampsia - When a pregnant woman develops high blood pressure and protein in the urine after
the 20th week (late 2nd or 3rd trimester) of pregnancy.
eclampsia - A more serious complication of pre-eclampsia where seizures often happen during
pregnancy
ecoptic pregnancy - Pregnancy in which the fertilized egg attempts to develop outside the uterus is
called
What is a pulmonary embolism? - A condition in which one or more arteries in the lungs become
blocked by a blood clot. (often pulmonary artery)
Smokers, COPD, and acute bronchitis cause what lung sounds - Rhonchi
cardiac tamponade - Compression of the heart as the result of buildup of blood or other fluid in the
pericardial sac, leading to decreased cardiac output.
breech birth - baby's buttocks or feet come out first
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm - When the large blood vessel (aorta) that supplies blood to the
abdomen, pelvis, and legs becomes abnormally large or balloons outward.
ANSWERS GRADED A+
A patient who has experienced a DVT is at higher risk for what type of CVA?
Intracerebral haemorrhage
Subarachnoid haemorrhage
TIA
Ischemic stroke - Ischemic stroke
minute volume - The amount of air breathed in during each respiration multiplied by the number of
breaths per minute.
What triad does cardiac tamponade indicate? - Beck's Triad-Low arterial blood pressure, narrow
pulse pressure, jugular vein distension, muffled heart sounds.
paradoxical chest movement - descent of one hemidiaphragm and ascent of the opposite one during
inspiration (flail chest)
subcutaneous emphysema - The presence of air in soft tissues, causing a characteristic crackling
sensation on palpation.
Braxton Hicks contractions - irregular painless uterine contractions that occur with increasing
frequency as the pregnancy progresses
What cardiovascular disease causes crackles upon auscultation of lung sounds?
Systemic oedema caused by right sided heart failure.
Pulmonary oedema caused by left sided heart failure.
The thoracic cavity has oedema due to popped blood vessel.
The patient sustained a head injury which is affecting the heart pump. - Pulmonary oedema caused
by left sided heart failure.
, Diminished breath sounds - Occur when sound intensity at site of generation (larger airways) is
reduced due to shallow or slow breathing, or
When sound transmission through lung or chest wall is decreased (COPD or asthma)
Croup (laryngotracheobronchitis) - inflammation of the larynx, common in kids. Very distinctive
seal/bark cough.
placental abruption - Premature separation of the placenta from the uterine wall after 20 weeks'
gestation and before the fetus is delivered.
placenta previa - implantation of the placenta over the cervical opening or in the lower region of the
uterus
Pre-eclampsia - When a pregnant woman develops high blood pressure and protein in the urine after
the 20th week (late 2nd or 3rd trimester) of pregnancy.
eclampsia - A more serious complication of pre-eclampsia where seizures often happen during
pregnancy
ecoptic pregnancy - Pregnancy in which the fertilized egg attempts to develop outside the uterus is
called
What is a pulmonary embolism? - A condition in which one or more arteries in the lungs become
blocked by a blood clot. (often pulmonary artery)
Smokers, COPD, and acute bronchitis cause what lung sounds - Rhonchi
cardiac tamponade - Compression of the heart as the result of buildup of blood or other fluid in the
pericardial sac, leading to decreased cardiac output.
breech birth - baby's buttocks or feet come out first
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm - When the large blood vessel (aorta) that supplies blood to the
abdomen, pelvis, and legs becomes abnormally large or balloons outward.
