FISDAP PARAMEDIC FINAL LATEST EXAM

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FISDAP PARAMEDIC FINAL LATEST EXAM

2024 PARAMEDIC FISDAP FINAL EXAM TEST

BANK REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND

CORRECT ANSWERS|AGRADE

• While treating a 56 year old male for chest pain, you note a few PVCs on the monitor. You

print a strip and measure the distance between the normal beats on each side of the PVC. The normal sinus rhythm continues on both sides of the PVC as if it were the normal beat, even though the PVC happens sooner than the sinus beat would have. The pause after the PVC

would be:

• A sign of continued ischemia
• A compensatory pause
• A non-compensatory pause
• Reynaud's Pause - ANSWER>>B. A compensatory pause

• A 5 month old male is in cardiac arrest. Resuscitation efforts have been ongoing for 30

minutes. His heart rhythm is and has been asystolic throughout treatment. What should you do?

• Continue CPR and ACLS drugs for another thirty minutes
• Begin termination of resuscitative efforts
• Report suspected child abuse to the police
• Wait for the coroner before stopping CPR - ANSWER>>B. Begin termination of resuscitative

efforts

• You have received an order for a dopamine drip. You carry 500cc bags of D5W. How much

dopamine should you add to the bag to create a 1600mcg/1mL dilution?

• 800mg
• 1600mcg
• 1600mg 1 / 4

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• 400mcg - ANSWER>>A. 800 mg
• During the absolute refractory period, what happens to the cardiac cell?
• It is unable to be stimulated.
• The cell is vulnerable to partial stimulation.
• Potassium is being pumped out of the cell.
• Calcium has just rushed into the cell. - ANSWER>>A. It is unable to be stimulated.

• A 29 year old female fell from an 18 foot roof. During your rapid trauma assessment, where

are you most likely to find life-threatening injuries?

• Head, neck, extremities
• Head, chest, abdomen
• Abdomen, pelvis, arms
• Chest, pelvis, extremities - ANSWER>>B. Head, chest, abdomen

• Unequal pupils are a result of pressure on which structure?
• Central medulla
• Trochlear membrane
• Vagus nerve
• Occulomotor nerve - ANSWER>>D. Occulomotor nerve

• What is an abnormally high level of carbon dioxide in the blood called?
• Pneumonia
• Hypoxia
• Hypercapnia
• Emphysema - ANSWER>>C. Hypercapnia
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• What is oxygen deficiency in the body called?
• Hypercarbia
• Hyperoxia
• Hypoxia
• Hypoxemia - ANSWER>>C. Hypoxia

• What is your initial priority at a trench collapse?

• Establishing medical command
• Maintaining control of the crowd
• Preventing a secondary collapse
• Protecting the patient's airway - ANSWER>>A. Establishing medical command

• A 23 year old male complains of neck stiffness and flu symptoms for the past few days. He

also describes a high fever with a severe headache, dizziness and blurred vision. What should you suspect?

• Hemorrhagic stroke
• Migraine
• Meningitis
• Influenza - ANSWER>>C. Meningitis

• What causes an emphysema patient to have a pink appearance?
• Elevated PCO2 level
• Polycythemia
• Anemia
• Elevated PO2 level - ANSWER>>B. Polycythemia 3 / 4

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• Which of the following requires ATP?
• Active transport
• Osmosis
• Diffusion
• Facilitated diffusion - ANSWER>>A. Active transport

• A 52 year old male was the unrestrained driver in a frontal impact car crash. Which of the

following injuries would lead you to believe the patient traveled "up and over" the dashboard instead of "down and under"?

• Patellar dislocation
• Cervical spine fracture
• Ruptured diaphragm
• Flail chest - ANSWER>>C. Ruptured diaphragm

• Which of the following is a musical, squeaking or whistling sound heard in inspiration and

expiration while auscultating lung fields?

• Wheezing
• Snoring
• Stridor
• Gurgling - ANSWER>>A. Wheezing

• You are treating a 82 year old male in hypovolemic shock. In order to increase their blood

pressure you should administer:

• 0.45% NaCl via IV
• isotonic fluids orally
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