PARAMEDIC FISDAP FINAL EXAM TEST BANK REAL

PARAMEDIC FISDAP FINAL EXAM TEST BANK REAL

EXAM 600+QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWER

GRADED A+ 2024

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
• 400mcg - Correct 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. - Correct 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 - Correct Answer B. Head, chest, abdomen
• Unequal pupils are a result of pressure on which structure?
• Central medulla
• Trochlear membrane
• Vagus nerve
• Occulomotor nerve - Correct Answer D. Occulomotor nerve
• What is an abnormally high level of carbon dioxide in the blood called? 1 / 4

• Pneumonia
• Hypoxia
• Hypercapnia
• Emphysema - Correct Answer C. Hypercapnia
• What is oxygen deficiency in the body called?
• Hypercarbia
• Hyperoxia
• Hypoxia
• Hypoxemia - Correct 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 - Correct 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 - Correct Answer C. Meningitis
• What causes an emphysema patient to have a pink appearance?
• Elevated PCO2 level
• Polycythemia
• Anemia 2 / 4

• Elevated PO2 level - Correct Answer B. Polycythemia
• Which of the following is a musical, squeaking or whistling sound heard in inspiration and expiration

while auscultating lung fields?

• Wheezing
• Snoring
• Stridor
• Gurgling - Correct 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
• dextrose 5% in water via IO
• isotonic crystalloid via IV - Correct Answer D. isotonic crystalloid via IV
• A 35 year old man is pulseless and apneic. He was found in a lake after falling through the ice. His

wife says he left the house 3 hours ago. His is cold and rigid. What should you do?

• Perform chest compressions
• Begin active rewarming techniques
• Obtain IO access and administer a warm fluid bolus
• Contact the medical examiner - Correct Answer A. Perform chest compressions
• What does a pulsating mass in the abdomen suggest?
• Abdominal aortic aneurysm
• Perforated ulcer
• Hernia
• Ruptured ectopic pregnancy - Correct Answer A. Abdominal aortic aneurysm
• What is the safest and most effective landing pattern for a helicopter? 3 / 4

• At a slight angle like that of a jet
• Nose of the helicopter pointing up with a tail wind
• Straight up and down in a vertical motion
• Nose of the helicopter pointing down with a slow descent - Correct Answer A. At a slight angle like

that of a jet

• During inspiration, what happens to blood flow in the thoracic cavity?
• afterload increases
• blood flow increases to the right atrium
• blood flow through the vena cava is reduced
• pressure in the aorta increases - Correct Answer B. blood flow increases to the right atrium
• What is the period of the cardiac cycle when stimulation will not produce any depolarization?
• Impulse refractory period
• Absolute refractory period
• Relative refractory period
• Transient refractory period - Correct Answer B. Absolute refractory period
• 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 - Correct 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
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