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NREMT Paramedic Prep - 200 Questions with Answers
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1.You are called to assist an adult with chest pain. The patient has a cardiac history of two-posterior myocardial infarctions. He is conscious and alert, stating he is having a hard time breathing, and the chest pain worsens when he attempts to lay flat on his back. His skin is pale and hot, while auscultation of his lung sounds reveals mild crackles. He reports the pain worsens on deep inspiration and movement. Based on the patient's history, and signs and symptoms, which of the follow- ing should you suspect? A. Unstable angina pectoris B. Pericarditis C. Myocardial infarction D. Cardiomyopathy: B. 2.You are the first ambulance to arrive on the scene of a single-car accident. As you approach the scene, you see four patients, two have been ejected from their vehicle, and two are still in the vehicle. What should be your next course of action? A. Call medical control, and advise them of the situation B. Request additional resources, such as fire rescue, and additional ambulances to respond to the scene C. Begin immediate triage and treatment of the two patients ejected first while awaiting fire department response
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Notify the local trauma center so they can prepare for the patients: B. 3.A patient is experiencing a possible neurological emergency from a blunt force closed head injury. He is found to have abnormal pupillary reactions to light and has lost the ability to move his eyes from side to side to follow your finger movements. He is also unable to identify the number of fingers you are holding up. He reports he is able to see the fingers but is not able to focus enough to identify how many fingers are present. Which of the following cranial nerves should you suspect may be involved in his injury? A. Cranial nerves I, V, and VI B. Cranial nerves V and VII C. Cranial nerves IX and X D. Cranial nerves II, III, and IV: D. 4.Simply put, shock is a state of hypoperfusion due to several different caus- es. Which one of the following types of shock would be considered distributive shock? A. Hypovolemic shock B. Cardiogenic shock C. Anaphylactic shock D. Toxic shock syndrome: C. 5.Which of the following is responsible for initiating the sympathetic response to shock during a traumatic event?
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Increased oxygen level and increased PCO B. Increased peripheral vascular resistance and alkalosis C. Decreased perfusion and increased acidosis D. Peripheral vasodilation and increased capillary permeability: C. 6.During which wave, complex, interval, or segment of an electrocardiogram tracing does the absolute refractory period take place in a normally function- ing heart? A. S-T segment B. P-R interval C. P wave D. Q-T interval: D. 7.You are preparing to perform synchronized electrical cardioversion with a biphasic defibrillator on your unstable adult patient who is experiencing supraventricular tachycardia at 160 beats per minute on the monitor. Which of the following initial energy settings would be recommended if he was exhibiting a narrow complex, regular supraventricular tachycardia, in which his palpable carotid pulse matches the rhythm on the monitor? A. Synchronized cardioversion at 50-100 joules B. Defibrillation at 100 joules
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Synchronized cardioversion at 360 joules D. Defibrillation at 360 joules: A. 8.Other than a stroke, what is a common cause of one-sided facial droop and paralysis in an adult patient who exhibits no other neurological findings? A. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) B. Multiple sclerosis C. Huntington's disease D. Bell's palsy: D. 9.You are on-scene with a patient who was struck by a car on her bicycle. She is conscious and alert but has a possible closed right mid-shaft femur fracture. The patient advises you that she is sixteen but does not need parental consent to be treated. Which of the following situations would make this statement true? A. She can be treated under implied consent because her injury may become life-threatening B. She is not an American citizen, visiting on a student visa C. She is an emancipated minor granted by the court D. She is an orphaned minor who lives alone: C. 10.Your adult patient is showing signs and symptoms of being severely
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6 / nebulized albuterol treatment as well as calcium chloride. Why is high-dose albuterol being recommended for this patient? A. To improve the patient's ventilatory status B. To assist with metabolic acidosis C. To increase the amount of available calcium at the cellular level D. To help lower dangerous potassium levels: D. 11.When monitoring the electrical activity of a patient's heart, which standard limb lead records the difference in electrical potential between the left leg and the right arm when the left leg is positive and the right arm is negative? A. Augmented limb lead aVL B. Bipolar limb lead II (LII) C. Bipolar limb lead III (LIII) D. Bipolar limb lead I (LI): B. 12.You are evaluating a trauma patient who may have sustained a spinal cord injury. Which of the following would you expect to see in a trauma patient with a spinal cord injury with autonomic nervous system involvement? A. Bradycardia, hypotension, and a loss of sweating or shivering ability B.
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Tachycardia, hypertension, one-sided paralysis, and amnesia D. Tachycardia, hypotension, diaphoresis, cool, and clammy skin: A. 13.You are on-scene with an adult patient exhibiting unusual activity and appears to be intoxicated. He is anxious and hyperactive. His heart rate and respirations are fast, but his blood pressure remains within normal range for his age. The patient denies alcohol or drug consumption but reports he has diabetes. His blood glucose level is found to be 54 milligrams per deciliter. How would hypoglycemia cause the patient to present with the above find- ings? A. The low blood sugar levels stimulate the sympathetic nervous system to trigger the release of epinephrine into the bloodstream to promote liver glycogenolysis B. Low blood sugar levels mimic alcohol intoxication in the brain because of elevated insulin levels in the bloodstream C. The elevated heart rate and respirations stimulate the adipose tissue to increase glucose and fatty acid uptake in an attempt to correct the blood glucose level D. The heart rate and respirations increase in an attempt to promote the natural production and release of glucagon by the alpha cells in the pancreas: A. 14.You are on scene at a motor vehicle accident, and your 20-year-old patient is entrapped. He is unconscious, unresponsive, and has a palpable carotid pulse that is weak and thready. His breathing is slow and shallow at four times a minute with equal chest wall expansion. There are no obvious deformity injuries or hemorrhage noted. Fire department on-scene has stabilized the vehicle and provided you and your partner a relatively safe environment to manage the entrapped patient. However, access is limited to the seated
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10 / After having your partner maintain cervical spine stabilization, which of the following would be the best choice for securing the patient's airway? A. Insert a nasal airway and administer high-flow oxygen therapy B. Use nasotracheal intubation techniques to gain complete control of the pa- tient's airway and assist ventilation C. Intubate the patient using the blind orotracheal intubation technique to main- tain in-line mobilization of the spine, then assist ventilation D. Insert a King LTD and begin assisting ventilations with a bag-valve mask: D. 15.You are on-scene with a 60-year-old COPD patient complaining of short- ness of breath. During your exam, you note the presence of clubbed fingertips. Which of the following is most likely to cause this finding? A. Congestive heart failure especially left ventricular failure B. Long-term hypoxemia C. Hypocapnia resulting from low carbon-dioxide levels D. Hemoglobin saturated with red blood cells: B.
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Hepatitis and tuberculosis C. ARDS and sepsis D. Syphilis and gonorrhea: B. 17.Which of the following patients best fits the criteria for a critical burn? A. A 10-year-old patient with superficial burns over 60% of the body B. A 15-year-old patient with full-thickness burns on the left upper/lower arm, non-circumferential Which of the following patients best fits the criteria for a critical burn? A. A 10-year-old patient with superficial burns over 60% of the body B. A 15-year-old patient with full-thickness burns on the left upper/lower arm, non-circumferential C. A 60-year-old patient with partial-thickness burns across 25% of the body, not involving the hands, feet, face, or genitals D. A 20-year-old patient with partial-thickness burns on 25% of the body, not including the hands, feet, face, or genitals D. A 20-year-old patient with partial-thickness burns on 25% of the body, not including the hands, feet, face, or genitals: C.
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Atelectasis C. Pitting edema D. Ascites: A. 21.You are treating a 68-year-old cardiac history patient experiencing chest pain. If it is determined at the hospital that he experienced an acute myocardial infarction of the septal wall, which of the coronary arteries was most likely occluded? A. Circumflex artery B. Right main coronary artery C. Posterior descending artery D. Left main coronary artery: D. 22.You are on-scene with a 70-year-old female who complains of being awak- ened in the middle of the night by sudden onset dyspnea and sweating. She is breathing 32 times per minute with inspiratory/expiratory wheezing and rales auscultated in all fields bilaterally, with an SpO2 of 88 percent on room air. Her heart rate is 136 beats per minute, showing an irregularly irregular sinus tachycardia on the monitor. Which of the following is most likely causing the patient's current signs and symptoms? A. Acute renal failure B.
14 / Chronic bronchitis C. Paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea D. Acute respiratory distress syndrome: C. 23.Your adult female postpartum patient delivered her newborn with the assistance of her husband five minutes prior to your arrival on the scene. The infant's Apgar score is 10, and the baby seems to be fine. However, the mother continues to bleed heavily after an adequate fundal massage and encouraging the infant to breastfeed. Her current heart rate is 125 bpm; her blood pressure is 108/60, and she is breathing 22 times a minute with an SpO2 of 97. After ensuring a second infant is not present, which of the following interven- tions would medical command most likely recommend? A. Continue fundal massage, and pack the vagina with sterile ABD or trauma pads B. Administer lactated Ringer's solution run wide open using macro- drip tubing under pressure C. Administer a fluid bolus of 1,000 mL of normal saline, and transport the patient in the Trendelenburg position D. Administer oxytocin infusion (1 unit per 100 mL of lactated Ringer's solu- tion) at 20 to 30 gtts/min (micro-drip tubing) depending on bleeding severity- : D.
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16 / 25.You are evaluating a 58-year-old who presented with sudden onset chest pain that radiates downward to his lumbar spine region. His peripheral pulses are present but unequal with a significant difference in blood pressure be- tween his left and right arms. Which of the following conditions is most likely to cause the patient's presentation? A. A pulmonary embolus B. An aortic aneurysm dissection C. A cardiac tamponade D. A myocardial infarction: B. 26.You are ordered to administer 3 mg/min of lidocaine via intravenous infu- sion to your cardiac patient who presents with a heart rate greater than 130 beats per minute as well as greater than 10 multifocal PVCs every minute. Therefore, you quickly but carefully mix 2 grams of the medication in 500 mL of normal saline and attach micro-drip tubing to the solution bag. Which of the following drip rates would effectively deliver the ordered dose of lidocaine? A. 15 gtts/min B. 30 gtts/min C. 60 gtts/min D. 45 gtts/min: D. 27.You are ordered to administer 0.3 mL of epinephrine for a moderate allergic reaction. What is the preferred initial route of administration of epinephrine for an allergic reaction? A. Subcutaneous B. Intramuscular C. Intravenous D. Endotracheal: B. 28.You are called to assist an adult diabetic who was found unconscious in bed. On arrival, your patient is unresponsive with snoring respirations
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18 / cool, clammy skin.Your glucometer will not power up, so blood glucose analy- sis is impossible at the present time. Which of the following would be most appropriate after controlling the patient's airway and delivering high-flow oxygen therapy? A. Administer glucagon to the patient intramuscularly in a large muscle group like the gluteal muscles B. Start an intravenous line, draw blood samples, and administer one amp of dextrose 50 percent (D50) C. Start an intravenous line, and draw blood samples before administering a glucose-containing IV fluid bolus D. Quickly establish an intravenous line, and transport the patient to the near- est hospital for blood glucose analysis prior to medication administration: B. 29.You arrive on-scene to a two-vehicle MVA. One vehicle is already being attended to by another ambulance, so you head to the other car. Your patient is a 40-year-old male, standing outside of his car. Immediately, you can see your patient slightly swaying on his feet, and his breath smells of alcohol, but he has no noticeable injuries. There is slight crumpling on the driver's side of his car, and airbags have been deployed. Your patient adamantly says that he is not injured, but upon an assessment of his mental faculties, he is unsure of what month it is or what city he is in at the time. The patient does admit that he has only had two beers and is not inebriated. What C-Spine precautions, if any, should you take? A. Patient is ambulatory, and the lack of ability to remember the city he is in or what month it is can be attributed to the shock of the crash and his being inebriated B. Patient will need full C-spine precautions, including a backboard. The pa- tient will also immediately need your partner to administer manual C- spine and apply a cervical collar when possible. C. Patient does not need cervical precautions because he will be in police custody, and they are not qualified for these interventions
19 / D. Patient only needs a cervical collar, just in case his symptoms are caused by a head injury: B. 30.What can a paramedic expect to occur in a closed-head injury patient when the intracranial pressure increases and the mean arterial pressure decreases? A. The patient's cerebral blood flow decreases B. The patient has likely suffered a brainstem herniation C. A marked increase in the patient's blood glucose level D. The formation of an intracranial abscess: A. 31.When determining an estimated time of death on-scene, what is the termi- nology used to describe blood and fluid leaving the areas of the face, nose, and chin assisted by gravity and allowed to settle in the lowest parts of the body? A. Dependent lividity B. Cyanosis C. Rigor mortis D. Post-partum blood pooling: A. 32.You are intubating a 26-year-old who is apneic. Once the endotracheal tube passes through the vocal cords, how much farther should the endotracheal tube be advanced before inflating the cuff and confirming proper placement? A. 0.5 to 1 inch B. Less than 1 cm C. 2 to 3 cm D. 1 to 2.5 inches: A. 33.You are cleaning the back of the truck after transporting a trauma patient to the emergency department. Which of the following contaminated items
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21 / A. Plastic IV catheter B. Nasopharyngeal or oral airway C. French suction catheter D. Blood-soaked gauze pads: A. 34.You suspect that your trauma patient may be experiencing the adverse effects of a crush injury after being entrapped under a fallen building for several hours before rescue. He is found to be wheezing with shortness of breath and hypotension with no obvious sign of chest wall/lung injury or blood loss. What is the most likely cause of these findings in a crush injury patient? A. Histamine release B. Atelectasis from the compressive forces C. Aortic dissection D. Thrombin formation: A. 35.Your adult asthma patient is experiencing a severe attack characterized by inspiratory and expiratory wheezes with potential airway compromise due to laryngospasm. Which of the following interventions would be most appropriate after oxygen therapy is applied? A. 2.5 to 5 mg of albuterol solution mixed with 3 mL of 0.9 normal saline and nebulized with 6-8 lpm of oxygen B. Rapid sequence intubation with sedation C. 0.31 mg of levalbuterol nebulized with 6-8 lpm of oxygen D. 0.3-0.5 mL (1:1000) of epinephrine delivered IM/SC; repeat in 15 minutes if needed: A. 36.You are preparing to perform fluid replacement on an adult trauma patient who lost a significant amount of his circulating blood volume when you note the presence of a drastic systolic blood pressure decline from 100
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23 / 86 mmHg systolic after the patient's bleeding is controlled. The patient has no obvious new bleeding, but his abdomen is distended and is painful on palpation. There are no obvious masses, bruises, or deformity, and he has active bowel sounds over the epigastric region. Which of the following intravenous fluids would be most appropriate in this situation if the medical command physician recommends a fluid challenge? A. 0.9% normal saline B. 0.45% sodium chloride C. 0.45% normal saline with 5% dextrose D. Lactated Ringer's solution: D. 37.What type of communication system operational mode is required for an EMS agency to be able to communicate simultaneously in both directions while also performing telemetry transmission? A. Multiplex mode B. Duplex mode C. Simplex mode D. Complex mode: A. 38.You suspect your adult trauma patient has a potential complete spinal cord transection. If so, which of the following would you expect to find? A. Total loss of pain and sensation below the waist bilaterally with some loss of movement below the waist B. Bradycardia associated with loss in vascular tone C.Total absence of pain, sensation, and movement (paralysis) below the point of the transection (injury) D. Right-sided paralysis with decreased sensation on the opposite side of the body: C.
24 / 39.You are on-scene with a patient who you suspect may be experiencing a myocardial infarction. He is conscious and alert, anxious, and has dilated pupils. He complains of substernal chest pain and admits to recent cocaine use. How does the use of cocaine increase the risk of experiencing an acute myocardial infarction? A. It speeds the heart rate to the point of asystole B. It causes the blood in the periphery to clot and travel to the coronary arteries C. It actually numbs the heart, making coronary perfusion difficult D. It causes coronary artery constriction and increases the chance of dislodg- ing a thrombus or plaque: D. 40.In which of the following situations would evaluating the ST segment elevation of a patient suffering from a suspected myocardial infarction not be indicated to determine if an infarction exists? A. When a pre-existing right bundle branch block is present B. When the patient is hypotensive C. In the presence of pulmonary edema D. In the presence of a left bundle branch block: D. 41.If an adult patient is experiencing the signs and symptoms of a myocardial infarction with perfusing arrhythmias, which of the following pre- hospital interventions will help to reduce the patient's cardiac preload and afterload? A.The intravenous administration of 2-4 mg of morphine per a medical- control physician's order B. The administration of various medications and dosages to control the specific dysrhythmias such as procainamide, atropine, verapamil, and others
25 / C. The administration of sublingual nitroglycerin therapy D. The administration of high-flow oxygen therapy (15 liters per minute) via a non-rebreather mask: C.