medical paramedic fisdap Exam 2023
Questions and Answers with complete
solution
petite mal seizures are also know as - CORRECT ANS absence seizures
present with little or no movement
What type of seizure pertains a limited portion of the brain? - CORRECT ANS
partial seizure can be locali...
medical paramedic fisdap Exam 2023
Questions and Answers with complete
solution
petite mal seizures are also know as - CORRECT ANS absence seizures
present with little or no movement
What type of seizure pertains a limited portion of the brain? - CORRECT ANS
partial seizure can be localized to one side of the brain
What are the management of a seizure? - CORRECT ANS If trauma is noted c-
spine precaution
Check blood sugar(treat it)
Provide ventilatory assistance(apnea)
Prepare to intubate, if difficult to bvm assistance
Benzodiazepine versed (midazalom)
A patient who is experiencing a seizure greater than 4-5 minutes or consecutive
seizures without return to consciousness is experiencing what kind of seizure ? -
CORRECT ANS Staus epilepticus prepare to give a benzodiazepines such as
Midazolam, ask bystanders if patient had taken anti seizure meds.
You respond to a home of a patient who is experiencing facial drooping to the left
side of his face with slurred speech patient is alert and oriented with equal grips and
pushes, what type of medical emergency is this patient experiencing? - CORRECT
ANS Bells palsy Bell's palsy is a viral infection. Bell's palsy is a condition in which
the muscles on one side of the face become weak or paralyzed, may present with
Stoke like symptoms
Treating a patient with internal bleeding patient may present with cool clammy skins
with a low blood pressure - CORRECT ANS Treat for hypovolemic shock.
O2, blanket, rapid transport, IV fluids 12 lead monitor (VOMIT)
s/s of upper GI bleed - CORRECT ANS Melena - black tarry sticky odorous stool
and blood blended together into one substance; blood cannot be distinguished from
stool
s/s of lower GI bleed - CORRECT ANS hematochezia (bright red blood)- stool
and blood are incorporated together into the same substance, yet are easily
distiguished from each other
portal hypertension causes pg (1183) - CORRECT ANS esophageal varices
S/S of esophageal varices (pg, 1183-1184) - CORRECT ANS signs of liver
disease
fatigue
weight loss
jaundice
anorexia
edematous abdomen
pruritus(sever itching of the skin)
abdominal pain
nausea/vomiting
s/s of rupture of varices - CORRECT ANS pt will report of an abrupt onset of
discomfort in the throat, may have severe dysphagia, vomiting bright red blood
(hematemesis),hypotension, and signs of shock. patients who have liver disease.
General management for upper gi bleed of esophageal varices - CORRECT ANS
Fluid resuscitation
aggressive suctioning
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