PARAMEDIC FISDAP EXAM QUESTIONS AND CERTIFIED ANSWEERS A+ GRADED
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PARAMEDIC FISDAP EXAM QUESTIONS
AND CERTIFIED ANSWEERS A+
GRADED
. How does the blood flow through the heart?
A. Right ventricle to right atrium to lungs to left ventricle to left atrium
B. Right atrium to right ventricle to lungs to left atrium to left ventricle
C. Left ventri...
PARAMEDIC FISDAP EXAM QUESTIONS
AND CERTIFIED ANSWEERS A+
GRADED
. How does the blood flow through the heart?
A. Right ventricle to right atrium to lungs to left ventricle to left atrium
B. Right atrium to right ventricle to lungs to left atrium to left ventricle
C. Left ventricle to left atrium to lungs to right ventricle to right atrium
D. Left atrium to left ventricle to lungs to right atrium to right ventricle - ANSWER B. Right
atrium to right ventricle to lungs to left atrium to left ventricle
. As soon as an infant's head is delivered, what should you do?
A. Determine the location of the umbilical cord.
B. Rotate the shoulders to the anterolateral position.
C. Examine the vulva and perineum for lacerations.
D. Exert strong steady pressure on the fundus. - ANSWER A. Determine the location of the
umbilical cord.
. A patient has aphasia following a stroke, which lobe of the brain was affected?
A. Temporal
B. Occipital
C. Parietal
D. Frontal - ANSWER A. Temporal
. What does the P wave represent with an ECG?
A. Ventricular depolarization
B. Atrial depolarization
C. Ventricular repolarization
D. Atrial repolarization - ANSWER B. Atrial depolarization
. A lethargic 22 month old male presents with hoarseness and coughing. He has sternal
retractions and his belly and chest move in opposite directions with each breath. He is breathing
at a rate of 64. What should you suspect?
A. Cardiopulmonary failure.
B. Respiratory failure.
C. Cardiopulmonary arrest.
D. Respiratory distress. - ANSWER B. Respiratory failure.
,. A patient was ejected from an automobile and is apneic and pulseless. ECG reveals a regular
rhythm with an R-R interval of 1.24 seconds and a QRS width of 110 milliseconds. You should
consider
A. transcutaneous pacing.
B. atropine 0.5 mg IV.
C. epinephrine 1 mg IV.
D. adenosine 6 mg rapid IV. - ANSWER C. epinephrine 1 mg IV.
. What organ is located in the upper right quadrant?
A. Kidney
B. Liver
C. Pancreas
D. Spleen - ANSWER B. Liver
. A 24 year old male was stabbed in the thigh. Bright red blood spurts from the wound. What
should you suspect that the patient severed?
A. Vein
B. Artery
C. Ligament
D. Tendon - ANSWER B. Artery
. A 24 year old male was working underneath his car when it fell off of the jack. He was under
the car approximately 20 minutes before being extricated. He has bluish discoloration of his skin
above the nipple line. What should you suspect?
A. Traumatic asphyxiation
B. Pericardial tamponade
C. Cushing's triad
D. Pulmonary contusion - ANSWER A. Traumatic asphyxiation
. A unrestrained 24 year old female driver hit an electrical pole and struck the steering wheel.
She appears pale and complains of nausea and abdominal pain. What organ is LEAST likely to
suffer an injury as a result of this impact?
A. Spleen
B. Diagphram
C. Liver
D. Stomach - ANSWER D. Stomach
. What causes Down's syndrome?
A. Brain trauma
B. Extra chromosome
C. Bacterial infection
D. Psychological trauma - ANSWER B. Extra chromosome
. Where would you insert the needle to decompress the chest?
A. Below the 3rd rib midclavicular line
B. Below the 4th rib midclavicular line
,C. Above the 4th rib midclavicular line
D. Above the 3rd rib midclavicular line - ANSWER D. Above the 3rd rib midclavicular line
. A 67 year old male complains of bloody stool with accompanying nausea and emesis. He states
symptoms began 3 days ago. Vital signs BP 100/86, P 88, R 18. What should you do?
A. IV fluid bolus
B. Administer a diuretic
C. Administer an antiemetic
D. Apply oxygen - ANSWER A. IV fluid bolus
. How much time do you have to successfully intubate a patient?
A. 30 seconds.
B. 15 seconds.
C. 60 seconds.
D. 45 seconds. - ANSWER A. 30 seconds.
. What condition results when the alveoli collapse?
A. Pneumothorax
B. Pneumonia
C. Effusion
D. Atelectasis - ANSWER D. Atelectasis
. Why should you administer IV fluid to a patient in hypovolemic shock?
A. Increase the blood pressure
B. Maintain adequate tissue perfusion
C. Increase the body's oxygen carrying capacity
D. Maintain the body's homeostatic state - ANSWER B. Maintain adequate tissue perfusion
. What best defines shock?
A. Deficiency of vascular tone due to hemorrhage.
B. Inadequate cerebral blood flow.
C. Hemorrhage exceeding 50% of total blood volume.
D. Lack of adequate perfusion to the tissues. - ANSWER D. Lack of adequate perfusion to the
tissues.
. What causes priapism in a trauma patient?
A. Rupture of the urinary bladder
B. Total autonomic nervous system dysfunction
C. Parasympathetic nervous system dominance
D. Sympathetic nervous system dominance - ANSWER C. Parasympathetic nervous system
dominance
. What is the primary function of insulin?
A. Increase glucose transport out of the cells and increase pancreas glycogen levels
B. Increase glucose transport out of the cells and increase liver glycogen levels
C. Increase glucose transport into the cells and increase liver glycogen levels
, D. Decrease glucose transport into the cells and decrease pancreas glycogen levels - ANSWER
C. Increase glucose transport into the cells and increase liver glycogen levels
. A 60 year old male fell onto a coffee table yesterday and he woke up this morning complaining
of diffuse, dull abdominal pain. You note periumbilical bruising. What is this known as?
A. Crohn's sign
B. Cullen's sign
C. Kehr's sign
D. Grey-Turner's sign - ANSWER B. Cullen's sign
. After placement of an ET tube, you find breath sounds are diminished on the left side but
present on the right side. What should you do?
A. Contact Medical Direction and ask for further instruction.
B. Deflate and withdraw the tube while listening over the left side.
C. Deflate the cuff, remove the tube and ventilate with a BVM.
D. Continue ventilating the patient and secure the tube. - ANSWER B. Deflate and withdraw the
tube while listening over the left side.
. A 25 year old male has a closed head injury and a knife impaled in his back. He is combative
and screams incomprehensible words while thrashing. What should you do?
A. Titrate diazepam administration to gain control of the patient.
B. Use straps and spine board to gain control of the patient.
C. Use rapid sequence intubation to protect the patient.
D. Request the police to restrain the patient for transport. - ANSWER C. Use rapid sequence
intubation to protect the patient.
. What does the body use for fuel in diabetic ketoacidosis?
A. Acids
B. Fats
C. Glucose
D. Ketones - ANSWER B. Fats
. What neurotransmitter found in the brain that regulates mood, anxiety, and sleep?
A. Acetylcholine
B. Gamma-aminobutyric acid
C. Norepinephrine
D. Serotonin - ANSWER D. Serotonin
. A 38 year old female complains of sudden onset of shortness of breath. She has no previous
history and no allergies. Her only medications are birth control pills. Her last meal was 8 hours
earlier at an airport prior to her flight home. What should you suspect?
A. Allergic reaction
B. Pulmonary embolus
C. Influenza
D. Undiagnosed asthma - ANSWER B. Pulmonary embolus
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