FISDAP Paramedic Final Year After Year Test Bank over
635 Questions Real Exams With Complete Solutions
10. Which of the following is a musical, squeaking or whistling
sound heard in inspiration and expiration while auscultating lung
fields?
A. Wheezing
B. Snoring
C. Stridor
D. Gurgling Correct Answer A. Wheezing
100. A 36 year old male with a history of asthma is in
respiratory arrest. His carotid pulse corresponds to the ECG
below. After establishing an airway and beginning ventilations,
what should you do?
A. Administer adenosine.
B. Administer an in-line albuterol nebulizer.
C. Perform synchronized cardioversion.
D. Administer epinephrine. Correct Answer B. Administer an
in-line albuterol nebulizer.
101. What is the area where the base of the tongue and the
epiglottis meet called?
A. Alveoli
B. Vallecula
C. Carina
D. Bronchi Correct Answer B. Vallecula
102. A 54 year old female is trapped in a car and complains of
chest pain. You are unable to open the door, and the fire
,department is unable to get their extrication tools to work. What
should you do?
A. Break the window farthest from her to gain access.
B. Use the extrication tools without power.
C. Use a hand saw to cut the narrowest part of the frame to gain
access.
D. Wait 30 minutes for the replacement tools to arrive. Correct
Answer A. Break the window farthest from her to gain access.
103. What occurs during compression of the inferior vena cava?
A. Supine hypotensive syndrome
B. Eclampsia
C. Preeclampsia
D. Pregnancy induced hypertension Correct Answer A. Supine
hypotensive syndrome
104. What will stimulation of a B1 receptor in the heart do?
A. Slow the heart with an increase contraction strength
B. Speed up the heart rate and increase contraction strength
C. Speed up the heart rate and decrease contraction strength
D. Slow the heart with an decrease contraction strength Correct
Answer B. Speed up the heart rate and increase contraction
strength
105. What is abnormality of breathing rate, pattern, or effort
called?
A. Dysphonia
B. Hypoxia
C. Dyspnea
D. Anoxia Correct Answer C. Dyspnea
,106. What are you required to report directly to law
enforcement?
A. Presence of illegal drugs
B. Trauma caused by alcohol use
C. Suspected child abuse
D. Suspected sexual assault Correct Answer D. Suspected
sexual assault
107. What is the function of the ductus arteriosus?
A. Provide a way for fetal wastes to leave material circulation.
B. Allow blood to bypass the fetus's lungs before birth.
C. Allow the neonate to take a breath following delivery.
D. Decrease ambient pressure in the lungs before birth. Correct
Answer B. Allow blood to bypass the fetus's lungs before birth.
108. You are dispatched to a residence for a 67 year old female
complaining of chest pain. The patient is pale, diaphoretic and
describes are pain as crushing. Vital signs are BP 120/80, Pulse
100, Respirations are 22 and oxygen saturation is 90 percent.
Select the correct medications in order:
A. Oxygen, Morphine, Digoxin
B. Metoprolol, Nitroglycerine, Aspirin
C. Nitroglycerine, Aspirin
D. Oxygen, Aspirin, Nitroglycerine Correct Answer D.
Oxygen, Aspirin, Nitroglycerine
109. What inherited metabolic disease of the lungs and digestive
system manifests during childhood?
A. Multiple sclerosis
B. Cerebral palsy
C. Cystic fibrosis
, D. Sickle cell disease Correct Answer C. Cystic fibrosis
11. You are treating a 82 year old male in hypovolemic shock.
In order to increase their blood pressure you should administer:
A. 0.45% NaCl via IV
B. isotonic fluids orally
C. dextrose 5% in water via IO
D. isotonic crystalloid via IV Correct Answer D. isotonic
crystalloid via IV
110. Which stage of shock occurs when cardiac output and
systolic blood pressures are maintained by increasing
catecholamine production?
A. Compensated shock
B. Uncompensated shock
C. Irreversible shock
D. Diffuse shock Correct Answer A. Compensated shock
111. How many people does it take to provide Optimal BVM
ventilation?
A. 1
B. 4
C. 3
D. 2 Correct Answer C. 3 (Likely wrong, D. 2 is better IMO)
112. During the resuscitation of a 45 year old female you note a
change in rhythm and the ECG now shows sinus bradycardia.
What should you do?
A. Assess for a pulse
B. Administer atropine
C. Obtain a blood pressure
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