JBLEARNING PARAMEDIC TEST BANK
EXAM 2026 REAL QUESTIONS WITH
EXPERTLY VERIFIED ANSWERS.
An adult patient presents with a blood pressure of 78/60 mm Hg,
a pulse rate of 120 beats/min and irregular, and labored
breathing. Further assessment reveals pale, cool, moist skin and
diffuse crackles in all lung fields. You should suspect:
a) hypolvolemic shock
b) septic shock
c) neurogenic shock
d) cardiogenic shock - correct answer -d) cardiogenic shock
The Pediatric Assessment Triangle was designed to:
a) formulate a working field diagnosis upon first sight of an ill child
b) help EMS providers form hands-off general impression of an ill
child
c) provide a means for performing a rapid head-to-toe physical
assessment
,d) identify immediate life threats through a rapid hands-on
assessment - correct answer -b) help EMS providers form hands-
off general impression of an ill child
The odor of bitter almonds on a patient's breath should make you
suspicious for exposure to:
a) turpertine
b) cyanide
c) phosphorus
d) arsenic - correct answer -
Patients with type A hemophilia:
a) have a low platelet count
b) require infusions of factor IX
c) have a deficiency of factor VIII
d) bleed due to thrombocytopenia - correct answer -
Infants and children in shock:
,a) generally remain alert for longer periods than adults despite a
significant decrease in cerebral perfusion
b) typically become hypotensive sooner than adults because of a
relative decrease in total blood volume
c) maintain end-organ perfusion longer than adults, making
capillary refill time a less reliable perfusion indicator
d) compensate more efficiently than adults by increasing heart
rate and peripheral vascular resistance. - correct answer -d)
compensate more efficiently than adults by increasing heart rate
and peripheral vascular resistance.
which of the following is the MOST accurate definition of
distributive shock?
a) sustained constriction of the small venules and small arterioles
b) widespread dilation of the resistance and capacitance vessels
c) decreased perfusion due to sympathetic nervous system failure
d) shunting of blood from the periphery to the body's vital organs -
correct answer -b) widespread dilation of the resistance and
capacitance vessels
Fever in infants younger than 2 months of age is defined as a
body temperature that is ____°F or greater.
, a) 100.4
b) 99.2
c) 102.0
d) 101.2 - correct answer -
Pelvic inflammatory disease commonly affects of the following
organs, EXCEPT the:
a) uterus
b) fallopian tubes
c) urinary bladder
d) ovaries - correct answer -
An increase in core body temperature due to inadequate
thermolysis is called:
a) heat illness
b) heat cramps
c) heatstroke
d) heat exhaustion - correct answer -
EXAM 2026 REAL QUESTIONS WITH
EXPERTLY VERIFIED ANSWERS.
An adult patient presents with a blood pressure of 78/60 mm Hg,
a pulse rate of 120 beats/min and irregular, and labored
breathing. Further assessment reveals pale, cool, moist skin and
diffuse crackles in all lung fields. You should suspect:
a) hypolvolemic shock
b) septic shock
c) neurogenic shock
d) cardiogenic shock - correct answer -d) cardiogenic shock
The Pediatric Assessment Triangle was designed to:
a) formulate a working field diagnosis upon first sight of an ill child
b) help EMS providers form hands-off general impression of an ill
child
c) provide a means for performing a rapid head-to-toe physical
assessment
,d) identify immediate life threats through a rapid hands-on
assessment - correct answer -b) help EMS providers form hands-
off general impression of an ill child
The odor of bitter almonds on a patient's breath should make you
suspicious for exposure to:
a) turpertine
b) cyanide
c) phosphorus
d) arsenic - correct answer -
Patients with type A hemophilia:
a) have a low platelet count
b) require infusions of factor IX
c) have a deficiency of factor VIII
d) bleed due to thrombocytopenia - correct answer -
Infants and children in shock:
,a) generally remain alert for longer periods than adults despite a
significant decrease in cerebral perfusion
b) typically become hypotensive sooner than adults because of a
relative decrease in total blood volume
c) maintain end-organ perfusion longer than adults, making
capillary refill time a less reliable perfusion indicator
d) compensate more efficiently than adults by increasing heart
rate and peripheral vascular resistance. - correct answer -d)
compensate more efficiently than adults by increasing heart rate
and peripheral vascular resistance.
which of the following is the MOST accurate definition of
distributive shock?
a) sustained constriction of the small venules and small arterioles
b) widespread dilation of the resistance and capacitance vessels
c) decreased perfusion due to sympathetic nervous system failure
d) shunting of blood from the periphery to the body's vital organs -
correct answer -b) widespread dilation of the resistance and
capacitance vessels
Fever in infants younger than 2 months of age is defined as a
body temperature that is ____°F or greater.
, a) 100.4
b) 99.2
c) 102.0
d) 101.2 - correct answer -
Pelvic inflammatory disease commonly affects of the following
organs, EXCEPT the:
a) uterus
b) fallopian tubes
c) urinary bladder
d) ovaries - correct answer -
An increase in core body temperature due to inadequate
thermolysis is called:
a) heat illness
b) heat cramps
c) heatstroke
d) heat exhaustion - correct answer -
