CRITICAL CARE PARAMEDIC KYLE
FAUDREE FLIGHT PARAMEDIC
CERTIFICATION STUDY GUIDE 2026
EXTENSIVE QUESTIONS WITH AUTHENTIC
VERIFIED ANSWERS ELITE PREP GUIDE
GRADED A+
⩥ Pulses paradoxus is a sign of. Answer: beats have weaker amplitude
with respiratory inspiration. It indicates severe conditions like cardiac
tamponade, asthma, or COPD,
⩥ Electric alternans. Answer: QRS amplitude shifts; seen in percardial
effusion and cardiac tamponade
⩥ Brugada syndrome. Answer: a rare, inherited heart rhythm disorder
(channelopathy) causing dangerous, fast heartbeats (ventricular
fibrillation) that can lead to fainting or sudden cardiac death, often
during rest or sleep.
structurally normal hearts
- Resembles RBBB; ST elevation & RSR' in leads V1, V2, and V3.
- can cause fast polymorphic V tach (looks like torsades de pointes).
- ICD required
, ⩥ endocarditis. Answer: inflammation of the inner lining of the heart
⩥ pericarditis. Answer:
⩥ Recreational Dose of Ketamine. Answer: 0.3-0.5 mg/kg IBW
⩥ Dissociation dose of Ketamine. Answer: >0.8 mg/kg IBW
⩥ diabetes insipidus. Answer: antidiuretic hormone is not secreted
adequately, or the kidney is resistant to its effect
⩥ Normal BUN (Blood Urea Nitrogen). Answer: 8-25 mg/dL
⩥ What is BUN a product of?. Answer: protein metabolism
⩥ Where is BUN eliminated from?. Answer: Kidneys
⩥ High BUN indicates. Answer: Renal insufficiency or failure or
dehydration (if creatnine is normal)
⩥ Carbonic Acid. Answer: H2CO3
FAUDREE FLIGHT PARAMEDIC
CERTIFICATION STUDY GUIDE 2026
EXTENSIVE QUESTIONS WITH AUTHENTIC
VERIFIED ANSWERS ELITE PREP GUIDE
GRADED A+
⩥ Pulses paradoxus is a sign of. Answer: beats have weaker amplitude
with respiratory inspiration. It indicates severe conditions like cardiac
tamponade, asthma, or COPD,
⩥ Electric alternans. Answer: QRS amplitude shifts; seen in percardial
effusion and cardiac tamponade
⩥ Brugada syndrome. Answer: a rare, inherited heart rhythm disorder
(channelopathy) causing dangerous, fast heartbeats (ventricular
fibrillation) that can lead to fainting or sudden cardiac death, often
during rest or sleep.
structurally normal hearts
- Resembles RBBB; ST elevation & RSR' in leads V1, V2, and V3.
- can cause fast polymorphic V tach (looks like torsades de pointes).
- ICD required
, ⩥ endocarditis. Answer: inflammation of the inner lining of the heart
⩥ pericarditis. Answer:
⩥ Recreational Dose of Ketamine. Answer: 0.3-0.5 mg/kg IBW
⩥ Dissociation dose of Ketamine. Answer: >0.8 mg/kg IBW
⩥ diabetes insipidus. Answer: antidiuretic hormone is not secreted
adequately, or the kidney is resistant to its effect
⩥ Normal BUN (Blood Urea Nitrogen). Answer: 8-25 mg/dL
⩥ What is BUN a product of?. Answer: protein metabolism
⩥ Where is BUN eliminated from?. Answer: Kidneys
⩥ High BUN indicates. Answer: Renal insufficiency or failure or
dehydration (if creatnine is normal)
⩥ Carbonic Acid. Answer: H2CO3
