critical care/flight paramedic exam
questions with 100% correct
answers
babinskiAreflexA-
AAnswer✓AextensionAandAspreadingAofAtoesAwhenAbottomAofAfootAisAstroked.AsignAofAne
rvousAsystemAlesion
battlesAsignA-AAnswer✓AbruiseAbehindAear,AbasilarAskullAfracture
becksAtriadA-AAnswer✓Ajvd,AmuffledAheartAtones,Ahypotension.AfromAcardiacAtamponade
brudzinskiAsignA-AAnswer✓AflexionAofAtheAneckAresultsAinAflexionAofAtheAhip.Ameningitis
coopernailsAsignA-
AAnswer✓AecchymosisAonAperineum,Alabia,Ascrotum.AsignAofApelvisAfracture
cullensAsignA-
AAnswer✓AbruisingAaroundAumbilicus.ASignAofApancreatitisAorAectopicApregnancy
greyAturnersAsignA-AAnswer✓AdiscolorationAofAskinAaroundAflank.AsignAofApancreatitis
hammansAsignA-
AAnswer✓AcrunchingAsoundAofAheartAwithAasynchronousAheartAbeat.AsignAofAmediastinalA
emphysema/tracheobronchialAdisruption
kehrsAsignA-AAnswer✓AleftAshoulderApainAassociatedAwithAsplenicArupture
kernigsAsignA-
AAnswer✓ApainAtoAkneeAextensionAwhenAhipAisAatA90Adegrees.AsignAofAmeningitis
,levinesAsignA-
AAnswer✓ApainAwithAclutchedAfistAoverAmidlineAofAchest.AsignAofAcardiacAchestApain
mcburneysAsignA-
AAnswer✓AtendernessA2/3AtheAdistanceAbetweenAumbilicusAandAileum.AsignAofAappendicit
is
muphysAsignA-
AAnswer✓AptAunableAtoAtakeAdeepAbreathAonAinspirationAwithAdeepApalpationAbeneathAr
ightAcoastalAmargins.AsignAofAgallAbladderAissues
S2A"dub"AheartAtonesA-AAnswer✓AaorticAandApulmonaryAvalveAclosure
s1A"lub"AsoundA-AAnswer✓Abicuspic/tricuspidAvalveAclosure
strokeAvolumeAisAaffectedAbyA-AAnswer✓Apreload,Aafterload,Acontractility
s4AheartAtoneA-
AAnswer✓AindicativeAofAstiffAorAnoncompliantAventricle,AlikeAwithAanAoldAMI
s3AheartAtoneA-AAnswer✓AventricleAstretchAdueAtoAfluidAoverload
rightAcoronaryAarteryAisAtypicallyArepairedAbyAusingA-AAnswer✓AsaphenousAvein
dresslersAsignA-AAnswer✓ApericarditisAfromArecentAMIAorAcardiacAsurgery
alphaA1AstimulationAresultsAinA-AAnswer✓AincreasedASVR/vasoconstriction
betaA1AstimulationAresultsAinA-AAnswer✓AincreasedAHR,Acontractility
janewayAlesionsAandAoslerAnodesAareAindicativeAofA-AAnswer✓Aendocarditis
, elevatedABNPAsignalsA-AAnswer✓AincreasedAstretchingAofAventricles.AfoundAinACHF
whereAshouldAaAcardiacAtransducerAbeAplaced?A-
AAnswer✓AphlebostaticAaxisA(4thAintercostalAspaceAmidaxillary)
whatAdoesAtheAdicroticAnotchAsymbolize?A-AAnswer✓AaorticAvalveAclosing
salineAfromAARTAlineAshouldAinfuseAatAwhatArateA-AAnswer✓A3ml/hr
normalAcentralAvenousApressureA(CVP)A-AAnswer✓A2-6
whenAutilizingAaAswanAganzAcatheter,AneverAexceedA____mLAofAairAinAdistalAballoonA-
AAnswer✓A1.5
coronaryAperfusionApressureAcalculationA-AAnswer✓APAWP-DBPA(shouldAbeA50-60)
PAWPArangeA-AAnswer✓A8-12
PVRArangeA-AAnswer✓A50-250
PAApressureA-AAnswer✓A15-25Asystolic,A8-15Adiastolic
SVRArangeA-AAnswer✓A800-1200
whatAdoesAPVRAsignifyA-AAnswer✓ArightAheartAafterload,ApulmonaryAvascularAresistance
whatAisAPCWPA-AAnswer✓AsameAasApAWP
questions with 100% correct
answers
babinskiAreflexA-
AAnswer✓AextensionAandAspreadingAofAtoesAwhenAbottomAofAfootAisAstroked.AsignAofAne
rvousAsystemAlesion
battlesAsignA-AAnswer✓AbruiseAbehindAear,AbasilarAskullAfracture
becksAtriadA-AAnswer✓Ajvd,AmuffledAheartAtones,Ahypotension.AfromAcardiacAtamponade
brudzinskiAsignA-AAnswer✓AflexionAofAtheAneckAresultsAinAflexionAofAtheAhip.Ameningitis
coopernailsAsignA-
AAnswer✓AecchymosisAonAperineum,Alabia,Ascrotum.AsignAofApelvisAfracture
cullensAsignA-
AAnswer✓AbruisingAaroundAumbilicus.ASignAofApancreatitisAorAectopicApregnancy
greyAturnersAsignA-AAnswer✓AdiscolorationAofAskinAaroundAflank.AsignAofApancreatitis
hammansAsignA-
AAnswer✓AcrunchingAsoundAofAheartAwithAasynchronousAheartAbeat.AsignAofAmediastinalA
emphysema/tracheobronchialAdisruption
kehrsAsignA-AAnswer✓AleftAshoulderApainAassociatedAwithAsplenicArupture
kernigsAsignA-
AAnswer✓ApainAtoAkneeAextensionAwhenAhipAisAatA90Adegrees.AsignAofAmeningitis
,levinesAsignA-
AAnswer✓ApainAwithAclutchedAfistAoverAmidlineAofAchest.AsignAofAcardiacAchestApain
mcburneysAsignA-
AAnswer✓AtendernessA2/3AtheAdistanceAbetweenAumbilicusAandAileum.AsignAofAappendicit
is
muphysAsignA-
AAnswer✓AptAunableAtoAtakeAdeepAbreathAonAinspirationAwithAdeepApalpationAbeneathAr
ightAcoastalAmargins.AsignAofAgallAbladderAissues
S2A"dub"AheartAtonesA-AAnswer✓AaorticAandApulmonaryAvalveAclosure
s1A"lub"AsoundA-AAnswer✓Abicuspic/tricuspidAvalveAclosure
strokeAvolumeAisAaffectedAbyA-AAnswer✓Apreload,Aafterload,Acontractility
s4AheartAtoneA-
AAnswer✓AindicativeAofAstiffAorAnoncompliantAventricle,AlikeAwithAanAoldAMI
s3AheartAtoneA-AAnswer✓AventricleAstretchAdueAtoAfluidAoverload
rightAcoronaryAarteryAisAtypicallyArepairedAbyAusingA-AAnswer✓AsaphenousAvein
dresslersAsignA-AAnswer✓ApericarditisAfromArecentAMIAorAcardiacAsurgery
alphaA1AstimulationAresultsAinA-AAnswer✓AincreasedASVR/vasoconstriction
betaA1AstimulationAresultsAinA-AAnswer✓AincreasedAHR,Acontractility
janewayAlesionsAandAoslerAnodesAareAindicativeAofA-AAnswer✓Aendocarditis
, elevatedABNPAsignalsA-AAnswer✓AincreasedAstretchingAofAventricles.AfoundAinACHF
whereAshouldAaAcardiacAtransducerAbeAplaced?A-
AAnswer✓AphlebostaticAaxisA(4thAintercostalAspaceAmidaxillary)
whatAdoesAtheAdicroticAnotchAsymbolize?A-AAnswer✓AaorticAvalveAclosing
salineAfromAARTAlineAshouldAinfuseAatAwhatArateA-AAnswer✓A3ml/hr
normalAcentralAvenousApressureA(CVP)A-AAnswer✓A2-6
whenAutilizingAaAswanAganzAcatheter,AneverAexceedA____mLAofAairAinAdistalAballoonA-
AAnswer✓A1.5
coronaryAperfusionApressureAcalculationA-AAnswer✓APAWP-DBPA(shouldAbeA50-60)
PAWPArangeA-AAnswer✓A8-12
PVRArangeA-AAnswer✓A50-250
PAApressureA-AAnswer✓A15-25Asystolic,A8-15Adiastolic
SVRArangeA-AAnswer✓A800-1200
whatAdoesAPVRAsignifyA-AAnswer✓ArightAheartAafterload,ApulmonaryAvascularAresistance
whatAisAPCWPA-AAnswer✓AsameAasApAWP
