Paramedic NREMT Exam Prep
(Answered) 2023/2024
The Parkland formula for the total fluid requirement in 24 hours is as follows: 4ml
x TBSA (%) x body weight (kg); 50% given in first eight hours; 50% given in next
16 hours.
What is the Parkland Formula?
Graves
The majority of symptoms of ________ disease are caused by the excessive production
of thyroid hormones by the thyroid
Graves
_________ disease is thought to be caused by an antibody that stimulates
overproduction of thyroid hormone. People with this disease have the symptoms of
hyperthyroidism (e.g., elevated heart rate and blood pressure, increased appetite,
increased activity level) plus a visibly enlarged thyroid gland (goiter), bulging eyes, and
sometimes raised areas of skin over the shins.
Myasthenia gravis
____________ is a disease caused by antibody response to self-antigens on
acetylcholine receptors and the striations of skeletal and cardiac muscle. It is
characterized by abnormal function of the neuromuscular junction, resulting in episodes
of muscular weakness.
Graves
People with this disease have the symptoms of hyperthyroidism (e.g., elevated heart
rate and blood pressure, increased appetite, increased activity level) plus a visibly
enlarged thyroid gland (goiter), bulging eyes, and sometimes raised areas of skin over
the shins.
Addison's
________ disease is a disorder that occurs when your body produces insufficient
amounts of certain hormones produced by your adrenal glands. In this disease, your
adrenal glands produce too little cortisol and often insufficient levels of aldosterone as
well.
A=Alcohol/Acidosis
E=Epilipsey
I-Infection
O=Overdose
U=Uremia or Kidney Failure
T=Trauma, Toxins, Tumor
I=Insulin Hypogylcemia or DKA
P=Poisons or Psychosis
S=Stroke or Seizure
Acronym for determining common causes of mental status is AEIOU-TIPS. Name each
one:
Wernicke's syndrome
, ___________ is an acute but reversible encephalopathy or brain disease characterized
by ataxia, eye muscle weakness, and mental derangement.
Korsakoff's psychosis
psychosis characterized by disorientation, muttering delirium, insomnia, delusions, and
hallucinations. Symptoms include painful extremities, bilateral wrist drop (rarely),
bilateral foot drop (frequently), and pain on pressure over the long nerves.
Wernicke's syndrome
condition characterized by loss of memory and disorientation, associated with chronic
alcohol intake and a diet deficient in thiamine.
Mallampati Scale
Waddell's triad
___________ is a pattern of injury seen in pedestrian children who are struck by motor
vehicles. The triad comprises: fractured femoral shaft. intra-thoracic or intra-abdominal
injuries. contralateral head injury.
Addison's disease
Symptoms may include weakness, fatigue, weight loss, and hyperpigmentation of skin
and mucous membranes.
Waddell's triad
Mallory-Weiss tear
esophageal laceration, usually secondary to vomiting.
Zollinger-Ellison syndrome
condition that causes the stomach to secrete excessive amounts of hydrochloric acid
and pepsin.
visceral pain
dull, poorly localized pain that originates in the walls of hollow organs such as the ureter
or bladder.
afferent
Sensory nerves are _______ nerves.
somatic pain
sharp, localized pain that originates in walls of the body such as skeletal muscles.
BP goes up, Pulse falls and respiration fall
Signs of Cushings triad is opposite of the signs of shock. Describe what happens to BP,
Pulse and Respirations in cushings triad
BP drops, Pulse rises and respirations rise
Describe what happens to BP, Pulse and Respirations in shock:
Addison's Disease
Also called adrenal insufficiency
aberrant conduction
conduction of the electrical impulse through the heart's conductive system in an
abnormal fashion.
absence seizure
type of generalized seizure with sudden onset, characterized by a brief loss of
awareness and rapid recovery.
absence
An _________ seizure causes a short period of "blanking out" or staring into space.
Like other kinds of seizures, they are caused by abnormal activity in a person's brain.
(Answered) 2023/2024
The Parkland formula for the total fluid requirement in 24 hours is as follows: 4ml
x TBSA (%) x body weight (kg); 50% given in first eight hours; 50% given in next
16 hours.
What is the Parkland Formula?
Graves
The majority of symptoms of ________ disease are caused by the excessive production
of thyroid hormones by the thyroid
Graves
_________ disease is thought to be caused by an antibody that stimulates
overproduction of thyroid hormone. People with this disease have the symptoms of
hyperthyroidism (e.g., elevated heart rate and blood pressure, increased appetite,
increased activity level) plus a visibly enlarged thyroid gland (goiter), bulging eyes, and
sometimes raised areas of skin over the shins.
Myasthenia gravis
____________ is a disease caused by antibody response to self-antigens on
acetylcholine receptors and the striations of skeletal and cardiac muscle. It is
characterized by abnormal function of the neuromuscular junction, resulting in episodes
of muscular weakness.
Graves
People with this disease have the symptoms of hyperthyroidism (e.g., elevated heart
rate and blood pressure, increased appetite, increased activity level) plus a visibly
enlarged thyroid gland (goiter), bulging eyes, and sometimes raised areas of skin over
the shins.
Addison's
________ disease is a disorder that occurs when your body produces insufficient
amounts of certain hormones produced by your adrenal glands. In this disease, your
adrenal glands produce too little cortisol and often insufficient levels of aldosterone as
well.
A=Alcohol/Acidosis
E=Epilipsey
I-Infection
O=Overdose
U=Uremia or Kidney Failure
T=Trauma, Toxins, Tumor
I=Insulin Hypogylcemia or DKA
P=Poisons or Psychosis
S=Stroke or Seizure
Acronym for determining common causes of mental status is AEIOU-TIPS. Name each
one:
Wernicke's syndrome
, ___________ is an acute but reversible encephalopathy or brain disease characterized
by ataxia, eye muscle weakness, and mental derangement.
Korsakoff's psychosis
psychosis characterized by disorientation, muttering delirium, insomnia, delusions, and
hallucinations. Symptoms include painful extremities, bilateral wrist drop (rarely),
bilateral foot drop (frequently), and pain on pressure over the long nerves.
Wernicke's syndrome
condition characterized by loss of memory and disorientation, associated with chronic
alcohol intake and a diet deficient in thiamine.
Mallampati Scale
Waddell's triad
___________ is a pattern of injury seen in pedestrian children who are struck by motor
vehicles. The triad comprises: fractured femoral shaft. intra-thoracic or intra-abdominal
injuries. contralateral head injury.
Addison's disease
Symptoms may include weakness, fatigue, weight loss, and hyperpigmentation of skin
and mucous membranes.
Waddell's triad
Mallory-Weiss tear
esophageal laceration, usually secondary to vomiting.
Zollinger-Ellison syndrome
condition that causes the stomach to secrete excessive amounts of hydrochloric acid
and pepsin.
visceral pain
dull, poorly localized pain that originates in the walls of hollow organs such as the ureter
or bladder.
afferent
Sensory nerves are _______ nerves.
somatic pain
sharp, localized pain that originates in walls of the body such as skeletal muscles.
BP goes up, Pulse falls and respiration fall
Signs of Cushings triad is opposite of the signs of shock. Describe what happens to BP,
Pulse and Respirations in cushings triad
BP drops, Pulse rises and respirations rise
Describe what happens to BP, Pulse and Respirations in shock:
Addison's Disease
Also called adrenal insufficiency
aberrant conduction
conduction of the electrical impulse through the heart's conductive system in an
abnormal fashion.
absence seizure
type of generalized seizure with sudden onset, characterized by a brief loss of
awareness and rapid recovery.
absence
An _________ seizure causes a short period of "blanking out" or staring into space.
Like other kinds of seizures, they are caused by abnormal activity in a person's brain.
