NREMT Paramedic Exam/159
Questions and Correct
Answers/Verified
Crenation - -Shrinking of a cell due to osmosis.
-Hemolysis - -Breaking of a cell.
-Atrophy (of a cell) - -Also involves the shrinking of a cell, but
is not due to an osmotic force, and is usually due to tissue
breakdown.
-Hypertrophy (of a cell) - -Enlarging or thickening of a cell.
-Class 1 research - -Most reliable and valid, it is the highest
and best for citation, research and policy development is
derived from prospective, controlled, randomized, double-
blind studies.
-Class 2 research - -Biased, non-randomized, or retrospective
studies with weaker evidence.
-Class 3 research - -Case studies, medical opinions, or
consensus documents.
-Clinical research - -Focuses on improving pt outcomes.
-Evidence-based research - -Aims to improve medical
practices.
-Descriptive statistics - -Describes a phenomenon.
-Inferential statistics - -Can use information learned in the
groups to make predictions about the general public.
-Pandemic disease - -Meets two criteria, number 1 is it affects
many people across a large region, and number 2, is the
disease is infectious in nature.
, -Trigeminal nerve - -5th cranial nerve, it is responsible for
chewing and facial sensation.
-Oculomotor nerve - -3rd cranial nerve, controls eye
movement.
-Olfactory nerve - -1st cranial nerve, controls sense of smell.
-Where do you cric someone? - -Inferior to the thyroid
cartilage, and superior to the cricoid cartilage is the
cricothyroid ligament (or membrane).
-EMS systems do not rely on mobile phones only for long
distance communication why? - -It can be overwhelmed, esp
in a MCI.
-What is the drug name most health care workers use? - -
Generic.
-You have a neonate who is bradycardic at 48bpm, what
should you do first? - -Begin compressions.
-What is the antidote for a tylenol OD? - -Mucomyst.
-A pt who is in cardiac arrest and is intubated should get how
many breaths per minute? - -10, one breath every 6 seconds.
-A pt has pinpoint pupils caused by a morphine OD, why does
morphine cause that? - -Causes parasympathetic simulation
which constricts the eyes.
-What shouldn't you do with transdermal patches? - -Never
rub it into the skin.
-While trying to intubate the paramedic sees a foreign object
just distal to the vocal cords, what should they do? - -Attempt
to remove it with the magill forceps.
-What is the antidote for magnesium toxicity? - -Calcium
gluconate.
Questions and Correct
Answers/Verified
Crenation - -Shrinking of a cell due to osmosis.
-Hemolysis - -Breaking of a cell.
-Atrophy (of a cell) - -Also involves the shrinking of a cell, but
is not due to an osmotic force, and is usually due to tissue
breakdown.
-Hypertrophy (of a cell) - -Enlarging or thickening of a cell.
-Class 1 research - -Most reliable and valid, it is the highest
and best for citation, research and policy development is
derived from prospective, controlled, randomized, double-
blind studies.
-Class 2 research - -Biased, non-randomized, or retrospective
studies with weaker evidence.
-Class 3 research - -Case studies, medical opinions, or
consensus documents.
-Clinical research - -Focuses on improving pt outcomes.
-Evidence-based research - -Aims to improve medical
practices.
-Descriptive statistics - -Describes a phenomenon.
-Inferential statistics - -Can use information learned in the
groups to make predictions about the general public.
-Pandemic disease - -Meets two criteria, number 1 is it affects
many people across a large region, and number 2, is the
disease is infectious in nature.
, -Trigeminal nerve - -5th cranial nerve, it is responsible for
chewing and facial sensation.
-Oculomotor nerve - -3rd cranial nerve, controls eye
movement.
-Olfactory nerve - -1st cranial nerve, controls sense of smell.
-Where do you cric someone? - -Inferior to the thyroid
cartilage, and superior to the cricoid cartilage is the
cricothyroid ligament (or membrane).
-EMS systems do not rely on mobile phones only for long
distance communication why? - -It can be overwhelmed, esp
in a MCI.
-What is the drug name most health care workers use? - -
Generic.
-You have a neonate who is bradycardic at 48bpm, what
should you do first? - -Begin compressions.
-What is the antidote for a tylenol OD? - -Mucomyst.
-A pt who is in cardiac arrest and is intubated should get how
many breaths per minute? - -10, one breath every 6 seconds.
-A pt has pinpoint pupils caused by a morphine OD, why does
morphine cause that? - -Causes parasympathetic simulation
which constricts the eyes.
-What shouldn't you do with transdermal patches? - -Never
rub it into the skin.
-While trying to intubate the paramedic sees a foreign object
just distal to the vocal cords, what should they do? - -Attempt
to remove it with the magill forceps.
-What is the antidote for magnesium toxicity? - -Calcium
gluconate.
