NREMT Paramedic Exam 159 Questions with Verified Answers..

NREMT Paramedic Exam 159 Questions with
Verified Answers.
 Crenation - ANS Shrinking of a cell due to osmosis.

 Hemolysis - ANS Breaking of a cell.

 Atrophy (of a cell) - ANS 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) - ANS Enlarging or thickening of a cell.

 Class 1 research - ANS 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 - ANS Biased, non-randomized, or retrospective studies with
weaker evidence.

 Class 3 research - ANS Case studies, medical opinions, or consensus
documents.

 Clinical research - ANS focuses on improving pt. outcomes.

 Evidence-based research - ANS aims to improve medical practices.

 Descriptive statistics - ANS describes a phenomenon.

 Inferential statistics - ANS Can use information learned in the groups to make
predictions about the general public.

 Pandemic disease - ANS 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 - ANS 5th cranial nerve, it is responsible for chewing and
facial sensation.

 Coulometer nerve - ANS 3rd cranial nerve, controls eye movement.

 Olfactory nerve - ANS 1st cranial nerve, controls sense of smell.

 Where do you crick someone? - ANS 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? - ANS It can be overwhelmed, esp. in a MCI.


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,  What is the drug name most health care workers use? - ANS Generic.

 You have a neonate who is bradycardia at 48bpm, what should you do first? -
ANS Begin compressions.

 What is the antidote for a Tylenol OD? - ANS Mucomyst.

 A pt. who is in cardiac arrest and is intubated should get how many breaths
per minute? - ANS 10, one breath every 6 seconds.

 A pt. has pinpoint pupils caused by a morphine OD, why does morphine
cause that? - ANS Causes parasympathetic simulation which constricts the
eyes.

 What shouldn't you do with transdermal patches? - ANS 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? - ANS Attempt to remove it with the Magill
forceps.

 What is the antidote for magnesium toxicity? - ANS Calcium glucometer.

 What change in the elderly will have the greatest impact on paramedics? -
ANS Decrease in creatinine clearance (kidney function).

 What will paramedics see on the monitor for a pt. with WPW? - ANS Slurring
of the QRS complex known as the delta wave.

 Which heart valve is usually the first to go? - ANS The bicuspid valve.

 Why are high-velocity bullets more dangerous than medium velocity? - ANS
They cause cavitation which can create more damage.

 What is something you can do to identify crush syndrome? - ANS Do an EKG,
and look for hyperkalemia (widening QRS and peaked T waves).

 What is kerning sign? - ANS It is suspected with meningitis, and it is when the
pt. is having difficulty extending the lower leg in the flexed position.

 Gastritis - ANS Sudden onset shortly after eating, bad pain, irritates the
stomach, tender bad.

 What pulmonary issue can affect the lungs unilaterally? - ANS Pulmonary
embolism

 Tilt test - ANS 20/10/20 rule, a decrease in systolic bop of 20, an increase in
pulse of 20, and an increase in diastolic bop of 10. Used to determine pt. level
of hydration.


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