NREMT Paramedic Exam Review Questions and
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1). Crenation
Ans: Shrinking of a cell due to osmosis.
2). Hemolysis
Ans: Breaking of a cell.
3). 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.
4). Hypertrophy (of a cell)
Ans: Enlarging or thickening of a cell.
5). 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.
6). Class 2 research
Ans: Biased, non-randomized, or retrospective studies with weaker evidence.
7). Class 3 research
Ans: Case studies, medical opinions, or consensus documents.
8). Clinical research
Ans: Focuses on improving pt outcomes.
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, 9). Evidence-based research
Ans: Aims to improve medical practices.
10). Descriptive statistics
Ans: Describes a phenomenon.
11). Inferential statistics
Ans: Can use information learned in the groups to make predictions about the general
public.
12). 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.
13). Trigeminal nerve
Ans: 5th cranial nerve, it is responsible for chewing and facial sensation.
14). Oculomotor nerve
Ans: 3rd cranial nerve, controls eye movement.
15). Olfactory nerve
Ans: 1st cranial nerve, controls sense of smell.
16). Where do you cric someone?
Ans: Inferior to the thyroid cartilage, and superior to the cricoid cartilage is the
cricothyroid ligament (or membrane).
17). Ems systems do not rely on mobile phones only for long distance communication why?
Ans: It can be overwhelmed, esp in a MCI.
18). What is the drug name most health care workers use?
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, Ans: Generic.
19). You have a neonate who is bradycardic at 48bpm, what should you do first?
Ans: Begin compressions.
20). What is the antidote for a tylenol od?
Ans: Mucomyst.
21). A pt who is in cardiac arrest and is intubated should get how many breaths per minute?
Ans: 10, one breath every 6 seconds.
22). A pt has pinpoint pupils caused by a morphine od, why does morphine cause that?
Ans: Causes parasympathetic simulation which constricts the eyes.
23). What shouldn't you do with transdermal patches?
Ans: Never rub it into the skin.
24). 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.
25). What is the antidote for magnesium toxicity?
Ans: Calcium gluconate.
26). What change in the elderly will have the greatest impact on paramedics?
Ans: Decrease in creatinine clearance (kidney function).
27). What will paramedics see on the monitor for a pt with wpw?
Ans: Slurring of the QRS complex known as the delta wave.
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Answers () (Verified by Expert)
1). Crenation
Ans: Shrinking of a cell due to osmosis.
2). Hemolysis
Ans: Breaking of a cell.
3). 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.
4). Hypertrophy (of a cell)
Ans: Enlarging or thickening of a cell.
5). 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.
6). Class 2 research
Ans: Biased, non-randomized, or retrospective studies with weaker evidence.
7). Class 3 research
Ans: Case studies, medical opinions, or consensus documents.
8). Clinical research
Ans: Focuses on improving pt outcomes.
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, 9). Evidence-based research
Ans: Aims to improve medical practices.
10). Descriptive statistics
Ans: Describes a phenomenon.
11). Inferential statistics
Ans: Can use information learned in the groups to make predictions about the general
public.
12). 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.
13). Trigeminal nerve
Ans: 5th cranial nerve, it is responsible for chewing and facial sensation.
14). Oculomotor nerve
Ans: 3rd cranial nerve, controls eye movement.
15). Olfactory nerve
Ans: 1st cranial nerve, controls sense of smell.
16). Where do you cric someone?
Ans: Inferior to the thyroid cartilage, and superior to the cricoid cartilage is the
cricothyroid ligament (or membrane).
17). Ems systems do not rely on mobile phones only for long distance communication why?
Ans: It can be overwhelmed, esp in a MCI.
18). What is the drug name most health care workers use?
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, Ans: Generic.
19). You have a neonate who is bradycardic at 48bpm, what should you do first?
Ans: Begin compressions.
20). What is the antidote for a tylenol od?
Ans: Mucomyst.
21). A pt who is in cardiac arrest and is intubated should get how many breaths per minute?
Ans: 10, one breath every 6 seconds.
22). A pt has pinpoint pupils caused by a morphine od, why does morphine cause that?
Ans: Causes parasympathetic simulation which constricts the eyes.
23). What shouldn't you do with transdermal patches?
Ans: Never rub it into the skin.
24). 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.
25). What is the antidote for magnesium toxicity?
Ans: Calcium gluconate.
26). What change in the elderly will have the greatest impact on paramedics?
Ans: Decrease in creatinine clearance (kidney function).
27). What will paramedics see on the monitor for a pt with wpw?
Ans: Slurring of the QRS complex known as the delta wave.
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