FISDAP PARAMEDIC FINAL E[2024-
2025]EXAM WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS
1.Of the following, which item is acceptable and productive to ask a 14 year old
female in the presence of her parents: History of childhood illness
2.You are treating an 82 year old female who is having difficulty breathing in a
nursing home. Her only history is of a fever yesterday and frequent UTI. While
listening to her chest you hear rhonci and slight cradles in all fields.
BP is 110/80 Pulse is 100 & regular RR- 30. Temp is 102F. Her jugular veins
are flat and there is no pedal edema. She denies chest pain or pressure.
What condition is most likely causing her symptoms: Pneumonia
3. You are treating an 82 year old female who is having difficulty breathing in a
nursing home. Her only history is of a fever yesterday and frequent UTI. While
listening to her chest you hear rhonci and slight cradles in all fields. BP is 110/80 Puls
is 100 & regular RR- 30. Temp is 102F. Her jugular veins are flat and there is no pedal
, edema. She denies chest pain or pressure. What will be your treatment?: High flow
oxygen, IV fluid bolus, & transport
4.You are treating an 82 year old female who is having difficulty breathing in a
nursing home. Her only history is of a fever yesterday and frequent UTI. While
listening to her chest you hear rhonci and slight cradles in all fields.
BP is 110/80 Pulse is 100 & regular RR- 30. Temp is 102F. Her jugular veins
are flat and there is no pedal edema. She denies chest pain or pressure.
After your initial treatment of the patient she becomes unconscious. She is
using accessory muscles to breath. How would you treat her next?:
Attempt insertion of an oral airway
5.Which of the following is least likely to cause crackles: Asthma
6.Which of the following medications is least likely to be a part of standard therapy
for a patient suffering from exacerbated emphysema: Nitrates
7.Which of the following is true about respiratory physiology?: Changes in PO2,
PCO2, or pH stimulate chemoreceptors
8.What is the purpose of the Good Samaritan laws: Offer legal protection yo
people who stop at an emergency scene
, 9. You are treating a thin elderly male complaining of SOB. He looks older than his
stated age of 65, leaning forward in a chair. You notice that he has an oxygen
generator in the room and is on 2 rpm of o2 via NC. RR is 20 and shallow. BP- 105/60
Pulse 125 & irregular. You are unable to hear any breath sounds in the bases, with
slight air movement & wheezing noted in the apices (top part of lung). the patient ha
pink cheeks, takes short puffy breaths, and can only speak in short sentences. His
medications include Proventil inhalers and Theo-duer. He us unable to give you a
complete history. What condition would you suspect?: Exacerbated emphysem
10. You are treating a thin elderly male complaining of SOB. He looks older than his
stated age of 65, leaning forward in a chair. You notice that he has an oxygen
generator in the room and is on 2 rpm of o2 via NC. RR is 20 and shallow. BP- 105/60
Pulse 125 & irregular. You are unable to hear any breath sounds in the bases, with
slight air movement & wheezing noted in the apices (top part of lung). the patient ha
pink cheeks, takes short puffy breaths, and can only speak in short sentences. His
medications include Proventil inhalers and Theo-duer. He us unable to give you a
complete history. What should you do?: Switch him over to high flow oxygen
11.You are called to a junior high soccer game to evaluate a student who became
acutely SOB during the game. on exam, you note inspiratory & expi- ratory wheezes
, throughout the lungs. BP- 130/80, pulse 120 & Regular, RR- 30. Which medication will
you consider using?: Oxygen, albuterol, and epi
12. the anatomical structure between the base of the tongue and the epiglottis in
which the tip of a curved blade is placed during orotracheal intubation is th
Vallecula
13.What is the name for the small, hairlike process o. the outer surface of some cells?
These cells aid in metabolism by producing motion or current in a fluid: Cilia
14.What is percutaneous transtracheal ventilation: Needle cricothyrotomy
15. You have orally intubated a patient. While your partner ventilates the pa- tient
with a BVM you evaluate tube placement. Auscultation reveals sounds heard over
epigastrium and an absence of breath sounds over the right and left chest. What is
your best course of action?: Deflate the ET tube cuff, remove the ET tube,
pre oxygenate the pt with a BVM
16.A 67 year old man is complaining of sudden onset of difficulty breathing. Exam
reveals pt is laboring to breathe and his jugular veins are distended. His BP is 140/84, p
118, RR- 32, breath sounds clear and equal bilaterally. Pts wife states he is recovering
from hip surgery. What condition do you suspect?: Pulmonary Embolism
2025]EXAM WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS
1.Of the following, which item is acceptable and productive to ask a 14 year old
female in the presence of her parents: History of childhood illness
2.You are treating an 82 year old female who is having difficulty breathing in a
nursing home. Her only history is of a fever yesterday and frequent UTI. While
listening to her chest you hear rhonci and slight cradles in all fields.
BP is 110/80 Pulse is 100 & regular RR- 30. Temp is 102F. Her jugular veins
are flat and there is no pedal edema. She denies chest pain or pressure.
What condition is most likely causing her symptoms: Pneumonia
3. You are treating an 82 year old female who is having difficulty breathing in a
nursing home. Her only history is of a fever yesterday and frequent UTI. While
listening to her chest you hear rhonci and slight cradles in all fields. BP is 110/80 Puls
is 100 & regular RR- 30. Temp is 102F. Her jugular veins are flat and there is no pedal
, edema. She denies chest pain or pressure. What will be your treatment?: High flow
oxygen, IV fluid bolus, & transport
4.You are treating an 82 year old female who is having difficulty breathing in a
nursing home. Her only history is of a fever yesterday and frequent UTI. While
listening to her chest you hear rhonci and slight cradles in all fields.
BP is 110/80 Pulse is 100 & regular RR- 30. Temp is 102F. Her jugular veins
are flat and there is no pedal edema. She denies chest pain or pressure.
After your initial treatment of the patient she becomes unconscious. She is
using accessory muscles to breath. How would you treat her next?:
Attempt insertion of an oral airway
5.Which of the following is least likely to cause crackles: Asthma
6.Which of the following medications is least likely to be a part of standard therapy
for a patient suffering from exacerbated emphysema: Nitrates
7.Which of the following is true about respiratory physiology?: Changes in PO2,
PCO2, or pH stimulate chemoreceptors
8.What is the purpose of the Good Samaritan laws: Offer legal protection yo
people who stop at an emergency scene
, 9. You are treating a thin elderly male complaining of SOB. He looks older than his
stated age of 65, leaning forward in a chair. You notice that he has an oxygen
generator in the room and is on 2 rpm of o2 via NC. RR is 20 and shallow. BP- 105/60
Pulse 125 & irregular. You are unable to hear any breath sounds in the bases, with
slight air movement & wheezing noted in the apices (top part of lung). the patient ha
pink cheeks, takes short puffy breaths, and can only speak in short sentences. His
medications include Proventil inhalers and Theo-duer. He us unable to give you a
complete history. What condition would you suspect?: Exacerbated emphysem
10. You are treating a thin elderly male complaining of SOB. He looks older than his
stated age of 65, leaning forward in a chair. You notice that he has an oxygen
generator in the room and is on 2 rpm of o2 via NC. RR is 20 and shallow. BP- 105/60
Pulse 125 & irregular. You are unable to hear any breath sounds in the bases, with
slight air movement & wheezing noted in the apices (top part of lung). the patient ha
pink cheeks, takes short puffy breaths, and can only speak in short sentences. His
medications include Proventil inhalers and Theo-duer. He us unable to give you a
complete history. What should you do?: Switch him over to high flow oxygen
11.You are called to a junior high soccer game to evaluate a student who became
acutely SOB during the game. on exam, you note inspiratory & expi- ratory wheezes
, throughout the lungs. BP- 130/80, pulse 120 & Regular, RR- 30. Which medication will
you consider using?: Oxygen, albuterol, and epi
12. the anatomical structure between the base of the tongue and the epiglottis in
which the tip of a curved blade is placed during orotracheal intubation is th
Vallecula
13.What is the name for the small, hairlike process o. the outer surface of some cells?
These cells aid in metabolism by producing motion or current in a fluid: Cilia
14.What is percutaneous transtracheal ventilation: Needle cricothyrotomy
15. You have orally intubated a patient. While your partner ventilates the pa- tient
with a BVM you evaluate tube placement. Auscultation reveals sounds heard over
epigastrium and an absence of breath sounds over the right and left chest. What is
your best course of action?: Deflate the ET tube cuff, remove the ET tube,
pre oxygenate the pt with a BVM
16.A 67 year old man is complaining of sudden onset of difficulty breathing. Exam
reveals pt is laboring to breathe and his jugular veins are distended. His BP is 140/84, p
118, RR- 32, breath sounds clear and equal bilaterally. Pts wife states he is recovering
from hip surgery. What condition do you suspect?: Pulmonary Embolism
