ALBERTA COLLEGE OF PARAMEDICS EXAM PRACTICE
QUESTIONS UPDATED AND ANSWERS
What are the 6 rights or medication administration? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Right patient
Right dose
Right route
Right medication
Right time
Right documentation
How long does oral administration take to absorb? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅30 to 90 minutes
How long does an inter muscular injection take to absorb? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅10 to 20
minutes
Which medication, within an EMRs scope of practice, is an adrenergic agonist? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Epinephrine
What is the parenteral route of administration? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅All routes that are not
oral; IV, subcutaneous, IM
What are kussmaul respirations? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅A patient who is hyperventilating,
decreasing CO2 in their body and increasing acidity
What is angiedema? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Another term for allergic reaction caused by bee
stings or ACE inhibitors
Which condition creates bless in the lungs as a result of smoking? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Emphysema (pink puffer)
, How long would a person have bronchitis before it can be diagnosed as chronic bronchitis? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅3 or month months out of the year for more than 2 years
What creates a barrel chest in patients with COPD? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Years or
hyperventilating to maintain normal carbon dioxide levels
If you hear crackling in the lungs, what condition can you assume your patient has? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Pulmonary edema
What condition results from hours to days of weakness, a productive cough, a fever, and sometimes
chest pain due to cough? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Pneumonia
Triggering the gag reflex may result in what medical episode? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Vagal
bradycardia (stimulation of the vagus nerve slows the heart rate)
What does a pulse oximeter do? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Reads the % of hemoglobin saturated
with O2
With regard to SPO2 readings, what does 95% and above indicate? What does 90% and below indicate?
- CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅95% and above indicates adequate oxygenation
90% and below indicates a need for aggressive oxygen therapy
What is one important step you should do when applying a pulse oximeter to a persons finger? -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Palpate the pulse to confirm
How many l/min of oxygen should be used for:
NRB
nasal cannula
BVM - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅NRB 15 l/min
nasal cannula 2 to 6 l/min
BVM 15 l/min
QUESTIONS UPDATED AND ANSWERS
What are the 6 rights or medication administration? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Right patient
Right dose
Right route
Right medication
Right time
Right documentation
How long does oral administration take to absorb? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅30 to 90 minutes
How long does an inter muscular injection take to absorb? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅10 to 20
minutes
Which medication, within an EMRs scope of practice, is an adrenergic agonist? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Epinephrine
What is the parenteral route of administration? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅All routes that are not
oral; IV, subcutaneous, IM
What are kussmaul respirations? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅A patient who is hyperventilating,
decreasing CO2 in their body and increasing acidity
What is angiedema? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Another term for allergic reaction caused by bee
stings or ACE inhibitors
Which condition creates bless in the lungs as a result of smoking? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Emphysema (pink puffer)
, How long would a person have bronchitis before it can be diagnosed as chronic bronchitis? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅3 or month months out of the year for more than 2 years
What creates a barrel chest in patients with COPD? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Years or
hyperventilating to maintain normal carbon dioxide levels
If you hear crackling in the lungs, what condition can you assume your patient has? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Pulmonary edema
What condition results from hours to days of weakness, a productive cough, a fever, and sometimes
chest pain due to cough? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Pneumonia
Triggering the gag reflex may result in what medical episode? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Vagal
bradycardia (stimulation of the vagus nerve slows the heart rate)
What does a pulse oximeter do? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Reads the % of hemoglobin saturated
with O2
With regard to SPO2 readings, what does 95% and above indicate? What does 90% and below indicate?
- CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅95% and above indicates adequate oxygenation
90% and below indicates a need for aggressive oxygen therapy
What is one important step you should do when applying a pulse oximeter to a persons finger? -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Palpate the pulse to confirm
How many l/min of oxygen should be used for:
NRB
nasal cannula
BVM - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅NRB 15 l/min
nasal cannula 2 to 6 l/min
BVM 15 l/min
