COPR PCP PRACTICE EXAM 1
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS
1) Which of the following term describes the appearance of a pt. with
emphysema?
A) Blue bloater
B) Blue barrel
C) Pink peeper
D) Pink puffer -- Correct Answer ✔✔ D
2) Which of the following terms is applied to a respiratory pattern of
the progressively increasing tidal volume following by a declining
volume separated with periods of apnea?
A) Ataxic respirations
B) Apneustic respirations
C) Kussmaul's respirations
D) Cheyne-stokes respirations -- Correct Answer ✔✔ D
,3) Which of the following methods is appropriate when correcting an
error on a written PCR?
A) Blacken out the error, write the correct information beside it,
and initial the change
B) Draw an "X" through the error, initial the error, and continue
with the correct information
C) Draw two lines through the error, write the correct
information beside it, and initial the change
D) Draw and single line through the error, write the correct
information beside it, and initial the change -- Correct
Answer ✔✔ D
4) Which is the sound made when the visceral and parietal membranes
move against each other during respiration as a result of one of the
surfaces becoming thicker through inflammation or disease?
A) Rales
B) Stridor
C) Rhonchi
D) Pleural rub -- Correct Answer ✔✔ D
5) When suctioning the oropharynx, how long should a paramedic limit
each attempt to?
A) 5 seconds
B) 10 seconds
C) 15 seconds
D) 20 seconds -- Correct Answer ✔✔ B
, 6) Which of the following flow rate is appropriate when using a nasal
cannula?
A) 1 to 6Lpm
B) 2 to 10Lpm
C) 4 to 8Lpm
D) 12 to 15Lpm -- Correct Answer ✔✔ A
7) Paramedics have been dispatched to a home of 49-year-old female
who has attempted suicide. On arrival, police direct them to the
patient sitting at the kitchen table. The pt. is crying and has
superficial lacerations to both forearms. After assessment,
paramedics suggest to the pt. that she be transported to the
hospital for further evaluation, but she refuses to go. What is the
most appropriate action for the paramedics to take?
A) Accept her refusal of care, provided she is not in any danger
B) Call the local mental health crisis unit to seek further
direction
C) Have police place the pt. in custody and transport to the
hospital
D) Provide her with a form for refusal of care after bandaging
her wounds -- Correct Answer ✔✔ C
Reading of pt.'s arterial blood gases
pH 7.31
PaO 84mmHg
PaCO 500mmHg
HCO 26meq/L
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS
1) Which of the following term describes the appearance of a pt. with
emphysema?
A) Blue bloater
B) Blue barrel
C) Pink peeper
D) Pink puffer -- Correct Answer ✔✔ D
2) Which of the following terms is applied to a respiratory pattern of
the progressively increasing tidal volume following by a declining
volume separated with periods of apnea?
A) Ataxic respirations
B) Apneustic respirations
C) Kussmaul's respirations
D) Cheyne-stokes respirations -- Correct Answer ✔✔ D
,3) Which of the following methods is appropriate when correcting an
error on a written PCR?
A) Blacken out the error, write the correct information beside it,
and initial the change
B) Draw an "X" through the error, initial the error, and continue
with the correct information
C) Draw two lines through the error, write the correct
information beside it, and initial the change
D) Draw and single line through the error, write the correct
information beside it, and initial the change -- Correct
Answer ✔✔ D
4) Which is the sound made when the visceral and parietal membranes
move against each other during respiration as a result of one of the
surfaces becoming thicker through inflammation or disease?
A) Rales
B) Stridor
C) Rhonchi
D) Pleural rub -- Correct Answer ✔✔ D
5) When suctioning the oropharynx, how long should a paramedic limit
each attempt to?
A) 5 seconds
B) 10 seconds
C) 15 seconds
D) 20 seconds -- Correct Answer ✔✔ B
, 6) Which of the following flow rate is appropriate when using a nasal
cannula?
A) 1 to 6Lpm
B) 2 to 10Lpm
C) 4 to 8Lpm
D) 12 to 15Lpm -- Correct Answer ✔✔ A
7) Paramedics have been dispatched to a home of 49-year-old female
who has attempted suicide. On arrival, police direct them to the
patient sitting at the kitchen table. The pt. is crying and has
superficial lacerations to both forearms. After assessment,
paramedics suggest to the pt. that she be transported to the
hospital for further evaluation, but she refuses to go. What is the
most appropriate action for the paramedics to take?
A) Accept her refusal of care, provided she is not in any danger
B) Call the local mental health crisis unit to seek further
direction
C) Have police place the pt. in custody and transport to the
hospital
D) Provide her with a form for refusal of care after bandaging
her wounds -- Correct Answer ✔✔ C
Reading of pt.'s arterial blood gases
pH 7.31
PaO 84mmHg
PaCO 500mmHg
HCO 26meq/L
