NREMT Paramedic Exam Questions
And Outlined Answers
\Q\.stridor - ANSWERS✔-Harsh or high-pitched respiratory sound, swelling, fb in upper airway.
Croup is an example
\Q\.Snoring - ANSWERS✔-The sound of the soft tissue of the upper airway creating a partial
obstruction of air flow. The tongue blocking the airway is an example.
\Q\.gurgling - ANSWERS✔-indicates presence of fluid in the upper airway, need for suctioning
\Q\.Decorticate - ANSWERS✔-elbows and hands flexed, and legs flexed. They are internally
rotated (the lets look bowlegged) (make an O with their arms: corticate)
,\Q\.Decerebrate (worse) - ANSWERS✔-Stiffened and internally rotated elbows and legs, teeth
clenched, legs stiff and feet extended.
\Q\.Babinski's response - ANSWERS✔-dorsiflexion (splaying) of toes
-abnormal plantae reflex response if over 18 months
, \Q\.mydriasis - ANSWERS✔-dilation of the pupil. Appears in cardiac arrest, shock, cerebral
hypoxia, cocaine, epinephrine, and amphetamines.
\Q\.Miosis - ANSWERS✔-Constricted pupils. Narcotics, CNS disorder, glaucoma medication,
bright light
And Outlined Answers
\Q\.stridor - ANSWERS✔-Harsh or high-pitched respiratory sound, swelling, fb in upper airway.
Croup is an example
\Q\.Snoring - ANSWERS✔-The sound of the soft tissue of the upper airway creating a partial
obstruction of air flow. The tongue blocking the airway is an example.
\Q\.gurgling - ANSWERS✔-indicates presence of fluid in the upper airway, need for suctioning
\Q\.Decorticate - ANSWERS✔-elbows and hands flexed, and legs flexed. They are internally
rotated (the lets look bowlegged) (make an O with their arms: corticate)
,\Q\.Decerebrate (worse) - ANSWERS✔-Stiffened and internally rotated elbows and legs, teeth
clenched, legs stiff and feet extended.
\Q\.Babinski's response - ANSWERS✔-dorsiflexion (splaying) of toes
-abnormal plantae reflex response if over 18 months
, \Q\.mydriasis - ANSWERS✔-dilation of the pupil. Appears in cardiac arrest, shock, cerebral
hypoxia, cocaine, epinephrine, and amphetamines.
\Q\.Miosis - ANSWERS✔-Constricted pupils. Narcotics, CNS disorder, glaucoma medication,
bright light
