NREMT Paramedic Exam Questions and Correct Answers 2023-24
NREMT Paramedic Exam Questions and Correct Answers
Crenation
Shrinking of a cell due to
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Hemolysis
Breaking of a cell.
Atrophy (of a cell)
Also involves the shrinking of a cell, but is not due to an osmotic force, and is usually due to tissue
breakdown.
Hypertrophy (of a cell)
Enlarging or thickening of a cell.
Class 1 research
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.
Class 2 research
Biased, non-randomized, or retrospective studies with weaker evidence.
Class 3 research
Case studies, medical opinions, or consensus documents.
Clinical research
Focuses on improving pt outcomes.
Evidence-based research
Aims to improve medical practices.
Descriptive statistics
Describes a phenomenon.
Inferential statistics
Can use information learned in the groups to make predictions about the general public.
Pandemic disease
Meets two criteria, number 1 is it affects many people across a large region, and number 2, is the disease
is infectious in nature.
Trigeminal nerve
5th cranial nerve, it is responsible for chewing and facial sensation.
Oculomotor nerve
3rd cranial nerve, controls eye movement.
Olfactory nerve
1st cranial nerve, controls sense of smell.
Where do you cric someone?
Inferior to the thyroid cartilage, and superior to the cricoid cartilage is the cricothyroid ligament (or
membrane).
EMS systems do not rely on mobile phones only for long distance communication why?
It can be overwhelmed, esp in a MCI.
What is the drug name most health care workers use?
Generic.
You have a neonate who is bradycardic at 48bpm, what should you do first?
Begin compressions.
What is the antidote for a tylenol OD?
Mucomyst.
A pt who is in cardiac arrest and is intubated should get how many breaths per minute?
10, one breath every 6 seconds.
A pt has pinpoint pupils caused by a morphine OD, why does morphine cause that?
Causes parasympathetic simulation which constricts the eyes.
What shouldn't you do with transdermal patches?
Never rub it into the skin.
While trying to intubate the paramedic sees a foreign object just distal to the vocal cords, what should
they do?
Attempt to remove it with the magill forceps.
What is the antidote for magnesium toxicity?
Calcium gluconate.
What change in the elderly will have the greatest impact on paramedics?
Decrease in creatinine clearance (kidney function).
What will paramedics see on the monitor for a pt with WPW?
Slurring of the QRS complex known as the delta wave.
Which heart valve is usually the first to go?
The bicuspid valve
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