Genitourinary / Renal
Respiratory 1
Respiratory 2
Neurologic 1
Neurologic 2
100
Bradycardia and hypotension following an overaggressive dialysis treatment are MOST indicative of:
What is hypokalemia page 1175
100
Which of the following breathing patterns is characterized by breathing that becomes faster and deeper until there is a period of apnea before the pattern begins again?
What is Cheyne-Stokes
100
Which of the following clinical findings is MOST suggestive of pneumonia in a patient with COPD?
What is fever and localized crackles
100
The peripheral nervous system is responsible for:
What is sending messages to and receiving messages from the brain. page 1038
100
For any patient with an increase in intracranial pressure, the paramedic must:
What is maintain an adequate blood pressure. page 1061
200
A marked decrease in urine output is called:
What is oliguria. page 1170
200
What is the name of the response that helps regulate the depth of respiration and keeps the lungs from over inflating?
What is Hering-Breuer reflex
200
Patients with pneumonia often experience a coughing fit when they roll from one side to the other because:
What is pneumonia often occurs in the lung bases, typically on only one side.
200
A person's level of consciousness is regulated by the:
What is reticular activating system. page 1040
200
Patients with trismus often require:
What is sedation or chemical paralysis to facilitate airway control. page 1044
300
The MOST important therapy the paramedic can administer to a patient with an isolated renal calculus is:
What is analgesia. page 1170
300
Right-sided heart failure that has been caused by a chronic lung disease is known as?
What is cor pulmonale
300
A known heroin abuser is found unconscious on a park bench. Your assessment reveals that his respirations are slow and shallow, and his pulse is slow and weak. You should:
What is assist ventilations with a bag-mask device, administer naloxone, and reassess his ventilatory status.
300
What portion of the brainstem regulates respiratory rate and depth?
What is pons. page 1041
300
__________ is a term used to describe changes in a person's ability to perform coordinated motions, such as walking.
What is ataxia page 1055
400
Furosemide (Lasix) causes diuresis by:
What is inhibiting sodium reabsorption in the kidneys. page 1164
400
A collection of fluid outside the lungs on one or both sides of the chest is called a:
What is pleural effusion
400
If the level of carbon dioxide in the arterial blood rises above normal, the patient breathes:
What is rapidly and deeply
400
A loss of balance and equilibrium suggests injury to the:
What is cerebellum. page 1041
400
A rhythmic contraction and relaxation of muscle groups that is commonly observed during a seizure is called __________ activity.
What is clonic page 1056
500
The main filter for blood in the kidney is the:
What is glomerulus. page 1162
500
Is defined as over breathing to the point that the level of arterial carbon dioxide falls below normal:
What is hyperventilation
500
A sign of hypoxia to the brain: 1- delayed capillary refill time 2- decreased respiratory rate 3- altered mental status 4- decreased pulse rate
What is altered mental status
500
Myelin functions by:
What is allowing the neuron to send its signal consistently along the axon without losing its electricity. page 1042
500
An idiopathic seizure is one in which:
What is the cause is not known. page 1067
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