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The NREMT exam asks questions on these topics: - Airway, Respiration & Ventilation - Cardiology & Resuscitation - Trauma - Medical/Obstetrics/Gynecology - EMS Operations All sections, except EMS Operations, have a content distribution of 85% adult and 15% pediatrics [based questions].  Topic weightage: For the EMT exam, 18%-22% of questions asked will cover airway, respiration, and ventilation; 20%-24% will cover cardiology and resuscitation; 14%-18% will cover trauma; 27%-31% will cover medical/obstetrics/gynecology; and 10%-14% will cover EMS operations.  For the EMR, advanced EMT... Show more
NREMT B Exam Practice_Questions
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1. Which of the following would not be a normal change in maternal vitals you would expect to see over the course of a pregnancy? - Decreased in BP by 15 mmHg - Increase in respiratory rate - Increase in ETCO2 - Increase in HR by 15/min

2. An evisceration style injury is characterized by which of the following?

3. You arrive on the scene where a mother is holding her 2yoF child and states that the baby has head croup, and has seen a doctor, but the symptoms are not going away and she is getting worse. Which assessment mnemonic is most useful in getting a general impression of your patient?

4. You are treating a 4-year-old female who presents with a rapid onset of difficulty breathing. She is sitting upright and drooling. Her temperature is 104.6. What should you suspect?

5. Which blood component is responsible for immune defense against infections?

6. 'You respond to a local bar to find ''George'', a local resident that you have transported multiple times. He smells of alcohol and is a known alcoholic. Today he is vomiting bright red blood and is presenting with signs of shock. He is alert and oriented and complaining of no pain. Of the following, which is the most likely cause of his bleeding? - Peptic ulcers - Cholecystitis - Esophageal varices - Pancreatitis'

7. 'Which of the following is NOT part of the AHA's ''chain of survival''?'

8. Where should you place medication that is to be administered buccally?

9. What is the maximum flow rate and concentration delivery of a nasal cannula?

10. The fetus' umbilical cord is made up of how many arteries and how many veins?

11. You are called to a local residence for a 45 yr old with chest pain. On arrival, your patient states he had experienced the pain after receiving distressing news from a relative. He rated the pain at 7 and states it went away on its own in about 8 to 10 minutes, just prior to your arrival. His vitals are within normal limits and he refuses transport. Which of the following conditions do you suspect may have occurred? - Acid reflux - MI - TIA - Angina pectoris

12. MOST fatal injuries to children or adolescents occur from:

13. Your patient is breathing at 12 breaths-per-minute with adequate tidal volume. During inspiration, pressure in the intrapulmonary space is?

14. When assessing a patient that is experiencing chest pain, it is important to differentiate between cardiac chest pain and non-cardiac chest pain by questioning the possibility of new onset coronary artery disease. Which of the following group of questions is MOST helpful in determining the probability of cardiac chest pain? - OPQRST - SAMPLE - CHEAT - MIST

15. You are called to the scene of a one-car-accident. You are assessing the patient and note the left side of the chest is moving opposite of the right side. What is this called?

16. During restraint of a psychiatric/behavioral patient, how many personnel should be present in an ideal situation?

17. Braxton-Hicks contractions are?

18. You are on scene with a 45-year-old male patient with hypothermia? He is conscious and alert. Your first priority in this patient should be:

19. Your patient has sustained blunt force abdominal trauma and complains of severe pain, leading you to believe that she may have sustained an internal injury with bleeding. If so, which of the following signs and symptoms would NOT be present? - Vomiting stomach contents - Bruising - Abdominal rigidity - Warm, dry skin

20. An overweight 60 year old female reports new onset pain and swelling in her right lower calf region. During the physical examination, you note a rigid, red, and blotchy area of skin on her right calf that is warm to the touch and painful on palpation across the entire lower leg. Her vitals are within normal limits. However, her right lower extremity pulses are non-palpable distal to the calf. With the limited findings, you quickly suspect:

21. An obese 42 yr old female presents with URQ abdominal pain that she describes as crampy, and worsens after meals. Which of the following is likely the cause of her distress? - Cholecystitis - Aortic hemmorhage -

22. The normal respiratory rate for adults is:

23. Which of the following is most likely to cause peripheral edema? - Cholecystitis - Right-sided heart failure - Hepatitis - TIA

24. Spinal cord injuries affecting what region of the spine will affect the function of the diaphragm?

25. The dermis and epidermis are layers of skin that are responsible for which of the following? - Organ protection - Blood cell production - Movement - Metabolism of insulin

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