Alberta College of Paramedics UPDATED Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
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Alberta College of Paramedics
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Alberta College Of Paramedics
Alberta College of Paramedics UPDATED
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
What are the 6 rights or medication administration? - CORRECT ANSWER- Right patient
Right dose
Right route
Right medication
Right time
Right documentation
How long does oral administration take to absorb? - CORRECT AN...
Alberta College of Paramedics UPDATED
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
What are the 6 rights or medication administration? - CORRECT ANSWER- Right patient
Right dose
Right route
Right medication
Right time
Right documentation
How long does oral administration take to absorb? - CORRECT ANSWER- 30 to 90 minutes
How long does an inter muscular injection take to absorb? - CORRECT ANSWER- 10 to 20
minutes
Which medication, within an EMRs scope of practice, is an adrenergic agonist? - CORRECT
ANSWER- Epinephrine
What is the parenteral route of administration? - CORRECT ANSWER- All routes that are
not oral; IV, subcutaneous, IM
What are kussmaul respirations? - CORRECT ANSWER- A patient who is hyperventilating,
decreasing CO2 in their body and increasing acidity
What is angiedema? - CORRECT ANSWER- Another term for allergic reaction caused by
bee stings or ACE inhibitors
Which condition creates bless in the lungs as a result of smoking? - CORRECT ANSWER-
Emphysema (pink puffer)
How long would a person have bronchitis before it can be diagnosed as chronic bronchitis? -
CORRECT ANSWER- 3 or month months out of the year for more than 2 years
, What creates a barrel chest in patients with COPD? - CORRECT ANSWER- Years or
hyperventilating to maintain normal carbon dioxide levels
If you hear crackling in the lungs, what condition can you assume your patient has? -
CORRECT ANSWER- Pulmonary edema
What condition results from hours to days of weakness, a productive cough, a fever, and
sometimes chest pain due to cough? - CORRECT ANSWER- Pneumonia
Triggering the gag reflex may result in what medical episode? - CORRECT ANSWER- Vagal
bradycardia (stimulation of the vagus nerve slows the heart rate)
What does a pulse oximeter do? - CORRECT ANSWER- Reads the % of hemoglobin
saturated with O2
With regard to SPO2 readings, what does 95% and above indicate? What does 90% and
below indicate? - CORRECT ANSWER- 95% and above indicates adequate oxygenation
90% and below indicates a need for aggressive oxygen therapy
What is one important step you should do when applying a pulse oximeter to a persons
finger? - CORRECT ANSWER- Palpate the pulse to confirm
How many l/min of oxygen should be used for:
NRB
nasal cannula
BVM - CORRECT ANSWER- NRB 15 l/min
nasal cannula 2 to 6 l/min
BVM 15 l/min
When should a nasal cannula be used? - CORRECT ANSWER- When a patient cannot
tolerate a BVM or when a patient requires long term oxygen therapy (such as COPD)
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