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NREMT Paramedic Certification Exam - Question List

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36. In reading blood pressure, which of the following terms describes systolic blood pressure?
  1. It is the top number and refers to the pumping force of blood against the walls of the arteries.
  2. It is the bottom number and refers to the resting pressure within your blood vessels while the heart refills in preparation to pump more blood to the body.
  3. It is the top number and refers to the resting pressure within your blood vessels while the heart refills in preparation to pump more blood to the body.
  4. It is the bottom number; refers to the pumping force of blood against the walls of the arteries.
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37. In reading blood pressure, which of the following terms describes diastolic blood pressure?
  1. It is the top number and refers to the pumping force of blood against the walls of the arteries.
  2. It is the bottom number and refers to the resting pressure within your blood vessels while the heart refills in preparation to pump more blood to the body.
  3. It is the top number and refers to the resting pressure within your blood vessels while the heart refills in preparation to pump more blood to the body.
  4. It is the bottom number and refers to the pumping force of blood against the walls of the arteries.
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38. What is the normal range for adult males, with regards to the systolic blood pressure reading?
  1. 90 + patients age (up to 140)
  2. 100 + patients age (up to 140)
  3. 90 + patients age (up to 150)
  4. 100 + patients age (up to 150)
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39. When a radial pulse is present, when taking blood pressure by palpation, the patient will have a systolic blood pressure of at least:
  1. 70 mmHg
  2. 80 mmHg
  3. 90 mmHg
  4. 100 mmHg
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40. A patient is considered to be in tachycardia when their heart rate appears to be
  1. Over 90 beats/minute
  2. Over 95 beats/minute
  3. Over 100 beats/minute
  4. Over 110 beats per minute
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