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NREMT Skillset/Medical Patient Assessment for Respiratory Distress (PASTE)/Quiz

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Parent Medical Patient Assessment for Respiratory Distress (PASTE)

This quiz is designed to test your knowledge of assessment of respiratory distress and PASTE. Read each question fully and make sure you understand what the question is asking before you answer. Some questions are select all that apply, these will be marked by square check boxes. After answering all questions to the best of your ability, click the “Submit” button at the bottom of the page. Your score will be shown at the bottom of the page after submission. You may reset this quiz as many times as you would like.

1

Define dyspnea.

Normal breathing
Difficulty Breathing
No breathing
None of these

2

Define apnea.

Normal breathing
Difficulty Breathing
No breathing
None of these

3

You respond code 3 for a patient with severe SOB who is found in the tripod position. Per patient's spouse, they normally walk around the block several times each day. Today the patient is unable to get to the kitchen without becoming SOB. Which letter in PASTE is this example most appropriately showing?

P
A
S
T
E
This is not a part of PASTE.

4

You respond code 3 for a patient with severe SOB who is found in the tripod position. The patient is speaking in 2-3 word sentences with audible wheezes after exposure to an allergen. Which letter in PASTE is this example most appropriately showing?

P
A
S
T
E
This is not a part of PASTE.

5

Your are called code 3 for a patient experiencing SOB. Your patient is 6' 8" and thin. He was playing indoor volleyball when he suddenly experienced shortness of breath unlike anything he has felt before. The patient has normal colored skin signs and is not coughing. The patient is allergic to pollen. The SOB has not resolved with rest. What is the most likely diagnosis?

Myocardial Infarction
Pulmonary Embolus
Spontaneous Pneumothorax
Asthma
Allergic Reaction/Anaphylaxis
Exertional Shortness of Breath

6

What is this sound? Make sure your sound is turned on.

Crackles
Wheezes
Rhonchi
Stridor
Normal Breathing

7

What is this sound? Make sure your sound is turned on.

Crackles
Wheezes
Rhonchi
Stridor
Normal Breathing

8

What is this sound? Make sure your sound is turned on.

Crackles
Wheezes
Rhonchi
Stridor
Normal Breathing

9

Croup is a disease that can be characterized by

Fever and a barking cough
Fever, sore throat, and droolingk
Fever and pleuritic chest pain
None of these

10

What does FBAO stand for?

Feet, Back, Airway, Oropharynx
Foreign Body Airway Obstruction
Final Breath and Airway Opening
Find Bronchospasm by Auscultation with Open mouth
None of these


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Created July 9, 2021 by GSTC
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Cite as GSTC, JHantke (2021–2025). "NREMT Skillset/Medical Patient Assessment for Respiratory Distress (PASTE)/Quiz". Appropedia. Retrieved June 4, 2026.
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