CPC Study Guide 2026
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📋 CPC Exam Format at a Glance
📚 CPC Topics to Study (49)
✍️ Sample CPC Questions & Answers
1. Informed consent requires that a patient understands all of the following EXCEPT:
Informed consent requires disclosure of the nature of the intervention, risks/benefits, available alternatives, and the right to refuse. While general cost information may be relevant, itemized cost details of all alternatives are not a legally required element of informed consent.
2. Which organization administers the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), commonly used to address food insecurity in community paramedicine patients?
SNAP (formerly Food Stamps) is administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service (USDA/FNS), not HHS. Community paramedics refer food-insecure patients to SNAP enrollment assistance.
3. A community paramedic identifies a chronic wound that has been present for 12 weeks with no measurable reduction in size. According to evidence-based practice, this wound should be reassessed for:
A wound with no healing progress at 12 weeks indicates a 'stalled wound' requiring systematic reassessment: biofilm formation, uncontrolled comorbidities (diabetes, PAD, malnutrition), missed infection, wound misclassification, or need for advanced therapies (NPWT, growth factors, skin substitutes).
4. During a home visit, a patient shows a community paramedic an herbal supplement they recently started. Which of the following supplements has the MOST clinically significant interaction with warfarin?
St. John's Wort is a potent inducer of CYP450 enzymes and P-glycoprotein, significantly reducing warfarin blood levels and increasing the risk of thrombotic events.
5. When performing a home medication review, which of the following is MOST important to assess in an elderly patient taking multiple medications?
Medications such as sedatives, antihypertensives, and diuretics are among the most common contributors to fall risk in elderly patients, making fall risk assessment a top priority.
6. A patient with COPD has a FEV1/FVC ratio of 0.62 and a post-bronchodilator FEV1 of 55% predicted. According to GOLD classification, this patient is classified as:
GOLD classification by FEV1 (post-bronchodilator, FEV1/FVC <0.70): GOLD 1 ≥80%, GOLD 2 50–79%, GOLD 3 30–49%, GOLD 4 <30%. An FEV1 of 55% predicted falls within GOLD 2 (Moderate).