AHA PALS FINAL EXAM 2022
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1. A 12-year-old child being evaluated in the Second degree
pediatric intensive care unit displays the
following ECG waveform. The team inter- Second Degree Heart Block
prets this as which arrhythmia? (Mobitz II)
the picture shown is not the
picture in the actual exam
2. Laboratory tests are ordered for a child Lactate
who has been vomiting for 3 days and is
diaphoretic, tachypneic, lethargic and pale.
Which test would the provider use to deter-
mine the adequacy of oxygen delivery?
3. A 9-year-old patient is presenting with Respiratory failure
decreased breath sounds, bradycardia,
slowed respiratory rate and a low O2 sat-
uration level. The provider interprets these
findings as indicating which condition?
4. A 4-year-old child is brought to the emer- Deliver 1 BVM ventilation
gency department by the parents. Assess- every 3 to 5 seconds.
ment reveals that the child has only gasp-
ing respirations and the pulse rate is 65
beats per minute. Which action would the
provider initiate first?
5. A 15-year-old patient is being evaluated First-degree atrioventricular
during a follow-up visit after being diag- (AV) block
nosed with Lyme disease 2 months ago. A
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rhythm strip is obtained as shown below. the picture shown is not the
The provider interprets this rhythm as indi- picture in the actual exam
cating which arrhythmia?
6. A child in cardiac arrest experiences return Hypotension
of spontaneous circulation but is exhibit-
ing signs of post-cardiac arrest syndrome Fever
(PCAS). The PALS resuscitation team de-
termines that the child is experiencing Hyperglycemia
a systemic response to ischemia/reperfu-
sion. The team bases this determination on
which finding(s)?
7. A 2-year-old child arrives at the emer- Allowing the chest to recoil ful-
gency department with the parents. The ly after each compression
child is unresponsive, is not breathing and
has no pulse. Two emergency department Providing ventilations that last
providers begin high-quality CPR. Which about 1 second each
action(s) by the providers demonstrates
high-quality CPR? Compressing the chest about
2 inches
Giving 2 ventilations to every
15 compressions (15:2)
8. A PALS resuscitation team is preparing to VF and pVT are shockable
defibrillate a child experiencing cardiac ar- cardiac arrest rhythms.
rest. For which rhythm(s) would this action
be appropriate?
9.
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