AHA PALS EXAM 2024 NEW EXAM
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You are treating a 10-year-old patient after a motor vehicle
crash. The patient is unresponsive and flexes his arms at
the elbow in response to a painful stimulus. An
endotracheal tube is in place with position confirmed. You
are ventilating using a resuscitation bag with oxygen, and
the child has an SPO2 of 95% and good chest excursion
bilaterally. The blood pressure is 130/70 mm Hg, and the
heart rate is 90/min with good perfusion. You have
established intravenous access. Which of the following
actions would be most appropriate at this time?
- Obtain a CT scan of the head and neck
- Begin manual hyperventilation
- Provide continuous positive airway pressure
- Give an intravenous bolus of mannitol -
....ANSWER...Obtain a CT scan of the head and neck
You arrive on the scene of a 12-year-old child who
suddenly collapsed on the playground. The child is
unresponsive, apneic, and pulseless and CPR is in
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,progress. A lay rescuer just brought the school AED,
turned it on, and attached it. The AED recommends a
shock. Which of the following should be done next?
You are caring for a child in persistent ventricular
fibrillation. Which of the following would best describe
the child's cardiac condition?
- The heart is not pumping blood at all
- The heart is beating too slowly to maintain circulation
-There is no electrical activity in the heart
- The heart is pumping so fast that it cannot fill completely
between beats - ....ANSWER...The heart is not pumping
blood at all
You are called to treat a 5-year-old with a 3-day history of
worsening respiratory distress. The child responds only to
pain. The heart rate is initially 45/min and regular with
poor capillary refill. You provide bag-mask ventilations
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,(BMV) with high-flow oxygen that produces good chest
rise with full and clear bilateral breath sounds. The heart
rate rises in response to ventilation, but after you suction
the posterior pharynx, bradycardia recurs (40/min). Which
of the following interventions would be most appropriate
for you to do first?
- Perform transcutaneous pacing
- Administer epinephrine IV
- Administer atropine IV
- Resume bag-mask ventilation - ....ANSWER...Resume
bag-mask ventilation
You are caring for an 8-month-old with bradycardia and
very poor perfusion that has persisted despite effective
ventilations with high-flow oxygen. You should begin
chest compressions if the heart rate is:
- More than 200/min
- More than 150/min
- Less than 100/min
- Less than 60/min - ....ANSWER...Less than 60/min
You are caring for a 2-year-old with a 1-day history of
respiratory distress and stridor. The patient is alert. The
child's respiratory rate is 32/min with good chest rise.
SPO2 is 98% in room air. The heart rate is 128/min and
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, capillary refill is normal. Skin is warm, pink, and dry. At
this point you should:
- Assist ventilations with bag-mask device
- Use a nonrebreathing mask with tight mask seal
- Keep the patient calm and comfortable
- Give IV methylprednisolone (Solumedrol) -
....ANSWER...Keep the patient calm and comfortable
You are caring for a 7-year-old with respiratory distress
that has worsened over the past few hours. The child is
alert and in moderate respiratory distress with prolonged
exhalation time. The respiratory rate is 28/min with
bilateral expiratory wheezes. The heart rate is 112/min
with good capillary refill. The wheezing in this patient
indicates:
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