PALS 2024 Exam Questions With Verified
Answers.
What do weak central pulses indicate a need for immediate intervention to prevent? -
answerCardiac arrest
What is the best example of the Team Leader role? - answerModels excellent team
behavior
What happens when airway resistance increases? - a...
What do weak central pulses indicate a need for immediate intervention to prevent? -
answer✔Cardiac arrest
What is the best example of the Team Leader role? - answer✔Models excellent team
behavior
What happens when airway resistance increases? - answer✔Work of breathing increase
Which of the following describes laminar or normal airflow? - answer✔Low airway
resistance and a small driving pressure
Conditions that ..... air resistance lead to increased respiratory.... - answer✔increase, effort
Which component of SAMPLE assesses immunization status - answer✔Past medical
history
What sequence is used when caring for a seriously ill or injured child to help determine the
best treatment or intervention? The.... sequence - answer✔Evaluate, Identify, Intervene
What dictates the timing of diagnostic assessments? - answer✔Clinical situation
What are the 4 indicators of the AVPU scale that are used to determine responsiveness? -
answer✔Responds to pain
Responds to voice
Alert
unresponsive
Which is a characteristic of muscle weakness? - answer✔Seesaw breathing
Why may excessive ventilation during CPR be harmful? - answer✔It increase intrathoracic
pressure.
It impedes venous return.
In infants and toddlers, the tongue and epiglottis, relative to those of an adult, are ... -
answer✔large
How are effective oxygenation and ventilation assessed? - answer✔Oxygen saturation
Visible chest rise with each breath
Exhaled carbon dioxide
What should be included in the history when asking about medications? - answer✔Current
prescribed medications.
Over-the-counter medications
How can gastric inflation impair bag-mask ventilation? - answer✔It decreases lung
compliance
During spontaneous breathing, what are the inspiratory muscles attempting to do? -
answer✔Increase intrathoracic volume
Children develop hypoxemia and tissue hypoxia more quickly than adults because of their -
answer✔Higher metabolic rate
Which is true about the difference between hypoxemia and tissue hypoxia? -
answer✔Tissue hypoxia can occur with normal arterial oxygen saturation.
What is an advantage of effective teamwork? - answer✔Division of tasks
Automated blood pressure cuffs may provide .... readings when the child is in shock. -
answer✔inaccurately high
What is the role of the diaphragm contraction during normal breathing in infants? -
answer✔Pulls the ribs slight inward
Why does hyperventilation, which refers to increase alveolar ventilation, result in? -
answer✔PaCO2 less than 35 mm Hg
Which of the following statements about respiratory failure is true? - answer✔May occur
without signs of respiratory distress
Which of the following indicates mild respiratory distress? - answer✔Mild increase in
respiratory effort
How can the CPR Coach improve CPR quality in a resuscitation event? - answer✔Coach
to midrange targets
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