PALS TEST QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT SOLUTIONS GRADED TO PASS

A 12-year-old child being evaluated in the pediatric intensive care unit displays the following ECG waveform. The team interprets this as which arrhythmia? second degree Laboratory tests are ordered for a child who has been vomiting for 3 days and is diaphoretic, tachypneic, lethargic and pa...

Ratio of compressions to ventilations for two rescuer CPR on infant or child? - 15:2 Pedi SBP HOTN formula for ages 1-10? - 70 + (2x age in years) Hypoglycemia infant? - <60 mg/dl Hypoglycemia Neonate? - <45 mg/dl HOTN SBP Infant? - 70 mm hg HOTN SBP Neonate? - ...

10 seconds - A 6 month old infant is unresponsive. You begin checking for breathing at the same time you check for the infants pulse. Which is the maximum time you should spend when trying to simultaneously check for breathing and palpate the infants pulse before starting CPR? Disordered Contr...

Which topics are included in the PALS course ? - PALS includes the following: (1) Overview of assessment (2) Recognition and management of respiratory distress and failure (3) Recognition and management of shock (4) Recognition and management of cardiac arrhythmias (5) Recognition and manag...

1. A 5-year-old child presents with lethargy, increased work of breathing, and pale color. The primary assessment reveals that the airway is open and the respiratory rate is 30/min, with crackles heard on auscultation. The cardiac monitor shows sinus tachycardia at a rate of 165/min. The pulse oxime...

BLS Assessment Verify scene safety Check for responsiveness Shout for help Active the emergency response system Where are pulses checked on a child? Carotid or femoral Where are pulses checked on an infant? Brachial An infant has normal breathing and a pulse, what is the next st...

compression to breath ratio children with 1 rescuer - 30:2 2 rescuer compression to breath ratio? - 15:2 Initial impression of a 2-year old girl shows her to be alert with mild breathing difficulty during inspiration and pale skin color. On primary assessment, she makes high pitched insp...

Where can you check a pulse on an infant and child? infant - brachial child - femoral What are signs of increased respiratory effort that can lead to fatigue and respiratory failure? Select all that apply nasal flaring unlabored breathing apnea seesaw respirations retractions head bob...

PALS QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED)

Initial assessment of a Peds patient includes? - Appearance, work of breathing, and circulation Peds patient with no normal breathing, but a pulse? - Maintain airway through rescue breathing, Oxygen, and apply monitors. If a pulse is <60/min with poor perfusion despite oxygenation and...

You are called to help treat an infant with severe symptomatic bradycardia (heart rate 66/min) associated with respiratory distress. The bradycardia persists despite establishment of an effective airway, oxygenation, and ventilation. There is no heart block present. Which is the first drug you shoul...

Snoring and gurgling are a result of _____ airway obstruction. - Upper In infants, the abdomen may _____________ than the chest - more In the primary assessment, how should you open the airway of a child who is NOT suspected of having a cervical spine injury? - With a head tilt-chin l...

In which of the following situations may IO access be used? - An extremity with slow capillary refill time. A 2 - week old infant is being evaluated irritability and poor feeding. His blood pressure is 55/40 mm Hg and capillary refill time is 5 seconds. Which statement best describes your asse...

A 2 week old infant is being evaluated for irritability and poor feeding. His BP is 55/40 mmHg, and cap refill time is 5 seconds. Which statement best describes your assessment of this infants BP? A. Hypotensive B. Normal C. Hypertensive D. Compensated - A. Hypotensive A 3 year old boy is b...