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A 5-year-old child with a history of a chronic neuromuscular disease is experiencing respiratory distress. The child is breathing spontaneously and receiving supplemental oxygen. Which additional intervention is a critical component of airway management for this patient? Airway clearance (e.g., suc...

Laboratory tests are ordered for a child who has been vomiting for 3 days and is diaphoretic, tachypneic, lethargic and pale. Which test would the provider use to determine the adequacy of oxygen delivery? Lactate A provider is forming an initial impression of a child using the Pediatric Ass...

Which is the primary goal and focus of post-cardiac arrest care? Preservation of neurologic function In children and infants, cardiac arrest most often arises from which complication? Respiratory failure Which medications may be used in the cardiac arrest care of a patient with a "s...

A 7-year-old child in cardiac arrest is transported to the pediatric emergency department via emergency medical services. You understand the most common cause of cardiac arrest in children and infants is: Respiratory Failure During your primary assessment of an 8-year-old patient, you suspec...

A 7-year-old patient is in obstructive shock after a bicycle accident. Assessment findings reveal hyperresonance and decreased breath sounds on the left side. These assessment findings most likely indicate which complication? Tension pneumothorax A nurse is following the Pediatric Assessment...

You are caring for a child who was resuscitated after a drowning event. The child is intubated and ventilated with 100% oxygen with equal breath sounds and exhaled CO2 detected. The heart rate is slow and the monitor shows sinus bradycardia. The skin is cool, mottled, and moist; distal pulses are no...

Which of the following should Jeremy do immediately after checking for responsiveness using the shout-tap-shout sequence? The first step is simultaneously assessing for breathing and a central pulse for at least 5 seconds, but less than 10. After determining that the infant is not breathing ...

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...

Arrhythmias with a pulse can be further characterized by whether perfusion is adversely affected or not. True or False? True The healthcare provider identifies that a pediatric patient is experiencing tachycardia with inadequate perfusion and 12-lead ECG reveals wide QRS complex ventricular ...

After determining that Theo is unresponsive, Amy must open the airway using the head-tilt/chin-lift technique and simultaneously check for breathing and a pulse. To accurately assess Theo's breathing, she should open the airway to a ________ position. Slightly past-neutral Next, Amy must si...

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? 60 ...

Ratio of compressions to ventilations for 2 rescuer CPR on infant/children? 15:2 Pediatric SBP hypotension formula for ages 1-10? 70 + (2 x age in years) Hypoglycemia infant? <60 mg/dl Hypoglycemia neonate? <45 mg/dl Hypotension SBP infant? 70 mmHg Hypot...

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...

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...