,11/11/24, 1:15 PM CEN PEDIATRICS FINAL EXAM 2024 ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 200 QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS (1…
Emergency medical An anaphylactic reaction produces wheezing, flushed
services rush a girl, age 4, skin, and hypotension because of vasodilation.
to the emergency Although foreign body aspiration and asthma
department. The child was exacerbation may cause wheezing, they do not
at her day care center typically cause skin flushing and hypotension. An
when she developed acute viral illness is not associated with such an
sudden-onset wheezing abrupt onset. Expect to counsel the child's caregivers
after eating cookies to to have the child undergo allergy testing because the
celebrate another child's cookies may have contained an ingredient that led to
birthday. During the her anaphylaxis.
ambulance ride to the
hospital, the child
demonstrated flushed
skin, and her blood
pressure was lower than
expected. Which disorder
should you suspect?
, 11/11/24, 1:15 PM CEN PEDIATRICS FINAL EXAM 2024 ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 200 QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS (1…
Alyssa, age 4, is brought At this time, based on Alyssa's history and signs and
to the emergency symptoms, the priority is assessing the work of
department by her breathing to determine her level of respiratory
parents, who inform you distress. Assessing the work of breathing is one of the
that Alyssa has had a bad three components of the Pediatric Assessment
cough for the past 5 days. Triangle. Expect to perform all of the other
They also inform you that assessments, but they are not the initial priority.
Alyssa has asthma. You
observe that Alyssa is
quiet and pale. What is
your first priority in triage
for Alyssa?
A. Assess the work of
breathing.
B. Obtain a temperature.
C. Measure oxygen
saturation.
D. Measure the blood
pressure.
Which parameter is part of Vital signs are an important part of the secondary
the secondary survey? survey. The Pediatric Assessment Triangle, which is
completed on the child's presentation to the
A. Work of breathing emergency department, uses three physiologic
parameters to evaluate the severity of illness and
B. General appearance injury: general appearance, work of breathing, and
circulation to the skin.
C. Circulation to the skin f 52 to 92 mm Hg, and weight of 3 kg.
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