PALS Final Exam V3 (Latest 2023/ 2024) |Real Questions and Verified Answers| Already Graded A (50 Q&A)
QUESTION
Primary assessment of a 10-year-old
... [Show More] child reveals septic shock. As part
of the secondary assessment, laboratory testing is completed to evaluate the child's status. Which laboratory tests would be ordered for this child?
Answer:
Labo- ratory testing for the child in septic shock may include CBC, blood cultures, blood gasses, coagulation panel, renal function tests, liver function panel and lactate level.
QUESTION
A 4-year-old patient presents with tachycardia, tachypnea, cold extremities and weak pulses. Assessment also reveals an enlarged liver and neck vein distension. The provider interprets these assessment findings as suggesting which type of shock?
Answer:
cardio
QUESTION
A 10-year-old child has collapsed in the gym of the elementary school. The school nurse arrives and determines that the child is unresponsive. The school nurse then simultaneously checks for breathing and a central pulse, limiting this assessment to which time frame?
Answer:
5 seconds, but no more than 10.
QUESTION
A child being cared for in the pediatric telemetry unit suddenly displays the following ECG waveform. The provider prepares to intervene because the child is demonstrating which type of arrhythmia?
Answer:
Supraventricular tachycardia
QUESTION
A 6-year-old patient is brought to the emergency department after a bicycle accident. Assessment reveals tracheal deviation to the left side, chest pain on inspiration and decreased breath sounds on the right side. The provider suspects obstructive shock caused by what condition?
Answer:
tension pneumothorax
QUESTION
A child is experiencing stable supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) and is to receive treatment. Which initial treatment would the provider administer?
Answer:
va- gal
QUESTION
An unresponsive 7-year-old child with no pulse is brought to the pediatric urgent care center by his parents and CPR is initiated. The cardiac monitor reveals ventricular fibrillation. Which action would the PALS team take first?-
Answer:
initiate defibrillation with 2 J/kg.
QUESTION
A child who is stable and exhibiting a narrow-complex tachycardia is to receive adenosine. The provider would be alert for which result after admin- istering this medication?
Answer:
Patients may have a brief period of "asystole" following the administration of adenosine. This is normal and typically self-limited. [Show Less]