PALS Final Review-Questions and Answers-Complete Solution Guide-A+Rated-Latest 2023/2024
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2023/2024
Mikey, a 2-year-old boy, is sitting upright on a hospital bed in room 3 of your
emergency department. Your initial impression from the door does not raise
immediate concern. On your entry to the room, you are able to look at Mikey more
closely and notice on inhalation his nostrils are flaring. This is a sign of:
Respiratory distress
The proper site for a peripheral pulse assessment in the infant patient is:
brachial
You are called to the scene of a 3-year-old patient who was found anxious,
cyanotic and lethargic after a fall down a flight of stairs. On assessing the patient,
you find vital signs with a respiratory rate of 30, regular pulse rate of 130, regular
capillary refill time of 4 seconds, and a blood pressure of 102/61. What kind of
shock is the patient experiencing?
compensate shock
A mnemonic that aids in performing a primary assessment is:
ABCDE
A consideration of treatment for a pediatric patient with acute fulminant
myocarditis who is in cardiac arrest or at a high risk of cardiac arrest is:
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO)
Which of the following is the correct meaning for one of the individual letters in
the AVPU scale?
Alert - The child is alert and awake and responds to normal stimuli based upon age
and environment
The recommended route of vascular access on a hypotensive pediatric patient is:
central IV
You are called to the bedside of a 12-year-old male patient who was admitted after
a week of persistent vomiting, diarrhea and limiting oral intake of both solids and
liquids. The patient's airway is patent, ventilatory rate is within normal limits and
the patient's circulatory status presents with tachycardia, a blood pressure of 70/40
and a capillary refill time of 5 seconds. The patient is speaking incoherently. The
patient has no history of cardiac problems or congenital defects. The appropriate
fluid administration dose for this patient is:
20 ml/kg 0.9% NaCl over 10 minutes
You suspect your 8-year-old female patient of being hypovolemic. Her parents
brought her to the emergency department with persistent vomiting and diarrhea for
5 days. The patient presents with mottled skin and reports of periods where "she
just stopped breathing!" according to her parents. The patient is being managed
with a BVM and supplemental oxygen. What is the best route of establishing
vascular access for the purpose of fluid resuscitation?
IV
Which of the following cannot be administered through an ETT?
Sodium bicarbonate
You are examining the rhythm strip of a patient who presents with bradycardia.
Which of the following characteristics may you notice in the rhythm?
The most obvious sign of bradycardia on an ECG is slow heart rate. The
characteristics of P-waves and the QRS complex may vary. When looking at an
EKG, the following characteristics are seen with bradycardia patients: Slow heart
rate, P-waves may not be noticeable, QRS complex may be wide or narrow, and Pwaves and QRS complex may not be related to bradycardia.
How do children's metabolic rates compare to adults'?
higher
Children's demand for oxygen is ___________ adults.
greater
Which of the following must you monitor while fluid resuscitating a patient? [Show Less]