PALS Final Exam; 50 Questions & Answers:Latest Updated Solution/
100%Verified;PALS Final Exam (Actual Exam)
Which action would the PALS resuscitation team initiate to minimize increased
intracranial pressure after cardiac arrest? - VERIFIED ANSWER- Maintain the
head in midline position with 30-degree elevation.
A 2-year-old child is brought to the pediatric urgent care clinic by the parent
who says that the child has had a barking cough for two days. During the rapid
assessment of the child, the provider hears audible inspiratory stridor. Which
diagnosis would the provider most likely suspect? - VERIFIED ANSWER- Croup
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? - VERIFIED ANSWER- Lactate
A 4-year-old child suddenly collapses in the playroom of the facility. A
healthcare provider observes the event and hurries over to assess the child.
The healthcare provider completes which assessment first? - VERIFIED
ANSWER- Rapid assessment
A 9-year-old child is brought to the emergency department because the child
suddenly collapsed at school. The child's ECG reveals the following waveform,
and primary assessment findings indicate that the child is hemodynamically
unstable. Which primary assessment findings indicate this? - VERIFIED
ANSWER- 1. Decreased level of consciousness
, 2. Mottling
3. Hypotension
4. Difficulty breathing
A child who is stable and exhibiting a wide-complex tachycardia is to receive
adenosine. The provider would be alert for which result after administering this
medication? - VERIFIED ANSWER- Transient asystole
A provider is forming an initial impression of a child using the Pediatric
Assessment Triangle (PAT). During which step of the PAT may the provider use
the mnemonic TICLS to assess the patient? - VERIFIED ANSWER- Appearance
A child is experiencing shock. The emergency response team prepares for
imminent cardiac arrest when assessment reveals which finding(s)? - VERIFIED
ANSWER- 1. Bradycardia
2. Diminished central pulses
3. Hypotension
A PALS resuscitation team is preparing to defibrillate a child experiencing
cardiac arrest. For which rhythm(s) would this action be appropriate? -
VERIFIED ANSWER- 1. Ventricular fibrillation (VF)
2. Pulseless ventricular tachycardia (pVT)
100%Verified;PALS Final Exam (Actual Exam)
Which action would the PALS resuscitation team initiate to minimize increased
intracranial pressure after cardiac arrest? - VERIFIED ANSWER- Maintain the
head in midline position with 30-degree elevation.
A 2-year-old child is brought to the pediatric urgent care clinic by the parent
who says that the child has had a barking cough for two days. During the rapid
assessment of the child, the provider hears audible inspiratory stridor. Which
diagnosis would the provider most likely suspect? - VERIFIED ANSWER- Croup
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? - VERIFIED ANSWER- Lactate
A 4-year-old child suddenly collapses in the playroom of the facility. A
healthcare provider observes the event and hurries over to assess the child.
The healthcare provider completes which assessment first? - VERIFIED
ANSWER- Rapid assessment
A 9-year-old child is brought to the emergency department because the child
suddenly collapsed at school. The child's ECG reveals the following waveform,
and primary assessment findings indicate that the child is hemodynamically
unstable. Which primary assessment findings indicate this? - VERIFIED
ANSWER- 1. Decreased level of consciousness
, 2. Mottling
3. Hypotension
4. Difficulty breathing
A child who is stable and exhibiting a wide-complex tachycardia is to receive
adenosine. The provider would be alert for which result after administering this
medication? - VERIFIED ANSWER- Transient asystole
A provider is forming an initial impression of a child using the Pediatric
Assessment Triangle (PAT). During which step of the PAT may the provider use
the mnemonic TICLS to assess the patient? - VERIFIED ANSWER- Appearance
A child is experiencing shock. The emergency response team prepares for
imminent cardiac arrest when assessment reveals which finding(s)? - VERIFIED
ANSWER- 1. Bradycardia
2. Diminished central pulses
3. Hypotension
A PALS resuscitation team is preparing to defibrillate a child experiencing
cardiac arrest. For which rhythm(s) would this action be appropriate? -
VERIFIED ANSWER- 1. Ventricular fibrillation (VF)
2. Pulseless ventricular tachycardia (pVT)
