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11.vAv2-year-oldvchildvpresentsvwithvav4-
dayvhistoryvofvvomiting.vThevinitialvimpressionvrevealsv
anvunresponsivevchildvw
ithvintermittentvapneavandvmottledvcolor.vHeartvratevis
v166/min,vrespiratoryvrat
evisvnowvbeingvsupportedvwithvbagmaskvventilation,vca
pillaryvrefillvtimevisv5vtov6vseconds,vandvtemperaturevi
sv102°F
v(38.9°C).vWhatvisvthevbestvmethodvofvestablishingvim
mediatevvascularvaccess?v
A.vTwovprovidersvmayvattemptvperipheralvvascularvacce
ssvtwiceveachv
B.vThreevprovidersvmayvattemptvperipheralvvascularvac
cessvonceveachv
C.vPlacevavcentralvvenousvlinev
D.vPlacevanvintraosseousvlinev-
vanswerPlacevanvintraosseousvline
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1.vAv5-
yearoldvchildvpresentsvwithvlethargy,vincreasedvworkvof
vbreathing,vandvpalevcolor.vT
hevprimaryvassessmentvrevealsvthatvthevairwayvisvopen
vandvthevrespiratoryvratevi
sv30/min,vwithvcracklesvheardvonvauscultation.vThevca
rdiacvmonitorvshowsvsinu
svtachycardiavatvavratevofv165/min.vThevpulsevoximeter
vdisplaysvanvoxygenvsatura
tionvofv95%vandvavpulsevratevofv93/min.vOnvthevbasis
vofvthisvinformation,vwhichv
ofvthevfollowingvprovidesvthevbestvinterpretationvofvthe
voxygenvsaturationvofv95
%vbyvpulsevoximetry?v
A.vReliable;vnovsupplementaryvoxygenvisvindicatedvB.v
Reliable;vsupplementaryvo
xygenvshouldvbevadministeredv
C.vUnreliable;vnovsupplementaryvoxygenvisvindicatedv
D.vUnreliable;vsupplementaryvoxygenvshouldvbe
vadministeredvvanswerUnreliable;vsupplementar
yvoxygenvshouldvbevadministered
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2.vAv3-year-
oldvchildvwasvrecentlyvdiagnosedvwithvleukemiavandvha
svbeenvtreatedvwithvche
motherapy.vThevchildvpresentsvwithvlethargyvandvavhig
hvfever.vHeartvratevisv195/
min,vrespiratoryvratevisv36/min,vbloodvpressurevisv85/
40vmmvHg,vandvcapillaryvr
efillvtimevisvlessvthanv2vseconds.vWhatvisvthevchild'sv
mostvlikelyvcondition?v
A.vSepticvshockv
B.vHypovolemicvshockv
C.vSignificantvbradycardiav
D.vCardiogenicvshockv-vanswerSepticvshock
3.vAv2-week-
oldvinfantvpresentsvwithvirritabilityvandvavhistoryvofvpo
orvfeeding.vBloodvpressur
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evisv55/40vmmvHg.vWhatvtermvdescribesvthisvinfant'sv
bloodvpressure?v
A.vHypotensivev
B.vNormalv
C.vHypertensivev
D.vCompensatedv-vanswerHypotensive
4.vDuringvavresuscitationvattempt,vthevteamvleadervord
ersvanvinitialvdosevofvepin
ephrinevatv0.1vmg/kgvtovbevgivenv10.vWhatvshouldvthe
vteamvmembervdo?v
A.vAdministervthevdrugvasvorderedv
B.vAdministerv0.01vmg/kgvofvepinephrinev
C.vRespectfullyvaskvthevteamvleadervtovclarifyvt
hevdosev
D.vRefusevtovadministervthevdrugv-
vanswerRespectfullyvaskvthevteamvleadervtovclarifyvthev
dose
AHA PALS EXAM 2025 QUESTIONS AND
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11.vAv2-year-oldvchildvpresentsvwithvav4-
dayvhistoryvofvvomiting.vThevinitialvimpressionvrevealsv
anvunresponsivevchildvw
ithvintermittentvapneavandvmottledvcolor.vHeartvratevis
v166/min,vrespiratoryvrat
evisvnowvbeingvsupportedvwithvbagmaskvventilation,vca
pillaryvrefillvtimevisv5vtov6vseconds,vandvtemperaturevi
sv102°F
v(38.9°C).vWhatvisvthevbestvmethodvofvestablishingvim
mediatevvascularvaccess?v
A.vTwovprovidersvmayvattemptvperipheralvvascularvacce
ssvtwiceveachv
B.vThreevprovidersvmayvattemptvperipheralvvascularvac
cessvonceveachv
C.vPlacevavcentralvvenousvlinev
D.vPlacevanvintraosseousvlinev-
vanswerPlacevanvintraosseousvline
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1.vAv5-
yearoldvchildvpresentsvwithvlethargy,vincreasedvworkvof
vbreathing,vandvpalevcolor.vT
hevprimaryvassessmentvrevealsvthatvthevairwayvisvopen
vandvthevrespiratoryvratevi
sv30/min,vwithvcracklesvheardvonvauscultation.vThevca
rdiacvmonitorvshowsvsinu
svtachycardiavatvavratevofv165/min.vThevpulsevoximeter
vdisplaysvanvoxygenvsatura
tionvofv95%vandvavpulsevratevofv93/min.vOnvthevbasis
vofvthisvinformation,vwhichv
ofvthevfollowingvprovidesvthevbestvinterpretationvofvthe
voxygenvsaturationvofv95
%vbyvpulsevoximetry?v
A.vReliable;vnovsupplementaryvoxygenvisvindicatedvB.v
Reliable;vsupplementaryvo
xygenvshouldvbevadministeredv
C.vUnreliable;vnovsupplementaryvoxygenvisvindicatedv
D.vUnreliable;vsupplementaryvoxygenvshouldvbe
vadministeredvvanswerUnreliable;vsupplementar
yvoxygenvshouldvbevadministered
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2.vAv3-year-
oldvchildvwasvrecentlyvdiagnosedvwithvleukemiavandvha
svbeenvtreatedvwithvche
motherapy.vThevchildvpresentsvwithvlethargyvandvavhig
hvfever.vHeartvratevisv195/
min,vrespiratoryvratevisv36/min,vbloodvpressurevisv85/
40vmmvHg,vandvcapillaryvr
efillvtimevisvlessvthanv2vseconds.vWhatvisvthevchild'sv
mostvlikelyvcondition?v
A.vSepticvshockv
B.vHypovolemicvshockv
C.vSignificantvbradycardiav
D.vCardiogenicvshockv-vanswerSepticvshock
3.vAv2-week-
oldvinfantvpresentsvwithvirritabilityvandvavhistoryvofvpo
orvfeeding.vBloodvpressur
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evisv55/40vmmvHg.vWhatvtermvdescribesvthisvinfant'sv
bloodvpressure?v
A.vHypotensivev
B.vNormalv
C.vHypertensivev
D.vCompensatedv-vanswerHypotensive
4.vDuringvavresuscitationvattempt,vthevteamvleadervord
ersvanvinitialvdosevofvepin
ephrinevatv0.1vmg/kgvtovbevgivenv10.vWhatvshouldvthe
vteamvmembervdo?v
A.vAdministervthevdrugvasvorderedv
B.vAdministerv0.01vmg/kgvofvepinephrinev
C.vRespectfullyvaskvthevteamvleadervtovclarifyvt
hevdosev
D.vRefusevtovadministervthevdrugv-
vanswerRespectfullyvaskvthevteamvleadervtovclarifyvthev
dose
