PALS RED CROSS FINAL EXAM
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1. A 5-year-old child with a history of a chronic neuro- Airway clearance (e.g.,
muscular disease is experiencing respiratory distress. suctioning)
The child is breathing spontaneously and receiving
supplemental oxygen. Which additional intervention is
a critical component of airway management for this
patient?
2. A child being cared for in the pediatric telemetry unit Supraventricular tachycar-
suddenly displays the following ECG waveform. The dia
provider prepares to intervene because the child is
demonstrating which type of arrhythmia?
3. A child in cardiac arrest experiences return of sponta- Hypotension, fever, hyper-
neous circulation but is exhibiting signs of post-cardiac glycemia
arrest syndrome (PCAS). The PALS resuscitation team
determines that the child is experiencing a systemic
response to ischemia/reperfusion. The team bases this
determination on which finding(s)?
4. An 11-year-old soccer player is brought to the emer- Albuterol with or without
gency department. After a quick assessment, the team ipratropium bromide
realizes this patient is experiencing a severe asthma
exacerbation. Which medication would the team ad-
minister immediately?
5. After ROSC, a child is experiencing post-cardiac arrest Isotonic fluid boluses
hypoperfusion. The PALS resuscitation team would ad-
minister which element to restore intravascular vol-
ume and optimize preload?
6. A 2-year-old child of unknown weight arrives at Estimate weight using
the emergency department in cardiac arrest. When a length-based resuscita-
tion tape.
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preparing to administer medications, which action
would be appropriate for the team to take?
7. A 4-year-old child is brought to the emergency depart- Deliver 1 BVM ventilation
ment by the parents. Assessment reveals that the child every 2 to 3 seconds.
has only gasping respirations and the pulse rate is 65
beats per minute. Which action would the provider
initiate first?
8. The PALS team leader is conducting a debriefing ses- Discussion of the pros and
sion with the team. Which topic(s) would the team cons of the interventions
leader most likely address during the session? Evaluation of the objec-
tive data gathered during
the event, Summary of the
event, including what ac-
tions were taken, Identifi-
cation of ways to improve
9. The PALS resuscitation team notes the following ECG Torsades de pointes
waveform and the child does not have a pulse. The
team prepares to intervene to address which arrhyth-
mia?
10. What is the correct IV/IO dose of epinephrine for a 0.01 mg/kg every 3 to 5
pediatric patient in cardiac arrest? min (max single dose 1
mg)
11. Assessment of a 3-month-old infant admitted with Bronchiolitis
respiratory distress reveals fever, grunting and a wet,
"junky" cough. The infant's parents said the child had a
recent respiratory infection with a fever. A rapid respi-
ratory syncytial virus (RSV) test is positive. Which con-
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1. A 5-year-old child with a history of a chronic neuro- Airway clearance (e.g.,
muscular disease is experiencing respiratory distress. suctioning)
The child is breathing spontaneously and receiving
supplemental oxygen. Which additional intervention is
a critical component of airway management for this
patient?
2. A child being cared for in the pediatric telemetry unit Supraventricular tachycar-
suddenly displays the following ECG waveform. The dia
provider prepares to intervene because the child is
demonstrating which type of arrhythmia?
3. A child in cardiac arrest experiences return of sponta- Hypotension, fever, hyper-
neous circulation but is exhibiting signs of post-cardiac glycemia
arrest syndrome (PCAS). The PALS resuscitation team
determines that the child is experiencing a systemic
response to ischemia/reperfusion. The team bases this
determination on which finding(s)?
4. An 11-year-old soccer player is brought to the emer- Albuterol with or without
gency department. After a quick assessment, the team ipratropium bromide
realizes this patient is experiencing a severe asthma
exacerbation. Which medication would the team ad-
minister immediately?
5. After ROSC, a child is experiencing post-cardiac arrest Isotonic fluid boluses
hypoperfusion. The PALS resuscitation team would ad-
minister which element to restore intravascular vol-
ume and optimize preload?
6. A 2-year-old child of unknown weight arrives at Estimate weight using
the emergency department in cardiac arrest. When a length-based resuscita-
tion tape.
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preparing to administer medications, which action
would be appropriate for the team to take?
7. A 4-year-old child is brought to the emergency depart- Deliver 1 BVM ventilation
ment by the parents. Assessment reveals that the child every 2 to 3 seconds.
has only gasping respirations and the pulse rate is 65
beats per minute. Which action would the provider
initiate first?
8. The PALS team leader is conducting a debriefing ses- Discussion of the pros and
sion with the team. Which topic(s) would the team cons of the interventions
leader most likely address during the session? Evaluation of the objec-
tive data gathered during
the event, Summary of the
event, including what ac-
tions were taken, Identifi-
cation of ways to improve
9. The PALS resuscitation team notes the following ECG Torsades de pointes
waveform and the child does not have a pulse. The
team prepares to intervene to address which arrhyth-
mia?
10. What is the correct IV/IO dose of epinephrine for a 0.01 mg/kg every 3 to 5
pediatric patient in cardiac arrest? min (max single dose 1
mg)
11. Assessment of a 3-month-old infant admitted with Bronchiolitis
respiratory distress reveals fever, grunting and a wet,
"junky" cough. The infant's parents said the child had a
recent respiratory infection with a fever. A rapid respi-
ratory syncytial virus (RSV) test is positive. Which con-
