PALS Updated Final Exam Complete
questions and correct verified answers
(detailed answers) already graded A+
A 12-year-old child being evaluated in the paediatric intensive care
unit displays the following ECG waveform. The team interprets this as
which arrhythmia?
, second degree
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?
Lactate
A 9-year-old patient is presenting with decreased breath sounds,
bradycardia, slowed respiratory rate and a low O2 saturation level.
The provider interprets these findings as indicating which condition?
Respiratory failure
A 4-year-old child is brought to the emergency department by the
parents. Assessment reveals that the child has only gasping
respirations and the pulse rate is 65 beats per minute. Which action
would the provider initiate first?
Deliver 1 BVM ventilation every 3 to 5 seconds.
A 15-year-old patient is being evaluated during a follow-up visit after
being diagnosed with Lyme disease 2 months ago. A rhythm strip is
obtained as shown below. The provider interprets this rhythm as
indicating which arrhythmia?
First-degree atrioventricular (AV) block
A child in cardiac arrest experiences return of spontaneous circulation
but is exhibiting signs of post–cardiac 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)?
Hypotension
questions and correct verified answers
(detailed answers) already graded A+
A 12-year-old child being evaluated in the paediatric intensive care
unit displays the following ECG waveform. The team interprets this as
which arrhythmia?
, second degree
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?
Lactate
A 9-year-old patient is presenting with decreased breath sounds,
bradycardia, slowed respiratory rate and a low O2 saturation level.
The provider interprets these findings as indicating which condition?
Respiratory failure
A 4-year-old child is brought to the emergency department by the
parents. Assessment reveals that the child has only gasping
respirations and the pulse rate is 65 beats per minute. Which action
would the provider initiate first?
Deliver 1 BVM ventilation every 3 to 5 seconds.
A 15-year-old patient is being evaluated during a follow-up visit after
being diagnosed with Lyme disease 2 months ago. A rhythm strip is
obtained as shown below. The provider interprets this rhythm as
indicating which arrhythmia?
First-degree atrioventricular (AV) block
A child in cardiac arrest experiences return of spontaneous circulation
but is exhibiting signs of post–cardiac 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)?
Hypotension
