OB-PEDS FISDAP QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 100% PASSED
A 2 year old female is lethargic to respond. She has dry mucous membranes and a tearless cry.
What should you suspect?
Hypoxia
hypoglycemia
hypovolemia
hypothermia
Dehydration ✔✔hypovolemia
You have just delivered a baby girl who remains cyanotic and is not responding to stimulation
and oxygen therapy. Heart rate is 90. You should
Attempt suctioning and contact medical control
Perform chest compressions at 15:2
Continue to provide stimulation by flicking the soles of her feet
Begin positive pressure ventilations ✔✔Begin positive pressure ventilations
,A 6 month old is febrile, cyanotic, and grunting with labored breathing. You should?
Assist ventilations via bvm
sponge the infant with tepid water
apply blow by 02 and trans
perform a rapid medical assessment ✔✔apply blow by 02 and trans
Before assessing the respiratory adequacy of an unconscious infant or child, you should
Routinely suction the mouth to remove oral secretions
Insert and OPA or an NPA
Ensure that his or her head is in a hyperextended position
Ensure the airway is patent and clear of obstructions ✔✔Ensure the airway is patent and clear of
obstructions
Febrile seizures in children are most often the result of a/an
,Abrupt rise in body temp
life threatening infection
Temp greater than 100 Fahrenheit
inflammatory process ✔✔Abrupt rise in body temp
A 4 year old patient has sustained blunt trauma to the chest. Based on the MOI you should
suspect
Good chest rise with no diaphragmatic breathing
Minimal external signs with serious internal injury
Multi rib fractures due to fragile bone structure
Dark ecchymosis around the umbilical area ✔✔Minimal external signs with serious internal
injury
A mother has just delivered a newborn with central cyanosis. The newborns vitals are P 82, R 30.
You should?
Initiate active warming
begin positive pressure ventilations
, administer blow by O2
suction the airway and stimulate ✔✔begin positive pressure ventilations
A 37 year old female in the later stages of pregnancy has been experiencing abdominal pain and
vomiting for the last two days. She responds to verbal stimulus. Vital signs are BP 100/70, P 116
R 24, skin cool and dry, How should you position her?
In Fowler's position on the stretcher
Semi Fowlers with knees bent
Left lateral recumbent with knees bent
Supine with a pillow under her knees ✔✔Left lateral recumbent with knees bent
What is the proper way to size an OPA for a child?
Tip of the nose to the corner of the mouth
corner of mouth to the angle of the mandible
the length of the index finger of the child
middle of the mouth to the ear lobe ✔✔corner of mouth to the angle of the mandible
ANSWERS 100% PASSED
A 2 year old female is lethargic to respond. She has dry mucous membranes and a tearless cry.
What should you suspect?
Hypoxia
hypoglycemia
hypovolemia
hypothermia
Dehydration ✔✔hypovolemia
You have just delivered a baby girl who remains cyanotic and is not responding to stimulation
and oxygen therapy. Heart rate is 90. You should
Attempt suctioning and contact medical control
Perform chest compressions at 15:2
Continue to provide stimulation by flicking the soles of her feet
Begin positive pressure ventilations ✔✔Begin positive pressure ventilations
,A 6 month old is febrile, cyanotic, and grunting with labored breathing. You should?
Assist ventilations via bvm
sponge the infant with tepid water
apply blow by 02 and trans
perform a rapid medical assessment ✔✔apply blow by 02 and trans
Before assessing the respiratory adequacy of an unconscious infant or child, you should
Routinely suction the mouth to remove oral secretions
Insert and OPA or an NPA
Ensure that his or her head is in a hyperextended position
Ensure the airway is patent and clear of obstructions ✔✔Ensure the airway is patent and clear of
obstructions
Febrile seizures in children are most often the result of a/an
,Abrupt rise in body temp
life threatening infection
Temp greater than 100 Fahrenheit
inflammatory process ✔✔Abrupt rise in body temp
A 4 year old patient has sustained blunt trauma to the chest. Based on the MOI you should
suspect
Good chest rise with no diaphragmatic breathing
Minimal external signs with serious internal injury
Multi rib fractures due to fragile bone structure
Dark ecchymosis around the umbilical area ✔✔Minimal external signs with serious internal
injury
A mother has just delivered a newborn with central cyanosis. The newborns vitals are P 82, R 30.
You should?
Initiate active warming
begin positive pressure ventilations
, administer blow by O2
suction the airway and stimulate ✔✔begin positive pressure ventilations
A 37 year old female in the later stages of pregnancy has been experiencing abdominal pain and
vomiting for the last two days. She responds to verbal stimulus. Vital signs are BP 100/70, P 116
R 24, skin cool and dry, How should you position her?
In Fowler's position on the stretcher
Semi Fowlers with knees bent
Left lateral recumbent with knees bent
Supine with a pillow under her knees ✔✔Left lateral recumbent with knees bent
What is the proper way to size an OPA for a child?
Tip of the nose to the corner of the mouth
corner of mouth to the angle of the mandible
the length of the index finger of the child
middle of the mouth to the ear lobe ✔✔corner of mouth to the angle of the mandible
