ELABORATED QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS
2 year old patient has a respiratory rate of 30 breaths per minute. This is
considered?
A) Too fast
B) Inadequate
C)normal
D)too slow - ANSWER>>C) Normal
When assessing distal circulatory function in a 3 year old, a reliable indicator is?
A) Pulse ox
B) BP
C) Cap refill
D) Skin temp - ANSWER>>C) Cap Refill
Neonatal 2 week old female is dyspneic and lethargic to respond. Vitals are P
58, R 4 and irregular. What should you be concerned about?
A) Altered mental status
B) cerebral hypoxia
C) respiratory acidosis
D) cardiac arrest - ANSWER>>D) Cardiac Arrest
20 year old female is pregnant for the first time with twins. What is she
considered?
A) Gravida II
B) Gravidarum
C) Primigravida - ANSWER>>C) Primigravida
,2 year old is restless, irritable, and febrile with a distinct cough. The parent
states that the child is calmer in a steam shower. You should suspect?
A) Influenza
B) Bronchitis
C) Croup
D) Epiglottitis - ANSWER>>C) Croup
You are treating a 3 month old, apneic patient with a pulse of 110. In preparing
to ventilate this infant, you should?
A) Institute 2 min of CPR and then ventilate
B) place a small towel under their shoulders
C) open the airway with an OPA and bag every 6 seconds
D) attach the AED and wait instructions - ANSWER>>B) place a small towel
under their shoulders
Scald injuries to a child's lower extremity can be indicative of?
A) Abuse
B) Radiant heat
C) accidents
D) chemicals - ANSWER>>A) Abuse
A 3 year old drank some drain cleaner. It would be most helpful to?
A) Administer activated charcoal
B) transport immediately
C) administer glucagon
D) induce vomiting - ANSWER>>B) transport immediately
You are assisting a vaginal delivery and the mom is crowning. The infant's head
suddenly disappears and the mother begins to complain of sharp, intense,
constant abdominal pain. You should suspect?
A) Placenta previa
B) multiple births
,C) Uterine Rupture
D) transition to phase III of delivery - ANSWER>>C) Uterine Rupture
In centimeter what is the correct depth of chest compressions for a 7 year old
child?
A) 1.5
B) 6
C) 5
D) 2 - ANSWER>>C) 5
Which of the following indicates decompensated shock in a pediatric patient?
A) Shallow breathing
B) *rapid heart rate
C) pale cool and diaphoretic
D) loss of consciousness - ANSWER>>D) loss of consciousness
Where should you apply pressure to access for uterine contractions?
A) Left and right upper quadrants
B) abdomen below the navel
C) abdomen above the navel
D) left and right flan - ANSWER>>C) abdomen above the navel
What is the proper way to size an OPA for a child?
A) Tip of the nose to the corner of the mouth
B) corner of mouth to the angle of the mandible
C) the length of the index finger of the child
D) middle of the mouth to the ear lobe - ANSWER>>B) corner of mouth to the
angle of the mandible
A mother has just delivered a newborn with central cyanosis. The newborns
vitals are P 82, R 30. You should?
A) Initiate active warming
, B) begin positive pressure ventilations
C) administer blow by O2
D) suction the airway and stimulate - ANSWER>>B) begin positive pressure
ventilations
Febrile seizures in children are most often the result of a/an:
A) Abrupt rise in body temp
B) life threatening infection
C) temp greater than 100 fahrenheit
D) inflammatory process - ANSWER>>A) Abrupt rise in body temp
A 6 month old is febrile, cyanotic, and grunting with labored breathing. You
should?
A) *Assist ventilations via bvm
B) sponge the infant with tepid water
C) apply blow by 02 and trans
D) perform a rapid medical assessment - ANSWER>>C) apply blow by 02 and
trans
A 2 year old female is lethargic to respond. She has dry mucous membranes and
a tearless cry. What should you suspect?
A) Hypoxia
B) hypoglycemia
C) morning hypovolemia
D) hypothermia - ANSWER>>C) morning hypovolemia
The period of time during which intrauterine fetal development occurs is called?
A) Gravidity
B) Gestation
C) Parity
D) Primi gravity - ANSWER>>B) Gestation
Which signs and symptoms most suggest pre eclampsia?