PALS Updated FINAL EXAM Solved Exam
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A 12-year-old child being evaluated in the pediatric intensive
care unit displays the following ECG waveform. The team
interprets this as which arrhythmia? - Correct Answers
✅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? - Correct Answers ✅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? - Correct Answers
✅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? -
Correct Answers ✅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
, PALS Updated FINAL EXAM Solved Exam
Questions and Answers (Complete
Practice Papers)
interprets this rhythm as indicating which arrhythmia? -
Correct Answers ✅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)? - Correct Answers ✅Hypotension
Fever
Hyperglycemia
A 2-year-old child arrives at the emergency department with
the parents. The child is unresponsive, is not breathing and
has no pulse. Two emergency department providers begin
high-quality CPR. Which action(s) by the providers
demonstrates high-quality CPR? - Correct Answers
✅Allowing the chest to recoil fully after each compression
Providing ventilations that last about 1 second each
Compressing the chest about 2 inches
Questions and Answers (Complete
Practice Papers)
A 12-year-old child being evaluated in the pediatric intensive
care unit displays the following ECG waveform. The team
interprets this as which arrhythmia? - Correct Answers
✅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? - Correct Answers ✅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? - Correct Answers
✅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? -
Correct Answers ✅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
, PALS Updated FINAL EXAM Solved Exam
Questions and Answers (Complete
Practice Papers)
interprets this rhythm as indicating which arrhythmia? -
Correct Answers ✅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)? - Correct Answers ✅Hypotension
Fever
Hyperglycemia
A 2-year-old child arrives at the emergency department with
the parents. The child is unresponsive, is not breathing and
has no pulse. Two emergency department providers begin
high-quality CPR. Which action(s) by the providers
demonstrates high-quality CPR? - Correct Answers
✅Allowing the chest to recoil fully after each compression
Providing ventilations that last about 1 second each
Compressing the chest about 2 inches
