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10 seconds ANSWER - A 6 month old infant is unresponsive. You begin checking for breathing at the same time you check for the infants pulse. Which is the maximum time you should spend when trying to simultaneously check for breathing and palpate the infants pulse before starting CPR? Disordered C...

Ratio of compressions to ventilations for two rescuer CPR on infant or child? ANSWER - 15:2 Pedi SBP HOTN formula for ages 1-10? ANSWER - 70 + (2x age in years) Hypoglycemia infant? ANSWER - <60 mg/dl Hypoglycemia Neonate? ANSWER - <45 mg/dl HOTN SBP Infant? ANSWER - 70 mm hg HO...

Which topics are included in the PALS course ? ANSWER- PALS includes the following: (1) Overview of assessment (2) Recognition and management of respiratory distress and failure (3) Recognition and management of shock (4) Recognition and management of cardiac arrhythmias (5) Recognition and ma...

1. A 5-year-old child presents with lethargy, increased work of breathing, and pale color. The primary assessment reveals that the airway is open and the respiratory rate is 30/min, with crackles heard on auscultation. The cardiac monitor shows sinus tachycardia at a rate of 165/min. The pulse oxime...

You are called to help treat an infant with severe symptomatic bradycardia (heart rate 66/min) associated with respiratory distress. The bradycardia persists despite establishment of an effective airway, oxygenation, and ventilation. There is no heart block present. Which is the first drug you shoul...

Which pulses should be assessed to monitor systemic perfusion in a child? ANSWER- peripheral and central What should the first rescuer arriving on the scene of an unresponsive infant or child do? (in order) ANSWER- 1. verify scene safety 2. check for responsiveness 3. shout for help 4. activ...

A 4-month old infant is brought to the emergency department in cardiac arrest. Which condition would the team identify as the most common cause of cardiac arrest in an infant of this age? ANSWER - sudden infant death syndrome is the most common cause in infants younger than 6 months of age. The P...

The most determining factor in relation to a child's cardiac output is the? ANSWER- Heart rate What pharmacologic intervention in the presence of anaphylactic shock has almost no immediate benefit? ANSWER- Corticosteroids. What side effect is not commonly associated with the administration ...

A 5-year-old child with a history of a chronic neuromuscular disease is experiencing respiratory distress. The child is breathing spontaneously and receiving supplemental oxygen. Which additional intervention is a critical component of airway management for this patient? ANSWER - Airway clearance (e...

infant has vomiting and diarrhea, RR 40, pulses are rapid and weak, cool extremities, BP 85/65, glucose 30 you administer oxygen 100% and start an IV what treatment is most appropriate for this infant? ANSWER- Administer a bolus of isotonic crystalloid 20 ml/kg over 5-20 minutes, and also giv...

Snoring and gurgling are a result of _____ airway obstruction. ANSWER- Upper In infants, the abdomen may _____________ than the chest ANSWER- more In the primary assessment, how should you open the airway of a child who is NOT suspected of having a cervical spine injury? ANSWER- With a head ti...

How long should assessing for breathing and a pulse take? A) no longer than 20 seconds B) no longer than 10 seconds C) no longer than 15 seconds D) no longer than 5 seconds ANSWER- B) no longer than 10 seconds What should you do to check for breathing? A) look for chest rise and fall B) pl...

Initial assessment of a Peds patient includes? ANSWER- Appearance, work of breathing, and circulation Peds patient with no normal breathing, but a pulse? ANSWER- Maintain airway through rescue breathing, Oxygen, and apply monitors. If a pulse is <60/min with poor perfusion despite oxygena...

which is a characteristic of muscle weakness? ANSWER- Seesaw breathing which of the following is true about airway resistance ANSWER- when airway resistance increases, work of breathing increases during spontaneous breathing what are the inspiratory muscles attempting to do ANSWER- increase...