How to Ace Pals: Q&A Package for Pediatric Advanced Life Support

0 secondsA 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 Control ...

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

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...

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? sudden infant death syndrome is the most common cause in infants younger than 6 months of age. The PALS resus...

Chest Compression depth: Infant 1.5 inch or 4 cm (1/3 AP Diameter) Chest Compression depth: Child 2 inches or 5 cm (1/3 AP Diameter) Maximum Compression depth: Infant 2.4 in or 6cm Infant/children/adolescent compression rate 100-120 compressions a minute Ratio for single rescuer 30 compressions ...

In which of the following situations may IO access be used? An extremity with slow capillary refill time. A 2 - week old infant is being evaluated irritability and poor feeding. His blood pressure is 55/40 mm Hg and capillary refill time is 5 seconds. Which statement best describes your asses...

CPR Sequence C-A-B Circulation-Airway-Breathing Algorithm: Pediatric Septic Shock First hour... Oxygen & support ventilation Establish IV, draw labs (glucose, blood cultures) Begin resuscitation Push repeated 20 mL/kg isotonic crystalloid (3-4) unless rales, resp distress, hepatomegaly Corr...

You are caring for a child who was resuscitated after a drowning event. The child is intubated & ventilated with 100% oxygen with equal breath sounds & exhaled C02 detected. The HR is slow & the monitor shows sinus bradycardia. The skin is cool, mottled, & moist; distal pulses are not palpable...

Which topics are included in the PALS course ? 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 management...

Mikey, a 2-year-old boy, is sitting upright on a hospital bed in room 3 of your emergency department. Your initial impression from the door does not raise immediate concern. On your entry to the room, you are able to look at Mikey more closely and notice on inhalation his nostrils are flaring....

Which statement about fluid therapy for shock is NOT correct? Fluid therapy is never indicated for cardiogenic shock. When can post-resuscitation management be necessary? All of the above All of the following are signs of cardiorespiratory distress EXCEPT: Jaundice Epinephrine may be used in ma...

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