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PALS Updated FINAL EXAMA 12-year-old child being evaluated in the pediatric intensive care unit displays the following
ECG waveform. The team interprets this as which arrhythmia?
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?
Lactate
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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?
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?
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
interprets this rhythm as indicating which arrhythmia?
, 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)?
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?
Allowing the chest to recoil fully after each compression
Providing ventilations that last about 1 second each
Compressing the chest about 2 inches
Giving 2 ventilations to every 15 compressions
A PALS resuscitation team is preparing to defibrillate a child experiencing cardiac arrest. For
which rhythm(s) would this action be appropriate?
VF and pVT are shockable cardiac arrest rhythms.
A provider is assessing a child with suspected shock. Which statement correctly describes
hypotension and shock?
Hypotension is not a consistent feature of shock;
A provider is caring for a 4-year-old child in the urgent care clinic. Primary assessment
reveals difficulty breathing and an oxygen saturation of 91%. The provider administers
oxygen by nasal cannula with the goal of improving the child’s oxygen saturation above what
percentage?
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