AHA PALS EXAM 2024 NEW EXAM
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You are initiating treatment for a child with septic shock
and hypotension. While administering high-flow oxygen
you determine that the child's respirations are adequate and
SpO2 is 100%. You have just established vascular access
and obtained blood samples. Which of the following is the
next most appropriate therapy to support systemic
perfusion?
- Administer repeated fluid boluses of isotonic colloid
- Administer repeated fluid boluses of isotonic crystalloid
- Begin immediate dopamine infusion
- Begin immediate dobutamine infusion -
....ANSWER...Administer repeated fluid boluses of
isotonic crystalloid
You are treating an 8-year-old with ventricular tachycardia
with pulses and adequate perfusion. You attempted
synchronized cardioversion without success. While
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,seeking expert consultation, it would be most appropriate
to:
- Administer a loading dose of milrinone
- Consider possible metabolic and toxicologic causes
- Initiate overdrive pacing transcutaneously
- Deliver an unsynchronized shock -
....ANSWER...Consider possible metabolic and toxicologic
causes
You are caring for a 2-year-old unconscious patient who is
intubated and receiving mechanical ventilation. The child's
heart rate suddenly drops to 40/min and his color becomes
mottled. You should respond to these changes by:
- Increasing the ventilator rate
- Increasing tidal volume
- Increasing positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP)
- Using a resuscitation bag provide manual ventilation with
100% oxygen - ....ANSWER...Using a resuscitation bag
provide manual ventilation with 100% oxygen
You are caring for a 9-month-old patient with pronounced
respiratory distress. You initiated high-flow oxygen using
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,a nonrebreathing mask about 10 minutes ago and
established intravenous access. Initially the infant's heart
rate was in the 150/min range with strong pulses. Suddenly
the infant's respiratory rate falls to 6/min with significant
intercostals retractions, and little air movement is heard.
The infant becomes cyanotic and the heart rate decreases
to 95/min. Which of the following treatments would be
best for you to provide now?
- Administer epinephrine IV
- Provide bag-mask ventilation
- Administer magnesium sulfate IV
- Intubate and ventilate - ....ANSWER...Provide bag-mask
ventilation
Which of the following is likely to be the most helpful
technique to identify potentially reversible metabolic and
toxic causes during the attempted resuscitation of a young
child in cardiac arrest?
- Obtaining a urine sample for toxicology screen
- Obtaining chest and abdominal radiographs
- Soliciting a history from the caregiver or family
- Obtaining a venous blood gas - ....ANSWER...Soliciting
a history from the caregiver or family
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You are caring for a patient who developed a tension
pneumothorax after several hours of positive-pressure
ventilation. Which of the following would be the most
appropriate site for needle decompression?
- Over the third rib at the midclavicular line
- Under the eighth rib at the midaxillary line
- Over the fifth rib at the sternal border
- Under the sixth rib at the midclavicular line -
....ANSWER...Over the third rib at the midclavicular line
You attempted synchronized cardioversion for an infant
with supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) and poor
perfusion. The SVT persists after the initial 1 J/kg shock.
Which of the following should you attempt now?
- Synchronized cardioversion at a dose of 2 J/kg
- Synchronized cardioversion at a dose of 4 J/kg
- Unsynchronized cardioversion at a dose of 2 J/kg
- Unsynchronized cardioversion at a dose of 4 J/kg -
....ANSWER...Synchronized cardioversion at a dose of 2
J/kg
You are assessing a 6-year-old child who appears to be
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