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Name: Score:50 Multiple choice questions
Term 1 of 50
You are caring for a 9-month-old girl who has increased work of breathing, a fever, and a cough.
On assessment, you find an alert infant with stridor and retractions. The infant's SpOz is 94%. On
auscultation, the lungs are clear bilaterally.
What is the most likely cause of this infant's respiratory distress?
Disordered control of breathing
Oxygen saturation
Respiratory failure
Upper airway obstruction
Term 2 of 50
If the patient continues to snore and exhibit poor chest rise and poor air entry bilaterally after
your initial intervention, what next step is most appropriate?
Provide bag-mask ventilation
Intubate and ventilate
Hypoxia
Administer magnesium sulfate iv
,Term 3 of 50
You are caring for a 12-year-old girl with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. She is responsive, but she
does not feel well and appears to be flushed. Her temperature is 39°C (102.2°F), heart rate is
118/min, respiratory rate is 36/min, blood pressure is 100/40 mm Hg, and oxygen saturation is 96%
on room air.
Your assessment reveals mild increase in work of breathing and bounding pulses. The child is
receiving 100% oxygen by nonrebreathing mask.
What assessment finding is most important in your determination of the severity of the patient's
condition?
Blood pressure
Systolic pressure
Oxygen saturation
Blood glucose
Term 4 of 50
What abnormality helps identify children with acute respiratory distress caused by lung tissue
disease?
Crackles
Wheezes
Lower Airway Obstruction
Rhonchi
, Term 5 of 50
A 7-year-old child in cardiac arrest is brought to the emergency department by ambulance. No
palpable pulses are detected. The child's ECG is shown here. How would you characterize this
child's rhythm?
Audible inspiratory stridor
Sinus bradycardia
Pulseless electrical activity
Respiratory failure
Term 6 of 50
What condition is characterized by a prolonged expiratory phase and wheezing?
Respiratory failure
Hypovolemic shock
Lower airway obstruction
Disordered control of breathing
Term 7 of 50
In which of the following situations may IO access be used?
A technique for repairing a leaky faucet.
A type of coffee with high caffeine content.
An extremity with slow capillary refill time.
A software program for managing finances.
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