PALS

1. 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 2. A provider is forming an initial impression of a child using the Pediatric Assessment Triangle (PAT). During which step of the PAT may the provider use the mnemonic TICLS to assess the patient? - Appearance 3. A child being cared for in the pediatric telemetry unit sudden...

1. A 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 2. 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 3. A 9-year-old patient is presenting with decreased breath sounds, bradycardia, slowed respiratory r...

1. A 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 2. 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 3. A 9-year-old patient is presenting with decreased breath sounds, bradycardia, slowed respiratory rat...

1. A healthcare provider is performing a primary assessment of a child in respiratory distress. The provider documents increased work of breathing when which findings are observed – Sternal Retractions Nasal Flaring Accessory Muscle Use 2. A 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 AV Block, type 1 3. An 11-year-old child develops unstable wide-complex tachyc...

1. 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. 2. The PALS resuscitation team is providing care to an intubated child in cardiac arrest. Which result best determines the adequacy of the team's chest compressions? - End-tidal carbon dioxide level betwee...