Pals 2024 pretest - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

PALS PRETEST EXAM 2024 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS| GUARANTEED PASS You are called to help treat an infant with severe symptomatic bradycardia (heart rate 66/min) associated with respiratory distress. The bradycardia persists despite establishment of an effective airway, oxygenation, and ventilation. There is no heart block present. Which is the first drug you should administer? Correct Answer Epinephrine Initial impression of a 2yo girl shows her to be alert with mild breathing difficulty...

PALS-Pretest Questions-2024 In asystole, what is the effect of epi? - Answer-stimulate spontaneous contractions Routine administration of calcium chloride (is/is not) indicated in pediatric patients during cardiac arrest - Answer-is not A 9-year-old boy is agitated and leaning forward on the bed in obvious respiratory distress. The patient is speaking in short phrases and tells you that he has asthma but does not carry an inhaler. He has nasal flaring, severe suprasternal and interc...

You are caring for a child who was resuscitated after a drowning event. The child is intubated and ventilated with 100% oxygen with equal breath sounds and exhaled CO2 detected. The heart rate is slow and the monitor shows sinus bradycardia. The skin is cool, mottled, and moist; distal pulses are not palpable and the central pulses are weak. Intravenous access has been established. The core temperature is 37.3oC. Based on the PALS bradycardia algorithm, which of the following should be prov...