PALS UPDATED 2022 FINAL EXAM(Answered;graded
A+)
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?Answer
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PALS UPDATED 2022 FINAL EXAM(Answered;graded
A+)
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?Answer
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?Answer Lactate
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?Answer 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?Answer 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?Answer 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)?Answer 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?Answer 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?Answer VF and pVT are
shockable cardiac arrest rhythms.
A provider is assessing a child with
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