PALS Pretest Three 100% Online Accredited Updated Guidelines Instant Card Free Online Manuals CME and CEUs Get Started for FREE PALS Pretest Three Questions and Answers Where should you palpate for a pulse on a child? a. Femoral artery b. Carotid artery c. Brachial artery d. Either A or C You have a child present to the ER with SVT in stable condition. What is the appropriate initial intervention? a. Synchronized cardioversion b. Vagal maneuvers c. Atropine d. Adenosine During CPR you are giving Epinephrine to a child. What is the correct dose? a. Epinephrine 1:10,000: 0.01 mg/kg IV b. Epinephrine 1:10,000: 0.02 mg/kg IV c. Epinephrine 1:10,000: 0.1 mg/kg IV d. Epinephrine 1:1000: 0.1 mg/kg IV Hypoxia is the most common cause of? a. Tachycardia in pediatric population b. Bradycardia in pediatric population c. Cardiac arrest in pediatric population d. Both B and C Basic treatment for a hemodynamically unstable child consists of? a. Oxygen, monitor, IV b. IV, CPR, intubation, defibrillation c. Defibrillation d. None of the above All of the following are signs of complete airway obstruction except? a. Unable to speak b. Unable to feel or hear movement of air c. Noticeable chest rise d. Use of accessory muscles without chest rise A child is considered hypoxemic if they have a SpO2 of? a. Equal to or less than 90 % b. Equal to or less than 94% c. Less than 96% d. None of the above True or False: The correct treatment for a patient with Torsade’s de Pointe is to administer Calcium 25-50 mg/kg IV or IO True False PART 1: A child comes in for chronic diarrhea, excess vomiting and inadequate intake for the past few days. The patient is experiencing muscle cramps and ECG shows QT prolongation. What reversible cause (H&T’s) would you consider? a. Hypoglycemia b. Hyperkalemia c. Hypokalemia d. Hypoglycemia PART 2: What would be correct intervention for this patient? a. Fluid resuscitation b. KCl via IV c. Glucose/Insulin, bicarbonate, IV calcium d. 2ml/kg D50 IV
