AHA PALS EXAM 2025 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED ANSWERS) PROFESSOR VERIFIED LATEST VERSION (JUST RELEASED).pdf

AHA PALS EXAM 2025 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED ANSWERS) PROFESSOR VERIFIED
LATEST VERSION (JUST RELEASED)




1.vA 5-year
oldvchildvpresentsvwithvlethargy,vincreasedvworkvofvbreathing,vandvpalevcolor
.vThevprimaryvassessmentvrevealsvthatvthevairwayvisvopenvandvthevrespiratory
vratevisv30/min,vwithvcracklesvheardvonvauscultation.vThevcardiacvmonitorvsh
owsvsinu
svtachycardiavatvavratevofv165/min.vThevpulsevoximetervdisplaysvanvoxygenvs
atura
tionvofv95%vandvavpulsevratevofv93/min.vOnvthevbasisvofvthisvinformation,v
whichv
ofvthevfollowingvprovidesvthevbestvinterpretationvofvthevoxygenvsaturationvofv
95
%vbyvpulsevoximetry?v
A.vReliable;vnovsupplementaryvoxygenvisvindicatedvB.vReliable;vsupplementar
yvo xygenvshouldvbevadministeredv
C.vUnreliable;vnovsupplementaryvoxygenvisvindicatedv
D.vUnreliable;vsupplementaryvoxygenvshouldvbevadministeredvvCorrect
Answer ✅ :Unreliable;vsupplementaryvoxygenvshouldvbevadministered


2.vAv3-year-
oldvchildvwasvrecentlyvdiagnosedvwithvleukemiavandvhasvbeenvtreatedvwithvc
he
motherapy.vThevchildvpresentsvwithvlethargyvandvavhighvfever.vHeartvratevisv
195/
min,vrespiratoryvratevisv36/min,vbloodvpressurevisv85/40vmmvHg,vandvcapillar




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,yvr
efillvtimevisvlessvthanv2vseconds.vWhatvisvthevchild'svmostvlikelyvcondition?v
A.vSepticvshockv
B.vHypovolemicvshockv
C.vSignificantvbradycardiav
D.vCardiogenicvshockv-vCorrect Answer ✅ :Septicvshock

3.vAv2-week-
oldvinfantvpresentsvwithvirritabilityvandvavhistoryvofvpoorvfeeding.vBloodvpres
sur evisv55/40vmmvHg.vWhatvtermvdescribesvthisvinfant'svbloodvpressure?v
A.vHypotensivev
B.vNormalv
C.vHypertensivev
D.vCompensatedv-vCorrect Answer ✅ :Hypotensive

4.vDuringvavresuscitationvattempt,vthevteamvleadervordersvanvinitialvdosevofve
pin
ephrinevatv0.1vmg/kgvtovbevgivenv10.vWhatvshouldvthevteamvmembervdo?v
A.vAdministervthevdrugvasvorderedv
B.vAdministerv0.01vmg/kgvofvepinephrinev
C.vRespectfullyvaskvthevteamvleadervtovclarifyvthevdosev
D.vRefusevtovadministervthevdrugv-
vCorrect Answer ✅ :Respectfullyvaskvthevteamvleadervtovclarifyvthevdose

5.vWhichvofvthevfollowingvisvavcharacteristicvofvrespiratoryvfailure?v
A.vInadequatevoxygenationvand/orvventilationv
B.vHypotensionv
C.vAnvincreasevinvserumvpHv(alkalosis)v
D.vAbnormalvrespiratoryvsoundsv-
vCorrect Answer ✅ :Inadequatevoxygenationvand/orvventilation

6.vWhichvofvthevfollowingvisvmostvlikelyvtovproducevavprolongedvexpiratoryv
phas evandvwheezing?v



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, A.vDisorderedvcontrolvofvbreathingv
B.vHypovolemicvshockv
C.vLowervairwayvobstructionv
D.vUppervairwayvobstructionv-vCorrect Answer ✅ :Lowervairwayvobstruction

7.vAv4-year-
oldvchildvpresentsvwithvseizuresvandvirregularvrespirations.vThevseizuresvstopp
e
dvavfewvminutesvago.vWhichvofvthevfollowingvmostvlikelyvtovbevabnormal?v
A.vVascularvresistancev
B.vPulsevratev
C.vLungvcompliancev
D.vControlvofvbreathingv-vCorrect Answer ✅ :Controlvofvbreathing

8.vWhatvabnormalityvisvmostvlikelyvtovbevpresentvinvchildrenvwithvacutevresp
irat oryvdistressvcausedvbyvlungvtissuevdisease?v
A.vDecreasedvoxygenvsaturationv
B.vStridorv
C.vNormalvrespiratoryvratev
D.vDecreasedvrespiratoryveffortv-vCorrect Answer ✅
:Decreasedvoxygenvsaturation

9.vAnvalertv2-year-
oldvchildvwithvanvincreasedvworkvofvbreathingvandvpinkvcolorvisvbeingvevalu
ated
.vHeartvratevisv110/min,vandvrespiratoryvratevisv30/min.vWhatvwouldvbestvdes
crib evthisvpatient'svcondition?vA.vRespiratoryvdistressv
B.vRespiratoryvarrest
C.vRespiratoryvfailurev
D.vDisorderedvcontrolvofvbreathingv-vCorrect Answer ✅ :Respiratoryvdistress

10.vThevparentsvofvav7-year-




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