PEPP Final UPDATED ACTUAL Exam
Question and Answer (2026/2027) |
Final Review
• 4 steps of assessment flowchart . CORRECT ANSWER: Prearrival prep 2) scene
szie up 3) General assessment using PAT 4) Additional assessment
• PAT . CORRECT ANSWER: appearance, work of breathing, circulation to skin
• Elements of PAT are? __ and ___ . CORRECT ANSWER: auditory and visual clues
obtained from across the room
• Most important factor of PAT in determining severity of illness . CORRECT
ANSWER: Appearance
• TICLS mnemonic . CORRECT ANSWER: Tone, interactiveness, consolability,
look/gaze, and speech/cry
• A child with acetaminophen, iron, or cyclic antidepressants may not? Blunt
injury with slow intestinal bleeding may not? . CORRECT ANSWER: Show
symptoms immediately after ingestion/ Show symptoms until later
• Stridor . CORRECT ANSWER: high pitched sound hear on inspiration or
inspiration and expiration
• Bronchiolitis . CORRECT ANSWER: viral respiratory infection in infants
, • Sniffing position signals . CORRECT ANSWER: severe upper airway obstruction
• Head bobbing . CORRECT ANSWER: use of neck muscles to help breathing
during severe hypoxia
• Abnormal appearance and decreased work of breathing suggest . CORRECT
ANSWER: impending respiratory arrest
• Key indicators of reduced circulation to skin and mucous membranes (3) .
CORRECT ANSWER: Pallor, mottling, and cyanosis
• Mottling: . CORRECT ANSWER: patchy skin discoloration due to
vasoconstriction/vasodilation
• Acrocyanosis?Normal? . CORRECT ANSWER: blue hands and feet in a newborn
or infant less than 2 months of age/ normal
• Effortless tachypnea? . CORRECT ANSWER: reflex mechanism of blowing off
CO2 to compensate for metabolic acidosis caused by poor peripheral perfusion/
sign of shock
• 3 questions PAT answers? . CORRECT ANSWER: 1) How severe is child's illness
2) What is most likely p
• Grunting is often present in children with? . CORRECT ANSWER: Moderate to
severe hypoxia
Question and Answer (2026/2027) |
Final Review
• 4 steps of assessment flowchart . CORRECT ANSWER: Prearrival prep 2) scene
szie up 3) General assessment using PAT 4) Additional assessment
• PAT . CORRECT ANSWER: appearance, work of breathing, circulation to skin
• Elements of PAT are? __ and ___ . CORRECT ANSWER: auditory and visual clues
obtained from across the room
• Most important factor of PAT in determining severity of illness . CORRECT
ANSWER: Appearance
• TICLS mnemonic . CORRECT ANSWER: Tone, interactiveness, consolability,
look/gaze, and speech/cry
• A child with acetaminophen, iron, or cyclic antidepressants may not? Blunt
injury with slow intestinal bleeding may not? . CORRECT ANSWER: Show
symptoms immediately after ingestion/ Show symptoms until later
• Stridor . CORRECT ANSWER: high pitched sound hear on inspiration or
inspiration and expiration
• Bronchiolitis . CORRECT ANSWER: viral respiratory infection in infants
, • Sniffing position signals . CORRECT ANSWER: severe upper airway obstruction
• Head bobbing . CORRECT ANSWER: use of neck muscles to help breathing
during severe hypoxia
• Abnormal appearance and decreased work of breathing suggest . CORRECT
ANSWER: impending respiratory arrest
• Key indicators of reduced circulation to skin and mucous membranes (3) .
CORRECT ANSWER: Pallor, mottling, and cyanosis
• Mottling: . CORRECT ANSWER: patchy skin discoloration due to
vasoconstriction/vasodilation
• Acrocyanosis?Normal? . CORRECT ANSWER: blue hands and feet in a newborn
or infant less than 2 months of age/ normal
• Effortless tachypnea? . CORRECT ANSWER: reflex mechanism of blowing off
CO2 to compensate for metabolic acidosis caused by poor peripheral perfusion/
sign of shock
• 3 questions PAT answers? . CORRECT ANSWER: 1) How severe is child's illness
2) What is most likely p
• Grunting is often present in children with? . CORRECT ANSWER: Moderate to
severe hypoxia
