AHA PALS Exam Questions & Answers 2026/2027 |
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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?
Second degree
Second Degree Heart Block (Mobitz II)
the picture shown is not the picture in the actual exam
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?
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?
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?
Deliver 1 BVM ventilation every 3 to 5 seconds.
Verified
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?
Second degree
Second Degree Heart Block (Mobitz II)
the picture shown is not the picture in the actual exam
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?
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?
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?
Deliver 1 BVM ventilation every 3 to 5 seconds.
