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EDITION |GUARANTEED PASS A+ |FULL REVISED EXAM
Which of the following is a major factor that makes children
susceptible to hypothermia?
A. The inability to shiver
B. Fewer glycogen stores
C. A larger proportion of body fat
D. All of the above
A. The inability to shiver
All pediatric assessments should begin with forming a general
impression using the Pediatric:
A. Trauma score
B. Assessment triangle
C. Perfusion score
D. Faces scale
B. Assessment triangle
, Due to the relatively large tongue of a child in proportion to his or
her mouth, successful intubation requires: proper blade size, proper
positioning, and proper:
A. Suctioning
B. Sedation
C. Sweeping of the tongue
D. Cricoid pressure
C. Sweeping of the tongue
While caring for a critical patient with profound hypoxia, you recall
that changes in the V/Q ratio is one of the most common causes
of hypoxemia. Which of the following best describes the V/Q ratio?
A. A marker for inflammation when a blood clot may be present
B. A measure of the coaguability of the pulmonary blood flow
C. A measurement of how much blood flow must be present at the
alveolar capillary membrane for perfusion to take place
D. A serologic measurement of pulmonary injury
C. A measurement of how much blood flow must be present at the
alveolar capillary membrane for perfusion to take place
,Physical assessment of a child's cardiovascular system begins with:
A. Observing the child's general appearance and level of
consciousness
B. Checking the child's central pulse rate
C. Feeling the child's skin temperature
D. Placing the child on a cardiac monitor
A. Observing the child's general appearance and level of
consciousness
An increase in _______ is the chief compensatory mechanism in
children to increase end-organ perfusion and to maintain blood
pressure.
A. Heart rate
B. Stroke volume
C. Contractility
D. Peripheral vasoconstriction
A. Heart rate
Epiglottitis is a medical emergency in the pediatric population.
Remember the four Ds, which stand for:
A. Dysphagia, dysphonia, drooling, and distress
B. Diaphoresis, diplopia, diarrhea, and distress
C. Dilated (pupils), drooling, distress, and diaphoresis
D. Drooling, dysphagia, distant lung sounds, and distress
A. Dysphagia, dysphonia, drooling, and distress
, Options to relieve a foreign body airway obstruction in a pediatric
includes:
A. Abdominal thrusts only
B. One attempt at nasotracheal intubation
C. Carotid massage
D. Chest thrusts, Heimlich maneuver, and laryngoscopy with Magill
forceps
D. Chest thrusts, Heimlich maneuver, and laryngoscopy with Magill
forceps
A child in shock will fail quickly when the child's compensatory
systems:
A. Are in overdrive
B. Fail
C. Thrive
D. Are functioning normally
B. Fail