PALS Actual Exam Questions with Verified
Solutions/ 2024-2025.
What are signs of increased respiratory effort that can lead to fatigue and
respiratory failure? - Answer: -nasal flaring
-retractions
-head bobbing
-seesaw respirations
Determine the RR by counting the number of times the chest rises _______ and
multiplying by _______. - Answer: 30, 2
Tachypnea is often the first of ____________ in infants. - Answer: Respiratory
distress
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, Hypotension for children 1 to 10 years of age is a systolic blood pressure of -
Answer: less than 70 mm Hg (2 x the age in years)
What does A-B-C in the pediatric assessment triangle (PAT) stand for? - Answer: -
appearance
-work of breathing
-circulation
Automated blood pressure cuffs may provide ______________ readings when the
child is in shock. - Answer: Inaccurately high
What does a prolonged capillary refill time indicate? - Answer: Low cardiac output
Normal capillary refill times is _______- - Answer: 2 seconds or less
When is the pediatric assessment triangle (PAT) performed to make an initial
assessment? - Answer: During the "from the doorway" observation
What pulses should be assessed to monitor systemic perfusion in a child? -
Answer: peripheral and central
Weak central pulses indicate immediate need for intervention to prevent... -
Answer: cardiac arrest
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Solutions/ 2024-2025.
What are signs of increased respiratory effort that can lead to fatigue and
respiratory failure? - Answer: -nasal flaring
-retractions
-head bobbing
-seesaw respirations
Determine the RR by counting the number of times the chest rises _______ and
multiplying by _______. - Answer: 30, 2
Tachypnea is often the first of ____________ in infants. - Answer: Respiratory
distress
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, Hypotension for children 1 to 10 years of age is a systolic blood pressure of -
Answer: less than 70 mm Hg (2 x the age in years)
What does A-B-C in the pediatric assessment triangle (PAT) stand for? - Answer: -
appearance
-work of breathing
-circulation
Automated blood pressure cuffs may provide ______________ readings when the
child is in shock. - Answer: Inaccurately high
What does a prolonged capillary refill time indicate? - Answer: Low cardiac output
Normal capillary refill times is _______- - Answer: 2 seconds or less
When is the pediatric assessment triangle (PAT) performed to make an initial
assessment? - Answer: During the "from the doorway" observation
What pulses should be assessed to monitor systemic perfusion in a child? -
Answer: peripheral and central
Weak central pulses indicate immediate need for intervention to prevent... -
Answer: cardiac arrest
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