PALS EXAM QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
Atropine for symptomatic brady ✔️✔️0.02 mg/kg may repeat once in 5 min.
Min. Atropine dose ✔️✔️0.1 mg
Pedi adenosine doses ✔️✔️First dose 0.1 mg/ kg RIVP. Second 0.2 mg/kg RIVP
Ratio of compressions to ventilations for neonate Resuscitation ✔️✔️3:1
Neonate rate for assisted ventilations ✔️✔️40-60 bpm
tachycardia rule of thumb ✔️✔️150 -(5 x age in years)
max single dose atropine for bradycardia ✔️✔️.5 mg
Lidocaine dose for refractory VF or PVT ✔️✔️1 mg/kg
EPI dose for anaphylaxis ✔️✔️.01 mg/kg 1:1000 every 15 min PRN ( Max dose .3 mg)
autoinjector EPI dose for PEDI greater than to 30 kg ✔️✔️0.3 mg 1:1000
autoinjector EPI dose for PEDI 10-30 kg ✔️✔️0.15 mg 1:1000
, Depth of Compressions ✔️✔️at least one third the depth of the chest
PEDI dextrose D50W dose? ✔️✔️1-2 ml/kg
Infant dextrose D25W dose ? ✔️✔️2-ml/ kg
Neonatal Dextrose D10W dose? ✔️✔️5-10 ml/kg
Max concentration of dextrose for neonates? ✔️✔️D12.5W (0.125 g/ml)
Ratio of compressions to ventilations, two rescuer CPR for infants or children? ✔️✔️15:2
Is it permissible to use an adult AED pads on an infant? ✔️✔️YES
Is it permissible to use PEDI AED pads on an Adult? ✔️✔️NO
Alone with unwitnessed child or infant arrest? ✔️✔️2 min of CPR before anything else 5
cycles
60 or less? ✔️✔️better compress
Atropine for symptomatic brady ✔️✔️0.02 mg/kg may repeat once in 5 min.
Min. Atropine dose ✔️✔️0.1 mg
Pedi adenosine doses ✔️✔️First dose 0.1 mg/ kg RIVP. Second 0.2 mg/kg RIVP
Ratio of compressions to ventilations for neonate Resuscitation ✔️✔️3:1
Neonate rate for assisted ventilations ✔️✔️40-60 bpm
tachycardia rule of thumb ✔️✔️150 -(5 x age in years)
max single dose atropine for bradycardia ✔️✔️.5 mg
Lidocaine dose for refractory VF or PVT ✔️✔️1 mg/kg
EPI dose for anaphylaxis ✔️✔️.01 mg/kg 1:1000 every 15 min PRN ( Max dose .3 mg)
autoinjector EPI dose for PEDI greater than to 30 kg ✔️✔️0.3 mg 1:1000
autoinjector EPI dose for PEDI 10-30 kg ✔️✔️0.15 mg 1:1000
, Depth of Compressions ✔️✔️at least one third the depth of the chest
PEDI dextrose D50W dose? ✔️✔️1-2 ml/kg
Infant dextrose D25W dose ? ✔️✔️2-ml/ kg
Neonatal Dextrose D10W dose? ✔️✔️5-10 ml/kg
Max concentration of dextrose for neonates? ✔️✔️D12.5W (0.125 g/ml)
Ratio of compressions to ventilations, two rescuer CPR for infants or children? ✔️✔️15:2
Is it permissible to use an adult AED pads on an infant? ✔️✔️YES
Is it permissible to use PEDI AED pads on an Adult? ✔️✔️NO
Alone with unwitnessed child or infant arrest? ✔️✔️2 min of CPR before anything else 5
cycles
60 or less? ✔️✔️better compress
