PALS PHARMACOLOGY QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS
A previously healthy infant with a history of vomiting and diarrhea is brought to the ED by her
parents. During your assessment you find that the infant responds only to painful stimulation
✔️✔️Administer a bolus of isotonic crystalloid 20 mL/kg over 5 to 20 minutes
A 9 year old boy is agitated and leaning forward on the bed in obvious respiratory distress
✔️✔️Albuterol
Which statement is correct about endotracheal drug administration during resuscitative efforts
for pediatric patients ✔️✔️It is the least desirable route of administration
You are called to help treat an infant with severe symptomatic bradycardia ✔️✔️Epinephrine
Paramedics are called to the home of a 1 year old child ✔️✔️Rapid bolus of 20 mL/kg of
isotonic crystalloid
Initial impressions of a 2 year old girl shows her to be alert with mild breathing difficulty during
inspiration and pale skin color ✔️✔️Humidified oxygen as tolerated
Which statement is correct about the effects of epinephrine during attempted resuscitation
✔️✔️Epinephrine stimulates spontaneous
VERIFIED ANSWERS
A previously healthy infant with a history of vomiting and diarrhea is brought to the ED by her
parents. During your assessment you find that the infant responds only to painful stimulation
✔️✔️Administer a bolus of isotonic crystalloid 20 mL/kg over 5 to 20 minutes
A 9 year old boy is agitated and leaning forward on the bed in obvious respiratory distress
✔️✔️Albuterol
Which statement is correct about endotracheal drug administration during resuscitative efforts
for pediatric patients ✔️✔️It is the least desirable route of administration
You are called to help treat an infant with severe symptomatic bradycardia ✔️✔️Epinephrine
Paramedics are called to the home of a 1 year old child ✔️✔️Rapid bolus of 20 mL/kg of
isotonic crystalloid
Initial impressions of a 2 year old girl shows her to be alert with mild breathing difficulty during
inspiration and pale skin color ✔️✔️Humidified oxygen as tolerated
Which statement is correct about the effects of epinephrine during attempted resuscitation
✔️✔️Epinephrine stimulates spontaneous
