2025 Pals Exam A questions and answers
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In fwhich fof fthe ffollowing fsituations fmay fIO faccess fbe fused?
A. An fextremity fwith fsigns fof finfection
B. An fextremity fwith fa fsign fof fa fcrush finjury
C. An fextremity fwith fa fprevious funsuccessful fIO fattempt
D. An fextremity fwith fslow fa fcapillary frefill ftime f- f correct fanswer. D. fAn fextremity fwith
fslow fa fcapillary frefill ftime
A f2 fweek fold finfant fis fbeing fevaluated ffor firritability fand fpoor ffeeding. fHis fBP fis f55/40
fmmHg, fand fcap frefill ftime fis f5 fseconds. fWhich fstatement fbest fdescribes fyour
fassessment fof fthis finfants fBP?
A. It frepresents fcompensated fshock
B. It fis fhypertensive
C. It fis fHypotensive
D. It fis fnormal f- f correct fanswer. C. fIt fis fHypotensive
You fare fcaring ffor fpatients fin fthe femergency fdepartment. fWhich f2 fyear fold fchild frequires
fimmediate fintervention?
A. A fchild fwho fis fgrunting
B. A fchild fwith fan fSp02 fof f95% fon froom fair
C. A fchild fwith fa fsystolic fblood fpressure fof f92 fmm fHg
, D. A fchild fwith fa ftemperature fof f37.4 fC f(99.3 fF) f- f correct fanswer. f A. fA fchild fwho fis
fgrunting
A f3 fyear fold fchild fis fhaving fdifficulty fbreathing. fWhich ffinding fwould fmost flikely flead fyou fto
fsuspect fan fupper fairway fobstruction fin fthis fchild?
A. Expiratory fbreath fsounds
B. Decreased fexpiratory feffort
C. Increased finspiratory feffort fwith fretractions
D. Normal finspiratory fsounds f- f correct fanswer. C. fIncreased finspiratory feffort fwith
fretractions
A fteam fmember fis funable fto fperform fan fassigned ftask fbecause fit fis fbeyond fthe fteam
fmembers fscope fof fpractice. fWhich faction fshould fthe fteam fmember ftake?
A. Ask ffor fa fnew ftask for frole
B. Refuse fto fperform fthe ftask
C. Do fit fanyway
D. Seek fexpert fconsultation f- f correct fanswer. A. fAsk ffor fa fnew ftask for frole
You fare fthe fteam fleader fduring fa fpediatric fresuscitation fattempt. fwhich faction fis fan
felement fof fhigh fquality fCPR?
A. Providing fa fcompression fdepth fof fone ffourth fthe fdepth fof fthe fchest
B. Providing fa fcompression frate fof f80 fto f100/min
C. Allowing fcomplete fchest fwall frecoil fafter feach fcompression
D. Performing fpulse fchecks fevery fminute f- f correct fanswer. C. fAllowing fcomplete
fchest fwall frecoil fafter feach fcompression
An f8 fyear fold fchild fis fbrought fto fthe fED fby fhis fmother ffor fdifficulty fbreathing. fHe fhas fa
fhistory fof fasthma fand fnut fallergies. fHe's fmother ftells fyou fthat fhe frecently fate fa fcookie fat fa
ffamily fpicnic. fWhich fcondition fis fmost flikely fto fbe fpresent fin fthis fchild?
A. Disordered fcontrol fof fbreathing
B. Hypovolemic fshock
C. Lung ftissue fdisease
D. upper fairway fobstruction f- f correct fanswer. D. fupper fairway fobstruction
An f8 fyear fold fchild fis fbrought fto fthe fED fby fambulance fafter fbeing finvolved fin fa fMVC.
fWhich ffinding fwould fsuggest fthat fimmediate fintervention fis fneeded?
A. Decreased flevel fof fconsciousness
B. Systolic fblood fpressure fof f106 fmm fHg
C. Temperature fof f38.1 fC f(100.5 fF)
D. Warm, fmoist fskin f- f correct fanswer. A. fDecreased flevel fof fconsciousness
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In fwhich fof fthe ffollowing fsituations fmay fIO faccess fbe fused?
A. An fextremity fwith fsigns fof finfection
B. An fextremity fwith fa fsign fof fa fcrush finjury
C. An fextremity fwith fa fprevious funsuccessful fIO fattempt
D. An fextremity fwith fslow fa fcapillary frefill ftime f- f correct fanswer. D. fAn fextremity fwith
fslow fa fcapillary frefill ftime
A f2 fweek fold finfant fis fbeing fevaluated ffor firritability fand fpoor ffeeding. fHis fBP fis f55/40
fmmHg, fand fcap frefill ftime fis f5 fseconds. fWhich fstatement fbest fdescribes fyour
fassessment fof fthis finfants fBP?
A. It frepresents fcompensated fshock
B. It fis fhypertensive
C. It fis fHypotensive
D. It fis fnormal f- f correct fanswer. C. fIt fis fHypotensive
You fare fcaring ffor fpatients fin fthe femergency fdepartment. fWhich f2 fyear fold fchild frequires
fimmediate fintervention?
A. A fchild fwho fis fgrunting
B. A fchild fwith fan fSp02 fof f95% fon froom fair
C. A fchild fwith fa fsystolic fblood fpressure fof f92 fmm fHg
, D. A fchild fwith fa ftemperature fof f37.4 fC f(99.3 fF) f- f correct fanswer. f A. fA fchild fwho fis
fgrunting
A f3 fyear fold fchild fis fhaving fdifficulty fbreathing. fWhich ffinding fwould fmost flikely flead fyou fto
fsuspect fan fupper fairway fobstruction fin fthis fchild?
A. Expiratory fbreath fsounds
B. Decreased fexpiratory feffort
C. Increased finspiratory feffort fwith fretractions
D. Normal finspiratory fsounds f- f correct fanswer. C. fIncreased finspiratory feffort fwith
fretractions
A fteam fmember fis funable fto fperform fan fassigned ftask fbecause fit fis fbeyond fthe fteam
fmembers fscope fof fpractice. fWhich faction fshould fthe fteam fmember ftake?
A. Ask ffor fa fnew ftask for frole
B. Refuse fto fperform fthe ftask
C. Do fit fanyway
D. Seek fexpert fconsultation f- f correct fanswer. A. fAsk ffor fa fnew ftask for frole
You fare fthe fteam fleader fduring fa fpediatric fresuscitation fattempt. fwhich faction fis fan
felement fof fhigh fquality fCPR?
A. Providing fa fcompression fdepth fof fone ffourth fthe fdepth fof fthe fchest
B. Providing fa fcompression frate fof f80 fto f100/min
C. Allowing fcomplete fchest fwall frecoil fafter feach fcompression
D. Performing fpulse fchecks fevery fminute f- f correct fanswer. C. fAllowing fcomplete
fchest fwall frecoil fafter feach fcompression
An f8 fyear fold fchild fis fbrought fto fthe fED fby fhis fmother ffor fdifficulty fbreathing. fHe fhas fa
fhistory fof fasthma fand fnut fallergies. fHe's fmother ftells fyou fthat fhe frecently fate fa fcookie fat fa
ffamily fpicnic. fWhich fcondition fis fmost flikely fto fbe fpresent fin fthis fchild?
A. Disordered fcontrol fof fbreathing
B. Hypovolemic fshock
C. Lung ftissue fdisease
D. upper fairway fobstruction f- f correct fanswer. D. fupper fairway fobstruction
An f8 fyear fold fchild fis fbrought fto fthe fED fby fambulance fafter fbeing finvolved fin fa fMVC.
fWhich ffinding fwould fsuggest fthat fimmediate fintervention fis fneeded?
A. Decreased flevel fof fconsciousness
B. Systolic fblood fpressure fof f106 fmm fHg
C. Temperature fof f38.1 fC f(100.5 fF)
D. Warm, fmoist fskin f- f correct fanswer. A. fDecreased flevel fof fconsciousness
