PALS 2021 Questions and Correct
Answers
What do weak central pulses indicate a need for immediate intervention to prevent? - correct
answers:Cardiac arrest
What is the best example of the Team Leader role? - correct answers:Models excellent team behavior
What happens when airway resistance increases? - correct answers:Work of breathing increase
Which of the following describes laminar or normal airflow? - correct answers:Low airway resistance and
a small driving pressure
Conditions that ..... air resistance lead to increased respiratory.... - correct answers:increase, effort
Which component of SAMPLE assesses immunization status - correct answers:Past medical history
What sequence is used when caring for a seriously ill or injured child to help determine the best
treatment or intervention? The.... sequence - correct answers:Evaluate, Identify, Intervene
What dictates the timing of diagnostic assessments? - correct answers:Clinical situation
What are the 4 indicators of the AVPU scale that are used to determine responsiveness? - correct
answers:Responds to pain
Responds to voice
Alert
unresponsive
Which is a characteristic of muscle weakness? - correct answers:Seesaw breathing
, Why may excessive ventilation during CPR be harmful? - correct answers:It increase intrathoracic
pressure.
It impedes venous return.
In infants and toddlers, the tongue and epiglottis, relative to those of an adult, are ... - correct
answers:large
How are effective oxygenation and ventilation assessed? - correct answers:Oxygen saturation
Visible chest rise with each breath
Exhaled carbon dioxide
What should be included in the history when asking about medications? - correct answers:Current
prescribed medications.
Over-the-counter medications
How can gastric inflation impair bag-mask ventilation? - correct answers:It decreases lung compliance
During spontaneous breathing, what are the inspiratory muscles attempting to do? - correct
answers:Increase intrathoracic volume
Children develop hypoxemia and tissue hypoxia more quickly than adults because of their - correct
answers:Higher metabolic rate
Which is true about the difference between hypoxemia and tissue hypoxia? - correct answers:Tissue
hypoxia can occur with normal arterial oxygen saturation.
What is an advantage of effective teamwork? - correct answers:Division of tasks
Automated blood pressure cuffs may provide .... readings when the child is in shock. - correct
answers:inaccurately high
Answers
What do weak central pulses indicate a need for immediate intervention to prevent? - correct
answers:Cardiac arrest
What is the best example of the Team Leader role? - correct answers:Models excellent team behavior
What happens when airway resistance increases? - correct answers:Work of breathing increase
Which of the following describes laminar or normal airflow? - correct answers:Low airway resistance and
a small driving pressure
Conditions that ..... air resistance lead to increased respiratory.... - correct answers:increase, effort
Which component of SAMPLE assesses immunization status - correct answers:Past medical history
What sequence is used when caring for a seriously ill or injured child to help determine the best
treatment or intervention? The.... sequence - correct answers:Evaluate, Identify, Intervene
What dictates the timing of diagnostic assessments? - correct answers:Clinical situation
What are the 4 indicators of the AVPU scale that are used to determine responsiveness? - correct
answers:Responds to pain
Responds to voice
Alert
unresponsive
Which is a characteristic of muscle weakness? - correct answers:Seesaw breathing
, Why may excessive ventilation during CPR be harmful? - correct answers:It increase intrathoracic
pressure.
It impedes venous return.
In infants and toddlers, the tongue and epiglottis, relative to those of an adult, are ... - correct
answers:large
How are effective oxygenation and ventilation assessed? - correct answers:Oxygen saturation
Visible chest rise with each breath
Exhaled carbon dioxide
What should be included in the history when asking about medications? - correct answers:Current
prescribed medications.
Over-the-counter medications
How can gastric inflation impair bag-mask ventilation? - correct answers:It decreases lung compliance
During spontaneous breathing, what are the inspiratory muscles attempting to do? - correct
answers:Increase intrathoracic volume
Children develop hypoxemia and tissue hypoxia more quickly than adults because of their - correct
answers:Higher metabolic rate
Which is true about the difference between hypoxemia and tissue hypoxia? - correct answers:Tissue
hypoxia can occur with normal arterial oxygen saturation.
What is an advantage of effective teamwork? - correct answers:Division of tasks
Automated blood pressure cuffs may provide .... readings when the child is in shock. - correct
answers:inaccurately high
