PALS PEDIATRIC ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT
STUDY SHEET 2026 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
▶ S/S of opioif withdrawal? Answer:anxiety, lacrimation, muscle aches,
abdominal cramps, diarrhea, seizures
▶ When detoxing a patient from opioids, which medication is more effective
at suppressing and controlling withdrawal symptoms as the taper nears
completion- methadone or buprenorphine?? Answer:Buprenorphine
▶ Drugs used in opioid withdrawal? Answer:Suboxone, Clonidine, bentyl
▶ S/S Cocaine Intoxication? Answer:Auditory hallucinations, agitation,
violent behavior, muscle twitching, HTN, bradycardia
▶ S/S cocaine overdose? Answer:can cause acute heart failure, stroke,
seizures
▶ S/S of cocaine withdrawal? Answer:extreme fatigue, anhedonia (loss of
pleasure), depression, fatigue, brain fog, intense cravings,
▶ Medications used to treat cocaine induced chest pain and MI?
Answer:nitroglycerin, aspirin
▶ Medication to avoid in cocaine induced chest pain and MI?
Answer:metoprolol (betablockers are contraindicated in this population
because it further lowers coronary blood flow thereby increasing ischemia)
▶ Medication to treat cocain use disorder? Answer:Antabuse
▶ MOA of antabuse in cocaine use disorder? Answer:increases synaptic
dopamine in the brain reward circuit and act as an agonist treatment
▶ Medication used to treat insomnia in patients with SUD?
Answer:gabapentin
STUDY SHEET 2026 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
▶ S/S of opioif withdrawal? Answer:anxiety, lacrimation, muscle aches,
abdominal cramps, diarrhea, seizures
▶ When detoxing a patient from opioids, which medication is more effective
at suppressing and controlling withdrawal symptoms as the taper nears
completion- methadone or buprenorphine?? Answer:Buprenorphine
▶ Drugs used in opioid withdrawal? Answer:Suboxone, Clonidine, bentyl
▶ S/S Cocaine Intoxication? Answer:Auditory hallucinations, agitation,
violent behavior, muscle twitching, HTN, bradycardia
▶ S/S cocaine overdose? Answer:can cause acute heart failure, stroke,
seizures
▶ S/S of cocaine withdrawal? Answer:extreme fatigue, anhedonia (loss of
pleasure), depression, fatigue, brain fog, intense cravings,
▶ Medications used to treat cocaine induced chest pain and MI?
Answer:nitroglycerin, aspirin
▶ Medication to avoid in cocaine induced chest pain and MI?
Answer:metoprolol (betablockers are contraindicated in this population
because it further lowers coronary blood flow thereby increasing ischemia)
▶ Medication to treat cocain use disorder? Answer:Antabuse
▶ MOA of antabuse in cocaine use disorder? Answer:increases synaptic
dopamine in the brain reward circuit and act as an agonist treatment
▶ Medication used to treat insomnia in patients with SUD?
Answer:gabapentin
