AHA PALS POST TEST EXAM COMPREHENSIVE
TEST PAPER QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
◉ A 3 year old child is in cardiac arrest, and high quality CPR is in
progress. You are the team leader. The first rhythm check reveals the
rhythm shown here. Defibrillation is attempted with a shock dose of
2 J/kg. after administration of the shock, what should you say to you
team members?
A. Check for a pulse
B. Give epinephrine 0.01 mg/kg
C. Let's check the rhythm
D. Resume compressions.
Answer: D. Resume compressions
◉ You are caring for a 5 year old boy with a 4 day history of high
fever and cough. He is having increasing lethargy, grunting, and
sleepiness. Now he is difficult to arouse and is unresponsive to voice
commands. His O2 sat is 72% on room air and 89% when on a NRB
O2 mask. He has shallow respirations, with a respiratory rate of
38/min. Auscultation of the lungs reveals bilateral crackles. Which
assessment finding is consistent with respiratory failure in this
child?
,A. Cough
B. Fever
C. Oxygen saturation
D. Respiratory rate.
Answer: C. Oxygen saturation
◉ You are caring for a 5 year old boy with a 4 day history of high
fever and cough. He is having increasing lethargy, grunting, and
sleepiness. Now he is difficult to arouse and is unresponsive to voice
commands. His O2 sat is 72% on room air and 89% when on a NRB
O2 mask. He has shallow respirations, with a respiratory rate of
38/min. Auscultation of the lungs reveals bilateral crackles. Which
medication would be most appropriate?
A. A bronchodilator
B. An antibiotic
C. A cortcosteroid
D. A vasopressor.
Answer: B. An antibiotic
◉ During a resuscitation attempt, the team leader asks you to
administer an initial dose of Epinephrine at 0.1 mg/kg to be given
IO. How should you respond?
, A. "I can't administer the drug at the dose you ordered
B. "OK, but will administer epinephrine 0.01 mg/kg"
C. "OK, I will administer epinephrine 0.1 mg/kg
D. "I think the correct dose is 0.01 mg/kg. should I give that dose
instead?".
Answer: D. "I think the correct dose is 0.01 mg/kg. should I give that
dose instead?"
◉ A 6 month old infant is unresponsive. You begin checking for
breathing at the same time you check for the infants pulse. Which is
the maximum time you should spend when trying to simultaneously
check for breathing and palpate the infants pulse before starting
CPR?
A. 10 seconds
B. 15 seconds
C. 30 seconds
D. 60 seconds.
Answer: A. 10 seconds
◉ A 10 year old child is being evaluated for a head ache. Which is a
normal finding for this 10 year old child?
TEST PAPER QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
◉ A 3 year old child is in cardiac arrest, and high quality CPR is in
progress. You are the team leader. The first rhythm check reveals the
rhythm shown here. Defibrillation is attempted with a shock dose of
2 J/kg. after administration of the shock, what should you say to you
team members?
A. Check for a pulse
B. Give epinephrine 0.01 mg/kg
C. Let's check the rhythm
D. Resume compressions.
Answer: D. Resume compressions
◉ You are caring for a 5 year old boy with a 4 day history of high
fever and cough. He is having increasing lethargy, grunting, and
sleepiness. Now he is difficult to arouse and is unresponsive to voice
commands. His O2 sat is 72% on room air and 89% when on a NRB
O2 mask. He has shallow respirations, with a respiratory rate of
38/min. Auscultation of the lungs reveals bilateral crackles. Which
assessment finding is consistent with respiratory failure in this
child?
,A. Cough
B. Fever
C. Oxygen saturation
D. Respiratory rate.
Answer: C. Oxygen saturation
◉ You are caring for a 5 year old boy with a 4 day history of high
fever and cough. He is having increasing lethargy, grunting, and
sleepiness. Now he is difficult to arouse and is unresponsive to voice
commands. His O2 sat is 72% on room air and 89% when on a NRB
O2 mask. He has shallow respirations, with a respiratory rate of
38/min. Auscultation of the lungs reveals bilateral crackles. Which
medication would be most appropriate?
A. A bronchodilator
B. An antibiotic
C. A cortcosteroid
D. A vasopressor.
Answer: B. An antibiotic
◉ During a resuscitation attempt, the team leader asks you to
administer an initial dose of Epinephrine at 0.1 mg/kg to be given
IO. How should you respond?
, A. "I can't administer the drug at the dose you ordered
B. "OK, but will administer epinephrine 0.01 mg/kg"
C. "OK, I will administer epinephrine 0.1 mg/kg
D. "I think the correct dose is 0.01 mg/kg. should I give that dose
instead?".
Answer: D. "I think the correct dose is 0.01 mg/kg. should I give that
dose instead?"
◉ A 6 month old infant is unresponsive. You begin checking for
breathing at the same time you check for the infants pulse. Which is
the maximum time you should spend when trying to simultaneously
check for breathing and palpate the infants pulse before starting
CPR?
A. 10 seconds
B. 15 seconds
C. 30 seconds
D. 60 seconds.
Answer: A. 10 seconds
◉ A 10 year old child is being evaluated for a head ache. Which is a
normal finding for this 10 year old child?
