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FINAL EXAMINATION PAPER dd dd




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STUDENT NAME: ________________________________
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COURSE: Heartcode PALS dd dd TIME: _____________
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EXAM CODE: PALS HEARTCODE EXAM QUESTIONS ANS
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WERS-101




EXAM INSTRUCTIONS: dd



1. Print your full name and date clearly in the header above.
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2. This exam booklet contains both Test Questions (Part I) and Verified Solutions (Part II).
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3. Answer all multiple-choice questions clearly. Double-check your work.
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4. Do not break the seal or open this booklet until instructed to do so by the proctor.
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Q1. The infant is placed on the ambulance stretcher and responds with a groan when stimulat
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ed and has a temperature of 36.3 C (97.3 F)
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[Verified Solution]: -Monitor and support ABCs -Establish IV/IO access -
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Monitor heart rate, blood pressure, and pulse oximetry -Call for assistance if needed
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Q2. When you evaluate the patient, you find the lungs are clear, skin is cool and mottled, gluc
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ose is 97 mg/dL and capillary refill time is 5 seconds. What are the warning signs that the pati
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ent is progressing from compensated shock to hypotensive shock?
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[Verified Solution]: -Hypotension (late sign) -Increasing tachycardia
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Q3. The patient still has a blood pressure of 58/38 mm Hg. Her condition would be classified
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as ___________ shock.
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[Verified Solution]: Hypotensive dd dddd




Q4. What should be included in the initial treatment for this patient?
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[Verified Solution]: -Rapid fluid bolus administration -Establishing IV/IO access
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Q5. The mother does not recall the infant's most recent weight. What is the most appropriate
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way to rapidly determine her weight and calculate correct medication?
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[Verified Solution]: Measure her by using color-coded length-based tape
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, Q6. You measure the infant to be 7 kg and prepare to administer a fluid bolus of what type?
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[Verified Solution]: Normal saline 20 mL/kg
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Q7. What is the most appropriate method of delivering rapid fluid boluses to this patient?
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[Verified Solution]: A syringe and 3-way stopcock
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Q8. After the first fluid bolus is administered, the child is reassessed and her vital signs are H
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R 167, BP 58/44 mm Hg, RR 56/min and SpO2 92%. Her skin is still cool and pale and she is
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still lethargic and weak. What should be the next intervention?
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[Verified Solution]: Deliver a second fluid bolus of 20 mL/kg and reassess
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Q9. When should vasoactive therapy be considered be considered in managing distributive sh
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ock?
[Verified Solution]: If the child remains hypotensive and poorly perfused despite rapid bolus fluid ad
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ministration




Q10. in a child with anaphylactic shock, what is the most appropriate initial treatment?
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[Verified Solution]: IM epinephrine dd dddd dd




Q11. Most patients in cardiogenic shock will need inotropic support with medications. Which
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of the following could be used?
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[Verified Solution]: -Milrinone -Epinephrine
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Q12. How do you know if a needle decompression is successful?
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[Verified Solution]: There is gush of air when the needle is placed
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Q13. What are common causes cardiogenic shock?
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[Verified Solution]: -Congenital heart disease -Myocarditis -Drug toxicity -Arrhythmias
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