PALS PRE-ASSESSMENT EXAM 5
Questions and Answers
1. Which cardiac arrest rhythms does the healthcare provider
correctly identify as "non-shockable" rhythms?
Asystole
Pulseless electrical activity (PEA)
Ventricular fibrillation (VF)
Pulseless ventricular tachycardia (pVT): Asystole
Pulseless electrical activity (PEA)
2. A child in cardiac arrest presents with the ECG rhythm seen in the
following image, but a central pulse cannot be palpated. The
provider correctly identifies this as which rhythm?
Torsades de pointes
Pulseless electrical activity (PEA)
Pulseless ventricular tachycardia
(pVT)
Sinus bradycardia: Pulseless ventricular tachycardia (pVT)
3. Which neuroprotective measures should the provider
,implement after achievement of return of spontaneous
circulation (ROSC)?
Select all correct options that apply.
Prepare for prompt extubation.
Administer vasopressors.
Initiate targeted temperature management
Optimize cerebral perfusion.: Initiate targeted temperature management
Optimize cerebral perfusion.
4. Which statement correctly describes the etiology of sudden
cardiac arrest from an arrhythmia in children and infants?
Select the correct answer to this question.
It is common in children, rare in
infants. It is common in children
and infants.
It is rare in children and infants.
It is rare in children, common in infants.: It is rare in children and infants.
5. After achievement of return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC), an
indwelling arterial catheter is placed in the patient and connected to
the cardiac monitor. Which finding should the provider report to the
team leader given its associa- tion with poor outcomes after cardiac
, arrest?
Select the correct answer to this question.
Hypotension
Tachycardia
Polyuria
Hypertension: Hypotension
6. Which ECG rhythm is identified in the following image?
Ventricular fibrillation
Monomorphic ventricular tachycardia
Atrial flutter
Polymorphic ventricular tachycardia (torsades de pointes): Ventricular
fibrillation
7. A patient in asystole is receiving high-quality CPR and vascular
access has been achieved. Which action should the team leader
order?
Select the correct answer to this question.
Administer epinephrine 0.01
mg/kg Administer lidocaine 1
mg/kg Administer a shock with
Questions and Answers
1. Which cardiac arrest rhythms does the healthcare provider
correctly identify as "non-shockable" rhythms?
Asystole
Pulseless electrical activity (PEA)
Ventricular fibrillation (VF)
Pulseless ventricular tachycardia (pVT): Asystole
Pulseless electrical activity (PEA)
2. A child in cardiac arrest presents with the ECG rhythm seen in the
following image, but a central pulse cannot be palpated. The
provider correctly identifies this as which rhythm?
Torsades de pointes
Pulseless electrical activity (PEA)
Pulseless ventricular tachycardia
(pVT)
Sinus bradycardia: Pulseless ventricular tachycardia (pVT)
3. Which neuroprotective measures should the provider
,implement after achievement of return of spontaneous
circulation (ROSC)?
Select all correct options that apply.
Prepare for prompt extubation.
Administer vasopressors.
Initiate targeted temperature management
Optimize cerebral perfusion.: Initiate targeted temperature management
Optimize cerebral perfusion.
4. Which statement correctly describes the etiology of sudden
cardiac arrest from an arrhythmia in children and infants?
Select the correct answer to this question.
It is common in children, rare in
infants. It is common in children
and infants.
It is rare in children and infants.
It is rare in children, common in infants.: It is rare in children and infants.
5. After achievement of return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC), an
indwelling arterial catheter is placed in the patient and connected to
the cardiac monitor. Which finding should the provider report to the
team leader given its associa- tion with poor outcomes after cardiac
, arrest?
Select the correct answer to this question.
Hypotension
Tachycardia
Polyuria
Hypertension: Hypotension
6. Which ECG rhythm is identified in the following image?
Ventricular fibrillation
Monomorphic ventricular tachycardia
Atrial flutter
Polymorphic ventricular tachycardia (torsades de pointes): Ventricular
fibrillation
7. A patient in asystole is receiving high-quality CPR and vascular
access has been achieved. Which action should the team leader
order?
Select the correct answer to this question.
Administer epinephrine 0.01
mg/kg Administer lidocaine 1
mg/kg Administer a shock with
