PALS Exam | 50 Questions with Complete Solutions

Pedi SBP HOTN formula for ages 1-10? - ANSWER-70 + (2x age in years) Hypoglycemia infant? - ANSWER-<60 mg/dl Hypoglycemia Neonate? - ANSWER-<45 mg/dl HOTN SBP Infant? - ANSWER-70 mm hg HOTN SBP Neonate? - ANSWER-60 mm hg Uncuffed tube size formula - ANSWER-Age in years / 4+4 Possible/Probable rate issue in infants - ANSWER-220 bpm Possible/ Probable rate issue Child - ANSWER-180 bpm PEDI Sync Cardioversion Dosage - ANSWER-First dose 0.5 - 1 J/KG. Subsequent dosage is 2 J/KG PEDI Defib Dosage - ANSWER-First is 2 j/kg. Second is 4j/kg Subsequent dosage is 8 j/kg Sudden deterioration in an intubate patient - ANSWER-DOPE Disloged Obstructed Pnumo Equipment failure Fluid Bolus for Cardiogenic Shock - ANSWER-5-10 ml/kg over 10 - 20 min. Fluid Bolus for DKA compensated shock - ANSWER-10-20 ml/kg over 1 hour. Fluid Bolus hypovolemic non DKA - ANSWER-20 ml/kg over 5-10 min Target O2 Sat range - ANSWER-94-99%