AHA PALS PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT ANSWERS 2024

AHA PALS PRACTICE EXAM
QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT
ANSWERS 2024
1.AAA5-year-
oldAchildApresentsAwithAlethargy,AincreasedAworkAofAbreathing,AandApaleAcolor.ATheAprimaryAassessmentAr
evealsAthatAtheAairwayAisAopenAandAtheArespiratoryArateAisA30/min,AwithAcracklesAheardAonAauscultation.AT
heAcardiacAmonitorAshowsAsinusAtachycardiaAatAaArateAofA165/min.ATheApulseAoximeterAdisplaysAanAoxygen
AsaturationAofA95%AandAaApulseArateAofA93/min.AOnAtheAbasisAofAthisAinformation,AwhichAofAtheAfollowingA

providesAtheAbestAinterpretationAofAtheAoxygenAsaturationAofA95%AbyApulseAoximetry?A

A.AReliable;AnoAsupplementaryAoxygenAisAindicatedAB.AReliable;AsupplementaryAoxygenAshouldAbeAadminis
teredA

C.AUnreliable;AnoAsupplementaryAoxygenAisAindicatedA

D.AUnreliable;AsupplementaryAoxygenAshouldAbeAadministeredA-
AANSWERAUnreliable;AsupplementaryAoxygenAshouldAbeAadministered




2.AAA3-year-
oldAchildAwasArecentlyAdiagnosedAwithAleukemiaAandAhasAbeenAtreatedAwithAchemotherapy.ATheAchildApre
sentsAwithAlethargyAandAaAhighAfever.AHeartArateAisA195/min,ArespiratoryArateAisA36/min,AbloodApressureAisA
85/40AmmAHg,AandAcapillaryArefillAtimeAisAlessAthanA2Aseconds.AWhatAisAtheAchild'sAmostAlikelyAcondition?A

A.ASepticAshockA

B.AHypovolemicAshockA

C.ASignificantAbradycardiaA

D.ACardiogenicAshockA-AANSWERASepticAshock



3.AAA2-week-
oldAinfantApresentsAwithAirritabilityAandAaAhistoryAofApoorAfeeding.ABloodApressureAisA55/40AmmAHg.AWhatA
termAdescribesAthisAinfant'sAbloodApressure?A

A.AHypotensiveA

B.ANormalA

C.AHypertensiveA

D.ACompensatedA-AANSWERAHypotensive

,4.ADuringAaAresuscitationAattempt,AtheAteamAleaderAordersAanAinitialAdoseAofAepinephrineAatA0.1Amg/kgAtoA
beAgivenA10.AWhatAshouldAtheAteamAmemberAdo?A

A.AAdministerAtheAdrugAasAorderedA

B.AAdministerA0.01Amg/kgAofAepinephrineA

C.ARespectfullyAaskAtheAteamAleaderAtoAclarifyAtheAdoseA

D.ARefuseAtoAadministerAtheAdrugA-AANSWERARespectfullyAaskAtheAteamAleaderAtoAclarifyAtheAdose



5.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAisAaAcharacteristicAofArespiratoryAfailure?A

A.AInadequateAoxygenationAand/orAventilationA

B.AHypotensionA

C.AAnAincreaseAinAserumApHA(alkalosis)A

D.AAbnormalArespiratoryAsoundsA-AANSWERAInadequateAoxygenationAand/orAventilation



6.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAisAmostAlikelyAtoAproduceAaAprolongedAexpiratoryAphaseAandAwheezing?A

A.ADisorderedAcontrolAofAbreathingA

B.AHypovolemicAshockA

C.ALowerAairwayAobstructionA

D.AUpperAairwayAobstructionA-AANSWERALowerAairwayAobstruction



7.AAA4-year-
oldAchildApresentsAwithAseizuresAandAirregularArespirations.ATheAseizuresAstoppedAaAfewAminutesAago.AWhi
chAofAtheAfollowingAmostAlikelyAtoAbeAabnormal?A

A.AVascularAresistanceA

B.APulseArateA

C.ALungAcomplianceA

D.AControlAofAbreathingA-AANSWERAControlAofAbreathing



8.AWhatAabnormalityAisAmostAlikelyAtoAbeApresentAinAchildrenAwithAacuteArespiratoryAdistressAcausedAbyAlu
ngAtissueAdisease?A

A.ADecreasedAoxygenAsaturationA

, B.AStridorA

C.ANormalArespiratoryArateA

D.ADecreasedArespiratoryAeffortA-AANSWERADecreasedAoxygenAsaturation



9.AAnAalertA2-year-
oldAchildAwithAanAincreasedAworkAofAbreathingAandApinkAcolorAisAbeingAevaluated.AHeartArateAisA110/min,A
andArespiratoryArateAisA30/min.AWhatAwouldAbestAdescribeAthisApatient'sAcondition?AA.ARespiratoryAdistres
sA

B.ARespiratoryAarrest

C.ARespiratoryAfailureA

D.ADisorderedAcontrolAofAbreathingA-AANSWERARespiratoryAdistress



10.ATheAparentsAofAaA7-year-
oldAchildAwhoAisAundergoingAchemotherapyAreportAthatAtheAchildAhasAbeenAfebrileAandAhasAnotAbeenAfeeli
ngAwell,AwithArecentAonsetAofAlethargy.AAssessmentArevealsAtheAfollowing:ATheAchildAisAdifficultAtoAarouse,A
withApaleAcolor.ATheAchild'sAheartArateAisA160/min,ArespiratoryArateAisA30/min,AbloodApressureAisA76/45Am
mAHg,AcapillaryArefillAtimeAisA5AtoA6Aseconds,AandAtemperatureAisA103°FA(39.4°C).AWhatAisAtheAmostAapprop
riateAintervention?A

A.AObtainAvascularAaccessAandAadministerA20AmL/kgAofAisotonicAcrystalloidAoverA30AminutesA

B.AObtainAvascularAaccessAandAadministerA20AmL/kgAofAisotonicAcrystalloidAoverA5AtoA10AminutesA

C.AObtainAimmediateAbloodAculturesAandAchestAx-
rayAD.AObtainAexpertAconsultationAwithAanAoncologistAtoAdetermineAtheAchemotherapeuticAregimenA-
AANSWERAObtainAvascularAaccessAandAadministerA20AmL/kgAofAisotonicAcrystalloidAoverA5AtoA10Aminutes




11.AAA2-year-oldAchildApresentsAwithAaA4-
dayAhistoryAofAvomiting.ATheAinitialAimpressionArevealsAanAunresponsiveAchildAwithAintermittentAapneaAan
dAmottledAcolor.AHeartArateAisA166/min,ArespiratoryArateAisAnowAbeingAsupportedAwithAbag-
maskAventilation,AcapillaryArefillAtimeAisA5AtoA6Aseconds,AandAtemperatureAisA102°FA(38.9°C).AWhatAisAtheAb
estAmethodAofAestablishingAimmediateAvascularAaccess?AA.ATwoAprovidersAmayAattemptAperipheralAvascul
arAaccessAtwiceAeachA

B.AThreeAprovidersAmayAattemptAperipheralAvascularAaccessAonceAeachA

C.APlaceAaAcentralAvenousAlineA

D.APlaceAanAintraosseousAlineA-AANSWERAPlaceAanAintraosseousAline