PALS Actual Exam Questions with Verified
Solutions/ 2024-2025.
Conditions that ____ air resistance lead to increased respiratory _______. -
Answer: increase, effort
What are signs of increased respiratory effort that can lead to fatigue and
respiratory failure? - Answer: -nasal flaring
-retractions
-head bobbing
-seesaw respirations
Determine the RR by counting the number of times the chest rises _______ and
multiplying by _______. - Answer: 30, 2
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, Tachypnea is often the first of ____________ in infants. - Answer: Respiratory
distress
Hypotension for children 1 to 10 years of age is a systolic blood pressure of -
Answer: less than 70 mm Hg (2 x the age in years)
What does A-B-C in the pediatric assessment triangle (PAT) stand for? - Answer: -
appearance
-work of breathing
-circulation
Snoring and gurgling are a result of _____ airway obstruction. - Answer: Upper
In infants, the abdomen may _____________ than the chest - Answer: more
In the primary assessment, how should you open the airway of a child who is NOT
suspected of having a cervical spine injury? - Answer: With a head tilt-chin lift
How is the airway assessed? - Answer: Determine if the airway is open/patent
The primary assessment includes the ABCDE approach. What does it assess? -
Answer: Airway, breathing, circulation, disability, and exposure
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Solutions/ 2024-2025.
Conditions that ____ air resistance lead to increased respiratory _______. -
Answer: increase, effort
What are signs of increased respiratory effort that can lead to fatigue and
respiratory failure? - Answer: -nasal flaring
-retractions
-head bobbing
-seesaw respirations
Determine the RR by counting the number of times the chest rises _______ and
multiplying by _______. - Answer: 30, 2
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, Tachypnea is often the first of ____________ in infants. - Answer: Respiratory
distress
Hypotension for children 1 to 10 years of age is a systolic blood pressure of -
Answer: less than 70 mm Hg (2 x the age in years)
What does A-B-C in the pediatric assessment triangle (PAT) stand for? - Answer: -
appearance
-work of breathing
-circulation
Snoring and gurgling are a result of _____ airway obstruction. - Answer: Upper
In infants, the abdomen may _____________ than the chest - Answer: more
In the primary assessment, how should you open the airway of a child who is NOT
suspected of having a cervical spine injury? - Answer: With a head tilt-chin lift
How is the airway assessed? - Answer: Determine if the airway is open/patent
The primary assessment includes the ABCDE approach. What does it assess? -
Answer: Airway, breathing, circulation, disability, and exposure
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