PALS – Tachycardia Exam Questions And Answers Latest 2025.docx

PALS – Tachycardia Exam Questions And
Answers Latest 2025
How long is a narrow complex QRS? -
correct answer ✅less than or equal to 0.09 sec


How long is a wide complex QRS? -
correct answer ✅greater than 0.09 sec


When during the cardiac cycle is blood perfused to the heart
muscle? -
correct answer ✅diastole


what is the most common SVT in pediatrics? -
correct answer ✅reentrant SVT


SVT where the electrical conduction travels back to the atria from
another pathways between the atria and the ventricles? -
correct answer ✅reentrant SVT


what is a typical infants HR during SVT? -
correct answer ✅greater than or equal to 220

, PALS – Tachycardia Exam Questions And
Answers Latest 2025
what is a child's HR during SVT? -
correct answer ✅greater than or equal to 180


When do symptoms typically arise during SVT? -
correct answer ✅When HR is greater than 150


What determines which tachycardia algorithm to use? -
correct answer ✅perfusion status


describe the onset of SVT? -
correct answer ✅very sudden


describe the onset of ST? -
correct answer ✅gradual


What are some ECG characteristics of SVT? -
correct answer ✅no beat to beat variability
p waves usually gone
R to R interval usually constant
QRS usually narrow