PEPP EXAM VERSION A TEST QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
a 7-year-old boy is wheezing and having difficulty breathing. vital signs are:
BP 94/62
HR 128
RR 32
what is the initial management to be instituted? - ANSWER administer oxygen
by nonrebreather mask
a 4-month-old baby who has been vomiting and diarrhea for the past 36 hours is
lethargic, has a weak cry, and mottled skin color. vital signs are:
BP 62/46
HR 172
RR 48
what do the signs and symptoms point to? - ANSWER hypovolemic shock
what is the first priority treatment for a child who is seizing? - ANSWER open
the airway
what needs to be part of treatment for thermal burns to the chest, abdomen and
legs? - ANSWER administer 100% O2
a 2-year-old boy, crying and alert, with multiple lacerations and a distorted
lower leg, is struck by an automobile. further inspection discovers that he has
warm dry pink skin and bruising over the lateral right lower chest. what is the
significance of the bruising of the right side of his chest? - ANSWER the ribs
are pliable, which makes organs more susceptible to underlying injury.
a. a 9-year-old patient fell down a steep hill after rolling over the handlebars of
his bicycle. he is not wearing a helmet and has begun vomiting. how do you
manage this patient? - ANSWER begin suctioning the airway
AND ANSWERS
a 7-year-old boy is wheezing and having difficulty breathing. vital signs are:
BP 94/62
HR 128
RR 32
what is the initial management to be instituted? - ANSWER administer oxygen
by nonrebreather mask
a 4-month-old baby who has been vomiting and diarrhea for the past 36 hours is
lethargic, has a weak cry, and mottled skin color. vital signs are:
BP 62/46
HR 172
RR 48
what do the signs and symptoms point to? - ANSWER hypovolemic shock
what is the first priority treatment for a child who is seizing? - ANSWER open
the airway
what needs to be part of treatment for thermal burns to the chest, abdomen and
legs? - ANSWER administer 100% O2
a 2-year-old boy, crying and alert, with multiple lacerations and a distorted
lower leg, is struck by an automobile. further inspection discovers that he has
warm dry pink skin and bruising over the lateral right lower chest. what is the
significance of the bruising of the right side of his chest? - ANSWER the ribs
are pliable, which makes organs more susceptible to underlying injury.
a. a 9-year-old patient fell down a steep hill after rolling over the handlebars of
his bicycle. he is not wearing a helmet and has begun vomiting. how do you
manage this patient? - ANSWER begin suctioning the airway
