PALS Post Test Exam 50 Questions & Answers Graded A 2025

1. A 6-month-old infant is unresponsive. You begin checking for breathing at the same time you check for the infant’s pulse. Which is the maximum time you should spend when trying to simultaneously check for breathing and palpate the infant’s pulse before starting CPR? - 10 seconds 2. A 4-year-old child is brought to the emergency department for seizures. The seizures stopped a few minutes ago, but the child continues to have slow and irregular respirations. Which condition is most consistent with your assessment? - Disordered Control of Breathing 3. An 8-year-old child is brought to the emergency department with a 2-day history of lethargy and polyuria. The child has new onset rapid, deep, and labored breathing. Which diagnostic test should you order first? - blood glucose 4. After rectal administration of diazepam, an 8-year-old boy with a history of seizures is no unresponsive to painful stimuli. His respirations are shallow, at a rate of 10/min. His Oxygen saturation is 94% on 2L of NC oxygen. On examination, the child is snoring with poor chest rise and poor air entry bilaterally. What action should you take next? - Reposition the patient, and insert an oral airway 5. After rectal administration of diazepam, an 8-year-old boy with a history of seizures is no unresponsive to painful stimuli. His respirations are shallow, at a rate of 10/min. His Oxygen saturation is 94% on 2L of NC oxygen. On examination, the child is snoring with poor chest rise and poor air entry bilaterally. After repositioning the patient and you insert an Oral airway, the patient continues to deteriorate. What next step is the most appropriate? - Provide bag mask ventilation 6. A 6-year-old child is found unresponsive, not breathing, and without a pulse. one health care worker leaves to activate the emergency response system and get the resuscitation equipment. You and another healthcare provider immediately begin CPR. Which compression to ventilation ratio do you use? - 15:2 7. In post resuscitation management after cardiac arrest, extra care should be taken to avoid repercussion injury. what should the ideal oxygen saturation range most likely be? - 94%-99% PALS Post Test Exam 50 Questions & Answers Graded A 2025 8. A 3-year-old child is in cardiac arrest, and high-quality CPR is in progress. You are the team leader. The first rhythm check reveals the rhythm shown here. Defibrillation is attempted with a shock dose of 2 J/kg. after administration of the shock, what should you say to you team members? - "resume compressions" 9. A 4-year-old child in cardiac arrest is brought to the emergency department by ambulance. High quality CPR is being performed. The cardiac monitor displays the rhythm strip shown here. The estimated weight of the child is 20 kg. What dose range should you use for the initial defibrillation? - 2-4 J/kg 10. A 4-year-old child in cardiac arrest is brought to the emergency department by ambulance. High quality CPR is being performed. The cardiac monitor displays the rhythm strip shown here. The estimated weight of the child is 20 kg. As the team leader, how many joules do you tell your team member to use to perform initial Defib? - 40 Joules 11. You are the team leader during a pediatric resuscitation attempt. which action is an element of high-quality CPR? - Allowing complete chest wall recoil after each compression 12. You are caring for a 3-month-old boy with a 2-day history of fever, vomiting and diarrhea. His parents state that he has been sleeping much more. His HR is 190/min, temp is 38.3 degrees C (101 F) blood pressure is 59/29 mmHg, Resp rate is 70/min and shallow, and oxygen sat is 94% on 100% oxygen. His capillary refills time is 4-5 seconds, and he has mottled, cool extremities. The infant weighs 6 Kg. Which assessment finding indicates that the infant is in hypotensive shock? - blood pressure 13. You are caring for a 3-month-old boy with a 2-day history of fever, vomiting and diarrhea. His parents state that he has been sleeping much more. His HR is 190/min, temp is 38.3 degrees C (101 F) blood pressure is 59/29 mmHg, Resp rate is 70/min and shallow, and oxygen sat is 94% on 100% oxygen. His capillary refills time is 4-5 seconds, and he has mottled, cool extremities. The infant weighs 6 Kg. On the basis of this infant’s presentation, which type of shock does this infant have? - hypovolemic shock 14. You are caring for a 3-month-old boy with a 2-day history of fever, vomiting and diarrhea. His parents state that he has been sleeping much more. His HR is 190/min, temp is 38.3 degrees C (101 F) blood pressure is 59/29 mmHg, Resp rate is 70/min and shallow, and oxygen sat is 94% on 100% oxygen. His capillary refills time is 4-5 seconds, and he has mottled, cool extremities. The infant weighs 6 Kg. You have decided that this infant Needs fluid resuscitation. How much fluid should you administer? - 20 ml/kg normal saline 15. A 2-week-old infant is being evaluated for irritability and poor feeding. His BP is 55/40 mmHg, and cap refill time is 5 seconds. Which statement best describes your assessment of this infants BP? - It is Hypotensive 16. A team member is unable to perform an assigned task because it is beyond the team members scope of practice. Which action should the team member take? - Ask for a new task or role 17. Which abnormality helps identify children with acute respiratory distress caused by lung tissue disease? - crackles 18. Which condition in a child would IO access most likely be attempted before vascular access? - cardiac arrest 19. You respond to an infant who is unresponsive, in not breathing, and doe not have a pulse. You shout for nearby help, but no one arrives. What action should you take next? - Begin CPR for 2 mins before leaving to activate the emergency response system. 20. An unresponsive 9-year-old boy is pale and cool to the touch his blood pressure is 70/45 mmHg, heart rate is 190/min and respiratory rate is 12/min. The SpO2 is not detectable Cap refill time is 5 seconds. An IV is in place. The cardiac monitor displays the rhythm shown here. What rhythm is seen on the patient cardiac monitor? - Supraventricular tachycardia 21. An unresponsive 9-year-old boy is pale and cool to the touch his blood pressure is 70/45 mmHg, heart rate is 190/min and respiratory rate is 12/min. The SpO2 is not detectable Cap refill time is 5 seconds. An IV is in place. The cardiac monitor displays the rhythm shown here. If initial treatment is unavailable or delayed, which intervention is indicated? - Synchronized cardioversion. 22. You are performing the airway component of the primary assessment. Which finding would lead you to conclude that the child has an upper airway obstruction? - inspiratory stridor