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month old infant is brought to the emergency department in cardiac arrest. Which condition
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would the team identify as the most common cause of cardiac arrest in an infant of this age? -
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ANSWER-
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sudden infant death syndrome is the most common cause in infants younger than 6 mo
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nths of age. B B




The PALS resuscitation team is providing care to an intubated child in cardiac arrest. Which res
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ult best determines the adequacy of the team's chest compressions? - ANSWER-
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tidal carbon dioxide level between 15 and 20 mmHg
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The emergency response team is providing care to a preschooler who is experiencing shock.
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Which therapeutic goal, common to all types of shock, does the team work to achieve? -
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ANSWER-
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The primary therapeutic goal in shock, regardless of cause, is to restore a favorable bala
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nce between oxygen delivery and oxygen demand.
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A 9-year-
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old child is brought to the emergency department because the child suddenly collapsed at sch
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ool. The child's ECG reveals the following waveform, and primary assessment findings indicate
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that the child is hemodynamically unstable. Which primary assessment findings indicate this?
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- ANSWER-
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Decreased level of consciousness, Hypotension, Difficulty breathing, Mottling
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A child is experiencing shock. The emergency response team prepares for imminent cardiac ar
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rest when assessment reveals which finding(s)? - ANSWER-
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Hypotension, Bradycardia, Diminished central pulses B B B B




An 11-year-
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old soccer player is brought to the emergency department. After a quick assessment, the tea
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, m realizes this patient is experiencing a severe asthma exacerbation. Which medication would
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B the team administer first? - ANSWER-
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The PALS team is providing post-cardiac arrest care to an 8-year-
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old child in the pediatric intensive care unit. Which intervention would the team implement to
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achieve the primary goal of post-cardiac arrest care? - ANSWER-
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Ensuring adequate mean arterial pressure B B B B




child in the pediatric intensive care unit displays the following ECG waveform and does not ha
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ve a palpable central pulse. The resuscitation team interprets this as which arrhythmia? -
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B ANSWER- pulseless ventricular tachycardia (pVT) B B B




Which action would the PALS resuscitation team initiate to minimize increased intracranial pre
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ssure after cardiac arrest? - ANSWER-
B B B B B Maintain the head in midline position with 30- B B B B B B B



degree elevation B




A 4-year-
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old child suddenly collapses in the playroom of the facility. A healthcare provider observes the
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event and hurries over to assess the child. The healthcare provider completes which assessme
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nt first? - ANSWER-
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A provider is forming an initial impression of a child using the Pediatric Assessment Triangle (P
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AT). During which step of the PAT may the provider use the mnemonic TICLS to assess the pati
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ent? - ANSWER- B B Appearance



A 9-year-
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old patient is presenting with decreased breath sounds, bradycardia, slowed respiratory rate a
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nd a low O2 saturation level. The provider interprets these findings as indicating which conditi
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on? - ANSWER- B B Respiratory failure B




Assessment of a 3-month- B B B



old infant admitted with respiratory distress reveals fever, grunting and a wet, "junky" cough.
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The infant's parents said the child had a recent respiratory infection with a fever. A rapid respir
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