LATEST AHA PALS FINAL EXAM 2022 TEST
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS
2025-2026 ALREADY GRADED A+
A 12-year-old child being evaluated in the pediatric intensive
care unit displays the following ECG waveform. The team
interprets this as which arrhythmia?
Second degree
ANSWER; Second Degree Heart Block (Mobitz II)
Laboratory tests are ordered for a child who has been vomiting
for 3 days and is diaphoretic, tachypneic, lethargic and pale.
Which test would the provider use to determine the adequacy
of oxygen delivery?
ANSWER; Lactate
,A 9-year-old patient is presenting with decreased breath
sounds, bradycardia, slowed respiratory rate and a low O2
saturation level. The provider interprets these findings as
indicating which condition?
ANSWER; Respiratory failure
A 4-year-old child is brought to the emergency department by
the parents. Assessment reveals that the child has only gasping
respirations and the pulse rate is 65 beats per minute. Which
action would the provider initiate first?
ANSWER; Deliver 1 BVM ventilation every 3 to 5 seconds.
A 15-year-old patient is being evaluated during a follow-up visit
after being diagnosed with Lyme disease 2 months ago. A
rhythm strip is obtained as shown below. The provider
interprets this rhythm as indicating which arrhythmia?
, ANSWER; First-degree atrioventricular (AV) block
A child in cardiac arrest experiences return of spontaneous
circulation but is exhibiting signs of post–cardiac arrest
syndrome (PCAS). The PALS resuscitation team determines that
the child is experiencing a systemic response to
ischemia/reperfusion. The team bases this determination on
which finding(s)?
ANSWER; Hypotension
Fever
Hyperglycemia
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS
2025-2026 ALREADY GRADED A+
A 12-year-old child being evaluated in the pediatric intensive
care unit displays the following ECG waveform. The team
interprets this as which arrhythmia?
Second degree
ANSWER; Second Degree Heart Block (Mobitz II)
Laboratory tests are ordered for a child who has been vomiting
for 3 days and is diaphoretic, tachypneic, lethargic and pale.
Which test would the provider use to determine the adequacy
of oxygen delivery?
ANSWER; Lactate
,A 9-year-old patient is presenting with decreased breath
sounds, bradycardia, slowed respiratory rate and a low O2
saturation level. The provider interprets these findings as
indicating which condition?
ANSWER; Respiratory failure
A 4-year-old child is brought to the emergency department by
the parents. Assessment reveals that the child has only gasping
respirations and the pulse rate is 65 beats per minute. Which
action would the provider initiate first?
ANSWER; Deliver 1 BVM ventilation every 3 to 5 seconds.
A 15-year-old patient is being evaluated during a follow-up visit
after being diagnosed with Lyme disease 2 months ago. A
rhythm strip is obtained as shown below. The provider
interprets this rhythm as indicating which arrhythmia?
, ANSWER; First-degree atrioventricular (AV) block
A child in cardiac arrest experiences return of spontaneous
circulation but is exhibiting signs of post–cardiac arrest
syndrome (PCAS). The PALS resuscitation team determines that
the child is experiencing a systemic response to
ischemia/reperfusion. The team bases this determination on
which finding(s)?
ANSWER; Hypotension
Fever
Hyperglycemia
