PEDIATRIC ASSESSMENT TRIANGLE (PAT) EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS | RATED A+
1. What does the PAT stand for?: pediatric assessment triangle
2. What are you looking at when using PAT?: Appearance, Work of breathing, and Circulation
3. What does Appearance (TICLS) stand for?: Tone, Interactivity, Consolability, Look, Speech
4. In work of breathing in PAT what are you looking?: Abnormal breath sounds, Abnormal
Position, Retractions, Flaring, and Apnea/Gasping
5. In circulation to skin in PAT what are you looking for?: Pallor, Molting, Cyanosis
6. you see a pediatric patient with good appearance and higher than normal
work of breathing what would be wrong with this patient?: Respiratory Distress
7. you notice a pediatric patient with below normal appearance and below nor-
mal work of breathing this patient would be?: In respiratory failure or impending respiratory
failure.
8. If a child is in respiratory distress or failure what is actually happening?: The child
is past decompensating and to tired to keep up.
9. If a pediatric patient has below normal appearance and below normal skin
and there is presence of effortless tachypnea this mean the child is?: In shock
10. Pediatric patient shows below normal appearance, normal working of
breath, and normal skin it's likely?: A 1" brain dysfunction, or major metabolic, or systemic problem
11. what are some examples of 1" brain dysfunction, major metabolic, systemic
problem?: Postictal, intoxication, sepsis, hypoglycemia, etc.
12. What is the purpose of PAT?: it's a quick 30 second initial assessment that can take place as soon as
you walk into the pediatrics room to indicate the type and severity of complaint without touching the patient.
13. What should the PAT be followed by?: ABC's and SAMPLE Hx
14. In PAT what are you looking for when you look at apperance and tone?: Ab-
normal muscle tone, Limpness, self-righting?
15. In PAT what are you looking for when you look at appearance and interactiv-
ity?: Appropriate interaction with environment? Unaware of surroundings?
16. In PAT what are you looking for when you look at appearance and consola-
bility?: Responds appropriately to attection by caregiver?
17. In PAT what are you looking for when you look at appearance and look?: track-
ing, interacting with environment? Blank stare?
18. In PAT what are you looking for when you look at appearance and speech?-
: Normal speech, or appropriate pre-verbal cooing/noises? Alerted, or unabated crying?
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ANSWERS | RATED A+
1. What does the PAT stand for?: pediatric assessment triangle
2. What are you looking at when using PAT?: Appearance, Work of breathing, and Circulation
3. What does Appearance (TICLS) stand for?: Tone, Interactivity, Consolability, Look, Speech
4. In work of breathing in PAT what are you looking?: Abnormal breath sounds, Abnormal
Position, Retractions, Flaring, and Apnea/Gasping
5. In circulation to skin in PAT what are you looking for?: Pallor, Molting, Cyanosis
6. you see a pediatric patient with good appearance and higher than normal
work of breathing what would be wrong with this patient?: Respiratory Distress
7. you notice a pediatric patient with below normal appearance and below nor-
mal work of breathing this patient would be?: In respiratory failure or impending respiratory
failure.
8. If a child is in respiratory distress or failure what is actually happening?: The child
is past decompensating and to tired to keep up.
9. If a pediatric patient has below normal appearance and below normal skin
and there is presence of effortless tachypnea this mean the child is?: In shock
10. Pediatric patient shows below normal appearance, normal working of
breath, and normal skin it's likely?: A 1" brain dysfunction, or major metabolic, or systemic problem
11. what are some examples of 1" brain dysfunction, major metabolic, systemic
problem?: Postictal, intoxication, sepsis, hypoglycemia, etc.
12. What is the purpose of PAT?: it's a quick 30 second initial assessment that can take place as soon as
you walk into the pediatrics room to indicate the type and severity of complaint without touching the patient.
13. What should the PAT be followed by?: ABC's and SAMPLE Hx
14. In PAT what are you looking for when you look at apperance and tone?: Ab-
normal muscle tone, Limpness, self-righting?
15. In PAT what are you looking for when you look at appearance and interactiv-
ity?: Appropriate interaction with environment? Unaware of surroundings?
16. In PAT what are you looking for when you look at appearance and consola-
bility?: Responds appropriately to attection by caregiver?
17. In PAT what are you looking for when you look at appearance and look?: track-
ing, interacting with environment? Blank stare?
18. In PAT what are you looking for when you look at appearance and speech?-
: Normal speech, or appropriate pre-verbal cooing/noises? Alerted, or unabated crying?
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