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What is the most reliable method of confirming and montioring correct placement of an ET tube? - Answer- Continuous waveform capnography The upper airway consists of... - Answer- Nose, Mouth, Jaw, Oral Cavity, Pharynx, and Larynx No gas exchange occurs here __________, it's called ____________. - Answer- Nose to terminal bronchioles, anatomical dead space. (2ml/kg of inspired tidal volume) They conduct airflow towards gas exchange units. Crycothyroid membrane - Answer- between thyroid a...

In which of the following situations may IO access be used? - Answer- An extremity with slow capillary refill time. A 2 - week old infant is being evaluated irritability and poor feeding. His blood pressure is 55/40 mm Hg and capillary refill time is 5 seconds. Which statement best describes your assessment of this infants blood pressure? - Answer- It is Hypotensive You are caring for patients in the emergency department. Which two year old requires immediate interventions? - Answer- A chi...

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In which of the following situations may IO access be used? Answer - An extremity with slow capillary refill time. A 2 - week old infant is being evaluated irritability and poor feeding. His blood pressure is 55/40 mm Hg and capillary refill time is 5 seconds. Which statement best describes your assessment of this infants blood pressure?Answer - It is Hypotensive You are caring for patients in the emergency department. Which two year old requires immediate interventions?Answer - A c...

AHA Pediatric Advanced Life Support Exam / PALS Exam (answered)-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 max time you should spend when trying to simultaneously check for breathing and palpate the infant's pulse before starting CPR? - 10 secs A 4 yr 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 irreg...

You are caring for a child who was resuscitated after a drowning event. The child is intubated and ventilated with 100% oxygen with equal breath sounds and exhaled CO2 detected. The heart rate is slow and the monitor shows sinus bradycardia. The skin is cool, mottled, and moist; distal pulses are not palpable and the central pulses are weak. Intravenous access has been established. The core temperature is 37.3oC. Based on the PALS bradycardia algorithm, which of the following should be provided ...

PALS Post Test Questions and Answers 2023 (Verified Answers)PALS Post Test Questions and Answers 2023 (Verified Answers) 10 seconds - ANSWER-A 6 month old infant is unresponsive. You begin checking for breathing at the same time you check for the infants pulse. Which is the maximum time you should spend when trying to simultaneously check for breathing and palpate the infants pulse before starting CPR? Disordered Control of Breathing - ANSWER-A 4 year old child is brought to the emergency de...

AHA PALS Exam Questions & Answers 2022/2023

Where can you check a pulse on an infant and child? correct answer: infant - brachial child - femoral What are signs of increased respiratory effort that can lead to fatigue and respiratory failure? Select all that apply nasal flaring unlabored breathing apnea seesaw respirations retractions head bobbing correct answer: nasal flaring seesaw respirations retractions head bobbing Determine the respiratory rate by counting the number of times the chest rises in _____ seconds an...

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? (ANS- second degree 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? (ANS- Lactate A 9-year-old patient is presenting with decreased breath sounds, bradycardia, slowed respiratory r...

PALS Precourse Self Assessment - Exam Questions and Answers – Latest 2023/2024 (Verified Answers) 100% Correct Contents 1 PALS Precourse Self-Assessment Answers 2023 1.1 Section 1: Rhythm Identification Answers 1.2 Section 2: Pharmacology Answers 1.3 Section 3: Practical Application Answers