50 QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS RATED A+, PALS

Ratio of compressions to ventilations for two rescuer CPR on infant or child? - 15:2 Pedi SBP HOTN formula for ages 1-10? - 70 + (2x age in years) Hypoglycemia infant? - 60 mg/dl Hypoglycemia Neonate? - 45 mg/dl HOTN SBP Infant? - 70 mm hg HOTN SBP Neonate? - 60 mm hg Uncuffed tube size formula - Age in years / 4+4 Possible/Probable rate issue in infants - 220 bpm Possible/ Probable rate issue Child - 180 bpm PEDI Sync Cardioversion Dosage - First dose 0.5 - 1 J/KG. Subsequent dosage is 2 J/KG PEDI Defib Dosage - First is 2 j/kg. Second is 4j/kg Subsequent dosage is 8 j/kg Sudden deterioration in an intubate patient - DOPE Disloged Obstructed Pnumo Equipment failure Fluid Bolus for Cardiogenic Shock - 5-10 ml/kg over 10 - 20 min. Fluid Bolus for DKA compensated shock - 10-20 ml/kg over 1 hour. Fluid Bolus hypovolemic non DKA - 20 ml/kg over 5-10 min Target O2 Sat range - 94-99% Rescue breathing for infant or child - 1 breath every 3 to 5 sec. 12 - 20 BPM. Pedi EPI dosage in cardiac arrest - 0.01 mg/kg EPI 1:10,000 IV IO Hallmark of lower airway obstruction - prolonged expiratory phase with wheezes Hallmark of upper airway obstruction - inspiratory stridor Amiodarone dose for persistant VF/ pulseless VT - 5 mg/kg may repeat up to 2 times Atropine for symptomatic brady - 0.02 mg/kg may repeat once in 5 min. Min. Atropine dose - 0.1 mg Pedi adenosine doses - First dose 0.1 mg/ kg RIVP. Second 0.2 mg/kg RIVP Ratio of compressions to ventilations for neonate Resuscitation - 3:1 Neonate rate for assisted ventilations - 40-60 bpm tachycardia rule of thumb - 150 -(5 x age in years) max single dose atropine for bradycardia - .5 mg Lidocaine dose for refractory VF or PVT - 1 mg/kg EPI dose for anaphylaxis - .01 mg/kg 1:1000 every 15 min PRN ( Max dose .3 mg) autoinjector EPI dose for PEDI greater than to 30 kg - 0.3 mg 1:1000 autoinjector EPI dose for PEDI 10-30 kg - 0.15 mg 1:1000 Depth of Compressions - at least one third the depth of the chest PEDI dextrose D50W dose? - 1-2 ml/kg Infant dextrose D25W dose ? - 2-ml/ kg Neonatal Dextrose D10W dose? - 5-10 ml/kg Max concentration of dextrose for neonates? - D12.5W (0.125 g/ml) Ratio of compressions to ventilations, two rescuer CPR for infants or children? - 15:2 Is it permissible to use an adult AED pads on an infant? - YES Is it permissible to use PEDI AED pads on an Adult? - NO Alone with unwitnessed child or infant arrest? - 2 min of CPR before anything else 5 cycles 60 or less? - better compress Estimated weight based on age? - 1 year = 10 kg 3 years = 15 kg 5 years = 20 kg 7 years = 25 kg 9 years= 30 kg Rate of compressions for Neonate CPR - 120 Dopamine infusion rate - 2-20 mcg/kg/min