PALS CERTIFICATION COURSE EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS

PALS CERTIFICATION COURSE EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS What is distributive shock? - Answer-A form of shock arising from inappropriately distributed blood volume typically associated with decreased systemic vascular resistance. Common causes include septic shock, anaphylactic shock, and neurogenic shock (eg, head injury, spinal injury). What is cardiogenic shock? - Answer-A form of shock arising from impaired heart contractility. Common causes include congenital heart disease, myocarditis, cardiomyopathy, arrhythmias, sepsis, poisoning or drug toxicity, and myocardial injury (trauma). What is obstructive shock? - Answer-A form of shock that arises from obstructed blood flow to the heart or great vessels. Common causes include cardiac tamponade, tension pneumothorax, ductal-dependent congenital heart lesions, and massive pulmonary embolism. Can patients suffer from more than one type of shock? - Answer-Yes, any given patient may suffer from more than one type of shock. For example, a child in septic shock may develop hypovolemia during the prodrome phase, distributive shock during the early phase of sepsis, and cardiogenic shock later in the course.