PALS Review Exam with Questions and Answers

PALS Review Exam with Questions and Answers Mikey, a 2-year-old boy, is sitting upright on a hospital bed in room 3 of your emergency department. Your initial impression from the door does not raise immediate concern. On your entry to the room, you are able to look at Mikey more closely and notice on inhalation his nostrils are flaring. This is a sign of: ANSWER Respiratory distress The proper site for a peripheral pulse assessment in the infant patient is: ANSWER brachial You are called to the scene of a 3-year-old patient who was found anxious, *cyanotic* and lethargic after a fall down a flight of stairs. On assessing the patient, you find vital signs with a respiratory rate of 30, regular pulse rate of 130, regular capillary refill time of 4 seconds, and a blood pressure of 102/61. What kind of shock is the patient experiencing? ANSWER compensate shock? A mnemonic that aids in performing a primary assessment is: ANSWER ABCDE A consideration of treatment for a pediatric patient with acute fulminant myocarditis who is in cardiac arrest or at a high risk of cardiac arrest is: ANSWER Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) Which of the following is the correct meaning for one of the individual letters in the AVPU scale? ANSWER Alert - The child is alert and awake and responds to normal stimuli based upon age and environment