CORRECT ANSWERS
what is the heart/respiratory rate for a child 4-12 Years? - answer-100
bpm and 20/minute
How do you calculate the average systolic BP of a child 1-10 years old?
- answer-80 mmHg + (2X Years of age)
What is the largest indicator of early respiratory distress in pediatric
patients? - answer-Nasal flaring
What is the Heart rate/Respiratory rate of a newborn to 1 year? -
answer-140 Bpm and 40/minute
What is the heart/respiratory rate for a child 1-4 years? - answer-120
Bpm and 30/minute
What Does APGAR Stand for? - answer-Appearance, Pulse, Grimace,
Activity, Respiration. A Perfect APGAR score is 10.
,What is the McRobert Position? - answer-A position where pregnant
mothers who must wait to deliver due to turtle signs, must be put into.
They lie on their backs with the knees drawn up as close to the body as
possible.
How many liters of blood are in the average 3 year old? - answer-about
3 lits.
What percent of oxygen is room air? - answer-21%
What is "air" mostly composed of? - answer-Nitrogen ( about 78%)
What are signs of Decompensated shock in pediatric patients? -
answer-Absent peripheral pulses, and absent cap refill (more than 4
secs).
What is eclampsia - how to treat - answer-seizure during preclampsia -
TX mag sulfate 2 -5glvp slow
What is intracellular cation? - answer-Potassium K
,What is extracellular cation? - answer-Sodium NA
What are the Sign/symptom of an aortic aneurism? - answer-Chest
pain radiate towards back also deficit in pulse on one side
What is chronotrophy? - answer-Pertain to heart rate
What is inotrophy? - answer-Pertain to cardiac contractile force
Domo trophy? - answer-Speed of impulse transmission
What is sever on apgar scale - answer-0-3
What is moderate on apgar scale - answer-4-6
What is excellent apgar scale - answer-7-10
What is abrubpto placenta? - answer-separation of the placenta and
the uterine wall
, What is ectopic pregnancy? - answer-implantation of the egg outside
uterus - normally in Fallopian tube - detected 2-12th week - brownish
blood
What is preclampsia - answer-most common hypertension disorder
What should you think -High heart rate, low blood pressure? - answer-
bleed or dehydration
If a patient is found unconscious and there are no bystanders, what
type of consent allows the patient to be treated? - answer-Implied
consent
What is involuntary consent? - answer-When a patient does not wish to
be transported, but is AMS. An incarcerated patient, or a mentally ill
patient.
What is the part of the blood that fights infection? - answer-White blood
cells
What is the part of the blood that clots? - answer-Platelets