ENPC HOME EXAM, ENPC 6TH EDITION |
COMPREHENSIVE Q&A FOR GUARANTEED SUCCESS
2025
A barky seal like cough, worse at night. Low-grade fever. Steeple sign is seen via
x-ray. You will want to inform parents to do coolness, take the child outside or open
the freezer. Steam from the shower can also help. Administer steroids for
inflammation. Give her Seemic Kathy for relief up to two hours, observation is key.
- correct-answer-Croup
We should observe a patient that received racemic epi-for at least hours? -
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is a true emergency! High fever. Muffled voice. Sore throat. Drooling.
Stridor . This is caused by a marvelous influenza B. Often times you will see the
thumb sign. For these patients you want to give blow by oxygen as tolerated.
Make sure to avoid any invasive procedures until the patient is stabilized, this means no
IV or throat exam until the patient's airway is stable. - correct-answer- Epiglottis
pneumonia: - correct-answer-Maybe viral, bacterial, fungal, or parasitic
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Give antibiotics
Most kids are viral
Abdominal pain may be present in lower lobe pneumonia
Pertussis: - correct-answer-Whooping cough
Bacterial - contagious
Thank you Bashan is 7 to 10 days
Usually worse at night
Droplet cautions
Erythromycin is the anabiotic of choice
The most common cause of pediatric dysrhythmias is an unrecognized or
- correct-answer-Respiratory or metabolic compromise
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A child's cardiac output is how much of that of an adults - correct-answer-Two
times that of an adults
What concentration of EPI do you use for CPR? - correct-answer-1:10,000
is One of the most common in infants see that can lead to cardiac
compromise. Greater than 220 bpm in infants and greater than 180 bpm in
children. Absent or hard to see P waves. Rapid onset - correct-answer-SVT
What is indicated for stable SVT dosing is .1 mg per kilogram of adenosine
and you want to flush it fast with a 10 mL Saline flush and using the stopcock
method. - correct-answer-Adenosine
If SVT becomes unstable what is the method that will be used for treatment - correct-
answer-Synchronize cardioversion. Consider sedation. 0.5 J/Kg. Make sure that
machine is in synchronized mood. Refer patient to cardiology.
What should always be the first choice for stable SVT? - correct-answer-Vagal maneuver
Aka using ice to the face blowing through an obstructed straw
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V tach: - correct-answer-HR >120
Rapid HR with wide QRS complex
Tombstone like appearance
No p waves
Sometimes pulseless
Can Turn into v fib
V tach with a pulse: - correct-answer-Consult cardiology
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EKG
Cardioversion