PALS Post Test Questions and Answers 2024 Complete Solutions

10 seconds - Correct A 6 month old infant is unresponsive. You begin checking for breathing at the same time you check for the infants pulse. Which is the maximum time you should spend when trying to simultaneously check for breathing and palpate the infants pulse before starting CPR? Disordered Control of Breathing - Correct A 4 year old child is brought to the emergency department for seizures. The seizures stopped a few minutes ago, but the child continues to have slow and irregular respirations. Which condition is most consistent with your assessment? blood glucose - Correct An 8 year old child is brought to the emergency department with a 2 day history of lethargy and polyuria. The child has new onset rapid, deep, and labored breathing. Which diagnostic test should you order first? Reposition the patient, and insert an oral airway - Correct After rectal administration of diazepam, an 8 year old boy with a history of seizures is no unresponsive to painful stimuli. His respirations are shallow, at a rate of 10/min. His Oxygen saturation is 94% on 2L of NC oxygen. On examination, the child is snoring with poor chest rise and poor air entry bilaterally. What action should you take next?