PALS (PALS)

A 12-year-old child being evaluated in the pediatric intensive care unit displays the following ECG waveform. The team interprets this as which arrhythmia? Ans - second degree Laboratory tests are ordered for a child who has been vomiting for 3 days and is diaphoretic, tachypneic, lethargic and pale. Which test would the provider use to determine the adequacy of oxygen delivery? Ans - Lactate A 9-year-old patient is presenting with decreased breath sounds, bradycardia, slowed respiratory...

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1. You respond to a child or an infant that is found down. What is the next action after determining unresponsiveness? a. Apply AED. b. Tell a bystander to call 911. c. Look for a parent. d. Provide rescue breaths. 2. Which of the following describes the brachial pulse location? a. Wrist - thumb side b. Elbow - inside near forearm c. Upper arm - inside d. Neck - either side of the trachea 3. What is the two-rescuer CPR compression to breath ratio for children and infants? a. 30:2 b....

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A 5-year-old child with a history of a chronic neuromuscular disease is experiencing respiratory distress. The child is breathing spontaneously and receiving supplemental oxygen. Which additional intervention is a critical component of airway management for this patient? Ans - Airway clearance (e.g., suctioning) A child being cared for in the pediatric telemetry unit suddenly displays the following ECG waveform. The provider prepares to intervene because the child is demonstrating which type ...

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A 12-year-old child being evaluated in the pediatric intensive care unit displays the following ECG waveform. The team interprets this as which arrhythmia?Answer second degree Laboratory tests are ordered for a child who has been vomiting for 3 days and is diaphoretic, tachypneic, lethargic and pale. Which test would the provider use to determine the adequacy of oxygen delivery?Answer Lactate A 9-year-old patient is presenting with decreased breath sounds, bradycardia, slowed respiratory ...

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1. The PALS systemic approach algorithm begins with the initial impression. This is an assessment of which 3 characteristics?: 1. Consciousness 2. Breathing 3. Color 2. The right branch of the systemic approach algorithm focuses on what sequence to prevent cardiopulmonary arrest?: Evaluate, Identify, Intervene 3. The evaluate portion of the sequence consists of three assessment tools:- : 1. Primary 2. Secondary 3. Diagnostic 4. What is included in the primary assessment of a patient?:

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