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ACLS and AHA Practice Quiz with Questions and Answers A 62 year old female is in cardiac arrest and has just been intubated. She has bilateral breath sounds and absent epigastric sounds. What should you do? A) attach the quantitative EtCO2 monitor B) check for moisture on the inside of the ETT C) ventilate with more force and confirm placement D) deflate the cut and remove the ETT ANSWER A) attach the quantitative EtCO2 monitor How does adenosine work? A) competes for beta-1 receptor ...

AHA ACLS Practice Exam with Questions and Answers 1. You find an unresponsive patient who is not breathing. After activating the emergency response system, you determine that there is no pulse. What is your next action? A. Open the airway with a head tilt-chin lift. B. Administer epinephrine at a dose of 1 mg/kg. C. Deliver 2 rescue breaths each over 1 second. D. Start chest compressions at a rate of at least 100/min. ANSWER Start chest compressions at a rate of at least 100/min. 2...

PALS Certification Course Exam with Questions and Solutions Which topics are included in the PALS course ? ANSWER PALS includes the following: (1) Overview of assessment (2) Recognition and management of respiratory distress and failure (3) Recognition and management of shock (4) Recognition and management of cardiac arrhythmias (5) Recognition and management of cardiac arrest (6) Postresuscitation management of patients with pulmonary and cardiac arrest (7) Review of pharmacology ...

PALS Pretest with Questions and Answers Scenario: You are called to see a 14-mo-old child with difficulty breathing and a history of poor feeding. Mom reports that the child has had a fever and cough for the past two days. 1. Your general impression revelas that the child is poorly responsive to his surroundings and that he is breathing rapidly. Intercostal retractions are present. His skin color is pale. Which of the following accurately reflects your general impression findings? A. Normal...

PALS Precourse Test with Questions and Answers Parents of a 1-year-old female phoned EMS when they picked up their daughter from the babysitter. Paramedics perform an initial impression revealing an obtunded infant with irregular breathing, bruises over the abdomen, abdominal distension, and cyanosis. Assisted bag-mask ventilation with 100% oxygen is initiated. On primary assessment heart rate is 36/min, peripheral pulses cannot be palpated, and central pulses are barely palpable. Cardiac mon...

PNR 207 Exam Two with Questions and Answers What are the signs and symptoms of hypermagnesemia? ANSWER Weakness, nausea, confusion, headaches, dizziness, decreased deep tendon reflexes, hypotension What precautions should be taken for a patient with low WBC? ANSWER No fresh flowers, no fresh fruit, hand hygiene What are the symptoms of high calcium levels? ANSWER Confusion, risk for kidney damage, risk for electrical conduction issues in the heart What is the normal range for uric ac...

AHA PALS Practice Exam with Complete Solutions 1. A 5-year-old child presents with lethargy, increased work of breathing, and pale color. The primary assessment reveals that the airway is open and the respiratory rate is 30/min, with crackles heard on auscultation. The cardiac monitor shows sinus tachycardia at a rate of 165/min. The pulse oximeter displays an oxygen saturation of 95% and a pulse rate of 93/min. On the basis of this information, which of the following provides the best interp...

Pals Exam A with Questions and Answers In which of the following situations may IO access be used? A. An extremity with signs of infection B. An extremity with a sign of a crush injury C. An extremity with a previous unsuccessful IO attempt D. An extremity with slow a capillary refill time ANSWER D. An extremity with slow a capillary refill time A 2 week old infant is being evaluated for irritability and poor feeding. His BP is 55/40 mmHg, and cap refill time is 5 seconds. Which state...

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 calle...

PALS Pediatric Advanced Life Support Exam with Questions and Answers The PALS systemic approach algorithm begins with the initial impression. This is an assessment of which 3 characteristics? ANSWER 1. Consciousness 2. Breathing 3. Color The right branch of the systemic approach algorithm focuses on what sequence to prevent cardiopulmonary arrest? ANSWER Evaluate, Identify, Intervene The evaluate portion of the sequence consists of three assessment tools: ANSWER 1. Primary 2. Second...