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Pediatric Advanced Life Support

(PALS) EXAM

100% Guarantee Pass

Inside you will get:

 PALS Test exam consists of 50 multiple-choice questions

 Each question exam consists of multiple-choice questions and answers with explanations

 questions that are derived from the American Red Cross and American Heart Association Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) provider handbooks and adhere to the latest AHA, ILCOR and ECC guidelines.

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• A 12-year-old child being evaluated in the pediatric intensive care unit

displays an ECG waveform. The team interprets this as which arrhythmia?

• First-degree AV block
• Second-degree heart block (Mobitz I)
• Second-degree heart block (Mobitz II)
• Atrial fibrillation

Answer: C) Second-degree heart block (Mobitz II)

Explanation: Mobitz II is characterized by dropped beats without a

preceding change in the PR interval, indicating more serious heart block.

• 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?

• Blood gas analysis
• Hemoglobin level
• Lactate
• Electrolytes

Answer: C) Lactate

Explanation: Lactate levels help assess tissue perfusion and the adequacy

of oxygen delivery to tissues, especially in cases of hypovolemia.

• A 9-year-old patient presents with decreased breath sounds, bradycardia,

a slowed respiratory rate, and low O2 saturation. What condition do these findings indicate?

• Acute asthma attack 2 / 3

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• Pneumonia
• Respiratory failure
• Congestive heart failure

Answer: C) Respiratory failure

Explanation: The combination of decreased breath sounds and

bradycardia indicates significant respiratory distress, consistent with respiratory failure.

• A 4-year-old child is brought to the emergency department with gasping

respirations and a pulse rate of 65 beats per minute. What action should the provider take first?

• Start chest compressions
• Administer medications
• Deliver 1 BVM ventilation every 3 to 5 seconds
• Call for a rapid response team

Answer: C) Deliver 1 BVM ventilation every 3 to 5 seconds

Explanation: The child shows inadequate ventilatory effort, necessitating

rescue breaths.

• A 15-year-old patient diagnosed with Lyme disease 2 months ago has a

rhythm strip obtained during a follow-up visit. What arrhythmia might this indicate?

• Normal sinus rhythm
• First-degree AV block
• Second-degree AV block (Type I)
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