PALS Chapter 6 Quiz

Select the best response from the answer choices following each question.

1. The automated external defibrillator recommends administering a shock to a pediatric patient. The child is likely in which one of the following rhythms?

2. After giving a shock of 50 J to a 6-year-old girl in cardiac arrest, you resume 5 cycles of CPR. A rhythm check reveals the following tracing:

What is your next course of action?

3. If CPR and defibrillation are ineffective, the team should administer intravenous epinephrine. At what intervals is epinephrine given?

4. Calculate the first shock dose for a 10 kg infant. How much should you administer in this case?

5. If a shockable rhythm does not respond to defibrillation, the clinician should consider medical therapy. The medication recommended first in this circumstance is:

6. Which are possible routes of administration of epinephrine?

7. The recommended endotracheal dose of epinephrine for an intubated pediatric patient in cardiac arrest is:

8. The pediatric resuscitation team knows that oxygen supplementation will be LEAST likely to help a child with:

9. If the provider confirms that a pediatric patient has poor vascular access, what can be done to provide access for IV fluid and IV medication therapies?

10. Which of the following drug therapies for cardiac life support is used in pediatric patients to treat torsades de pointes?

11. After providing the first shock and performing a rhythm check, the pediatric cardiac arrest patient continues with pulseless ventricular tachycardia. What energy setting is best for the next shock to be given?