PALS Chapter 8 Quiz

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

1. Which of the following is a noninvasive intervention to open the airway?

2. Which of the following is a noninvasive intervention to open the airway?

3. Which medical finding is due to an infection that causes edema to the larynx and trachea that produces a “barking cough”?

4. Which of the following is a treatment of severe croup?

5. Which of the following drugs can cause respiratory depression?

6. The appropriate management for the teenager with high altitude sickness is to:

7. Which of the following is the most effective way of relieving upper airway obstruction from blood or vomitus in an unconscious pediatric patient?

8. An 8-year-old girl is experiencing anaphylaxis after eating strawberries. She is having difficulty breathing, likely due to swelling of the pharynx. Immediate intervention with epinephrine is provided. Severe swelling of the pharynx can be additionally managed by which one of the following treatment interventions?

9. Moderate to severe croup is managed by which one of the following interventions?

10. Hyperventilation reduces survival rates in all of the following except patients with?