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PALS post test-Questions and Answers, 100% correct-Latest Version PALS post test-Questions and Answers, 100% correct-Latest Version A 6 month old infant is unresponsive. You begin checking for breathing at the same time you check for the infants pulse. Which is the maximum time you should spend when trying to simultaneously check for breathing and palpate the infants pulse before starting CPR? a. 10 seconds b. 15 seconds c. 20 seconds d. 1 min a. 10 seconds A 4 year old child is br...

A 26 year old female does not respond to verbal stimuli but moans in response to pain. A friend states the patient has ingested approx 150 amitriptyline tables. Vital Signs are BP 88/50 R16. You establish IV access and administer a fluid challenge. En route to the hospital her ECG shows a widening QRS. You should administer: Sodium Bicarbonate. 3. 3. You PT experienced trauma yesterday and you are transferring her to a larger facility. She has been experiencing progressive hypoxia. You not...

when using PCR for research or quality assurance. what should you delete? - ANSWER Patient's name 6-year-old child fell at the park. no adult around. type of concent? - ANSWER implied first to arrive. using START, you should identify pts who are - ANSWER ambulatory partner comes to work dirty and leaves trash. best describe these actions as? - ANSWER unprofessional verbal consent to treatment is called - ANSWER expressed elderly pt cut her hand, bleeding is controlled. she answer...

A 2 year old female is lethargic to respond. She has dry mucous membranes and a tearless cry. What should you suspect? Hypoxia hypoglycemia hypovolemia hypothermia Dehydration correct answers hypovolemia You have just delivered a baby girl who remains cyanotic and is not responding to stimulation and oxygen therapy. Heart rate is 90. You should Attempt suctioning and contact medical control Perform chest compressions at 15:2 Continue to provide stimulation by flicking the soles of...

NR545-14176 Test 2 Questions and Answers All Correct sneezing is associated with - ANSWER inflammation or foreign material in the nasal passages a constant dry or unproductive cough is fatiguing because it interferes with sleep, and the respiratory muscles are used excessively - ANSWER cough suppressant medications e.g. codeine or dextromethorphan a productive cough usually occurs when secretions or inflammatory exudate accumulate in the lungs. Excess secretions may becom...

10 seconds - A 6 month old infant is unresponsive. You begin checking for breathing at the same time you check for the infants pulse. Which is the maximum time you should spend when trying to simultaneously check for breathing and palpate the infants pulse before starting CPR? Disordered Control of Breathing - A 4 year old child is brought to the emergency department for seizures. The seizures stopped a few minutes ago, but the child continues to have slow and irregular respirations. Which...

AMLS POST TEST (3 LATEST VERSIONS )2023-2024 REAL EXAM 150 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS /ADVANCED MEDICAL LIFE SUPPORT, AMLS PRETEST EXAM(AGRADE). VERSION A What condition is most likely to cause respiratory acidosis? - ANSWER- In larger doses narcotics induce respiratory depression and eventually respiratory arrest. AMLS Page 95 A 65-year-old female complains of chest pain that feels like "aching" in her chest. It has become progressively worse over several days. Her temperature is 38....

FCCS Exam Questions with All Correct Answers What is the most important sign in a critically ill pt? Why? - ANSWER Tachypnea Indicates metabolic acidosis (often w/ respiratory alkalosis compensation) A pt misses dialysis for a few days and comes in with fluid overload. He's tachycardic and tachypneic. On physical exam, you find JVD, pulsus paradoxus (20 mmHg drop during inspiration), and HoTN (80/40) with distant, muffled heart sounds. Lungs are clear to auscultation. What is...

You find an unresponsive pt. who is not breathing. After activating the emergency response system, you determine there is no pulse. What is your next action? Start chest compressions of at least 100 per min. You are evaluating a 58 year old man with chest pain. The BP is 92/50 and a heart rate of 92/min, non-labored respiratory rate is 14 breaths/min and the pulse O2 is 97%. What assessment step is most important now? Obtaining a 12 lead ECG. What is the preferred method of acces...

Paramedic Trauma FISDAP Exam (2023/2024) Already Passed If you see a cracked windshield in a MVC... what will the pt represent with? Bruised or lacerated head or face. Brain injury, *cervical spine injury (always until proven otherwise), tracheal injury. If you see a deformed steering column in a MVC... what will the pt represent with? Bruised neck, bruised chest. Sternal or rib fracture, flail chest, myocardial contusion, *pericardial tamponade, pneumo/hemothorax, aortic tear. If you see a de...