1. What is not a typical sign of respiratory distress?
- tachypnea
- fever
- nasal flaring
- tachycardia
2. What is the most common form of infectious pneumonia which often causes empyema?
- streptococcus pneumoniae
- mycoplasma pneumoniae
- chlamydia pneumoniae
- staphylococcus pneumoniae
3. Children with increased ICP typically will present with all the following except which?
- irregular breathing
- bradycardia
- tachycardia
- hypertension
4. Shock occurs with which level of blood pressure?
- decreased
- increased
- normal
- all the above
5. The recommended priority of treatment of ischemic hypoxia is what?
- oxygen administration
- increase cardiac output
- restore hemoglobin concentration
- none of the above
6. Myocordial dysfunction impairs cardiac output and strock volume which can typically lead to which shock?
- cardiogenic shock
- septic shock
- anaphylactic shock
- neurogenic shock
7. What should be the first priority when assisting a critically ill or injured child in shock?
- oxygen administration
- monitoring
- positioning
- fluid resuscitation
8. Which is not a common assessment when determining the effectiveness of fluid resuscitation?
- temperature
- heart rate
- skin coloration
- urine output
9. Monitoring of continuous arterial blood pressure can be accomplished with placement of a __________.
- central venous catheter
- aterial catheter
- pulmonary artery catheter
- none of the above
10. To treat cold shock, _____________ is preferred.
- dopamine
- norepinephrine
- epinephrine
- dobutamine
11. For cardiogenic shock, you should deliver a fluid challenge (5 to 10 mL/kg bolus) over what length of time?
- 1-5 minutes
- 5-10 minutes
- 10-20 minutes
- under 3 minutes
12. ______________ is described as an accumulation of pressurized air in the pleural space.
- tension pneumothorax
- cardiac tamponade
- massive pulmonary embolism
- none of the above
13. In a case of sinus tachycardia, the heart rate is ___________.
- increased
- decreased
- unsteady
- faint
14. Ventricular tachycardia is common in children.
15. What is the first sign of the body's defensive response when a child or infant is in shock?
- body temperature drop
- body temperature rise
- heart rate increase
- heart rate decrease
16. Each attempt for catheter insertion and suctioning of an infant should not surpass:
- 3 seconds
- 5 seconds
- 7 seconds
- 10 seconds
17. The first warning sign of respiratory dysfunction is:
- decrease of heart rate
- increase in blood pressure
- increase in respiratory rate
- decrease in body temperature
18. During resuscitation of a newborn infant, the blow-by oxygen rate of flow should always
be more than:
- 2 L/min.
- 5 L/min.
- 6 L/min.
- 8 L/min.
19. What age period is croup most common to occur?
- 3 - 5 years
- 6 months - 3 years
- 4 - 7 years
- 1 month - 12 months
20. What is the recommended first energy level used for defibrillation?
- 0.3 joules/kg.
- 1.5 joules/kg.
- 2.0 joules/kg.
- 2.5 joules/kg.
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