Special Pops Exam Review 3

Your 4 year old male patient presents in respiratory distress. You note inspiratory stridor, retractions, and a barky cough. What is wrong with your patient & what should you do?

• bronchiolitis; albuterol

• epiglottitis; nebulized epinephrine

• croup; administer racemic epinephrine

• laryngotracheobronchitis; administer humidified oxygen

The pediatric epinephrine dose is:

• 0.1 mg/kg

• 1 mg

• 0.01 mg/kg

Your 2 month old patient weighs 12 lbs and requires a fluid bolus. How much will you administer?

• 240 mL

• 55 mL

• 120 mL

• 109 mL

Your 5 year old patient's vitals are: Pulse 102, BP 96/54, RR 24. These vitals indicate...

• compensated shock

• decompensated shock

• normal vitals for a 5 year old

• hypoperfusion

Your 10 month old patient presents with fever, irritability, poor feeding, and you note a bulging fontanel. You suspect:

• myocarditis

• meningitis

• hydrocephalus

• ventricular shunt failure

Your 9 year old patient reports a severe headache, neck pain, vomiting, and photosensitivity. You should suspect:

• RSV

• migraine

• meningitis

• TBI

Your 10 year old patient has a brief loss of attention. You note no abnormal body movements. What type of seizure is this?

• febrile

• generalized

• Absence (petit mal)

The difference between a complex partial seizure and a simple partial seizure is with a complex seizure, the patient _______.

• has full brain involvement

• has a loss of consciousness

• does not loose consciousness

The most common way a newborn loses heat after birth is through _______

• evaporation

• radiation

• convection

• conduction

Your 4 year old patient pulled a pot of boiling water off the stove. He has burns to the front of his thorax and abdomen, and to his entire right arm. What % BSA is burned?

• 36%

• 27%

• 22.5%