PALS Shock Practice Questions

Studying for Pediatric Advanced Life Support? Prepare for the Pediatric Advanced Life Support by practicing on the PALS Shock questions provided below. The practice questions are derived from the PALS provider handbook and adhere to the latest ILCOR and ECC guidelines.

1.According to the ILCOR ACLS Provider Manual, how is clinical shock defined? *
2.Which of the following conditions does not contribute to shock by increasing tissue demand for oxygen and nutrients? *
3.Hypovolemic shock occurs because of what condition? *
4.What is the earliest and most notable physiological change seen in patients experiencing hypovolemic shock? *
5.Distributive shock occurs because of what condition? *
6.Which of the following signs of septic shock is common in adults, but less common in children, and should thus not be relied upon as an early indicator of the condition? *
7.Septic shock is the most common form of which type of shock? *
8.What is the preferred route of administration of epinephrine during anaphylactic shock? *
9.What clinical characteristic often distinguishes cardiogenic shock from hypovolemic shock? *
10.What should be suspected in a child who deteriorates suddenly while receiving positive-pressure ventilation *

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Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Online Handbook

  • PALS Megacodes
  • Introduction to PALS
  • PALS Medical Emergency Team
  • PALS Basic Life Support
  • Pediatric Advanced Life Support
  • Resuscitation Tools
  • Respiratory Distress/ Failure
  • Bradycardia
  • Tachycardia
  • Shock
  • Cardiac Arrest
  • Pediatric Post-Resuscitation Care
  • PALS Essentials
  • PALS Skills Training
  • PALS Algorithms
  • Reviews

PALS Megacodes

  1. Respiratory Distress
  2. Bradycardia & Asystole
  3. Ventricular Fibrillation
  4. Sinus Tachycardia & SVT

Introduction to PALS

1. Welcome To PALS

The Resuscitation Team

1. PALS Medical Emergency Team

PALS Basic Life Support

  1. Pediatric BLS Algorithm
  2. BLS for Pediatrics
  3. BLS for Children (Age One to Puberty)
  4. BLS for Infants (0 – 12 months)

Pediatric Advanced Life Support

  1. The Initial Assessment: Diagnoses & Treatment
  2. Healthy Heart Anatomy & Physiology
  3. A Systematic Approach
  4. The Second Assessment: Diagnoses & Treatments
  5. Accurate Clinical Diagnosis

Resuscitation Tools

  1. Basic Airway Skills
  2. Resuscitation Skills
  3. Intraosseous Access Protocols
  4. Bag Mask Ventilation Protocols
  5. Endotracheal Intubation Protocols
  6. Basic Airway Protocols
  7. AED Infants & Children
  8. PALS Pharmacological Therapy

Respiratory Distress/Failure

1. Diagnose Respiratory Distress and Respiratory Failure

2. Management of Respiratory Distress and Respiratory Failure

Bradycardia

  1. Diagnose Bradycardia
  2. Management of Bradycardia
  3. Bradycardia Algorithm

Tachycardia

  1. Diagnose Tachycardia
  2. Management of Tachycardia

Shock

  1. Diagnosing Shock
  2. Management of Shock

Cardiac Arrest

  1. Diagnosing Cardiac Arrest
  2. Management of Cardiac Arrest

Pediatric Post-Resuscitation Care

  1. Post-Resuscitation Management
  2. Post-Resuscitation Care: Algorithm

PALS Essentials

1. PALS Pearls

PALS Skills Training

  1. PALS Skills Videos
  2. PALS Skills Training Test

PALS Algorithms

  1. PALS Pediatric Post-Resuscitation Care Algorithm
  2. PALS Pediatric Cardiac Arrest Algorithm
  3. PALS Pediatric Tachycardia Algorithm