What are the three components of the Pediatric Assessment Triangle (PAT)?
Pediatric Assessment
Question · Easy
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During the first look at a seriously ill child, what three features make up the Pediatric Assessment Triangle?
Flashcard
In PALS, what is the correct overall sequence for evaluating a seriously ill or injured child?
Rapid first look at a sick child that checks appearance, work of breathing and circulation to the skin.
Initial evaluation
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Chapter 1: Course Overview & Exam Logistics
1.1 Current Exam Facts
Study guide
Cheat sheet
During the PALS primary assessment, what does the 'D' in the ABCDE approach stand for?
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Game
A child is alert but has marked retractions and audible stridor. Which part of the initial assessment is most abnormal?
A normal resting heart rate range for an awake healthy infant (under 1 year) is approximately:
Question · Medium
Capillary ___ time: seconds for pink color to return after a pressed nail bed blanches; more than 2 seconds can signal shock or dehydration.
Using the common formula, the minimum acceptable systolic blood pressure for a child aged 1–10 years is estimated as:
Why does the PALS evaluate–identify–intervene sequence repeat after every treatment?
A toddler appears listless with poor eye contact and a weak cry, but breathing and skin color look normal. Which PAT leg is abnormal, and what does this suggest?
Viral illness that inflames the voice box and windpipe, causing a barking cough, hoarse voice and noisy breathing that is worse at night.
Breathing emergencies
1.2 Audience, Prerequisites & Study Plan
Which finding is part of the secondary assessment rather than the primary assessment in PALS?
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Term Match
For an unresponsive child with absent or abnormal breathing, how long should a healthcare provider take to decide whether a pulse is definitely present?
Which sign best distinguishes compensated shock from hypotensive (decompensated) shock in a child?
Whistling sound on breathing out in a child having an asthma flare-up.
What is a normal respiratory rate range for a healthy toddler (1–3 years)?
An infant is apneic but has a definite pulse and no need for compressions. What ventilation rate does pediatric BLS recommend?
The PAT leg 'circulation to skin' is primarily assessed by looking for:
Long-term lung disease in which the air tubes become inflamed and narrowed, often starting in childhood and causing attacks.
Chapter 2: Systematic Pediatric Assessment
2.1 Pediatric Assessment Triangle (PAT)
During the primary assessment, the recommended initial method to assess a child's disability is the:
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Term Pairs
Why can a child be in shock before the blood pressure falls?
A child has a normal appearance and normal circulation to skin but visible retractions and nasal flaring. The most likely category is:
Common germ that usually causes a cold, but in babies can inflame the smallest airways or the lungs.
What does the 'E' (Exposure) step of the PALS primary assessment involve?
Which patient belongs under neonatal resuscitation guidance rather than the usual PALS infant-and-child algorithms?
Which statement about pediatric vital signs is correct?
Life-threatening condition in which the body overreacts to an infection and can damage tissue or cause organs to fail without quick treatment.
Perfusion emergencies
2.2 Evaluate–Identify–Intervene Sequence
In the evaluate–identify–intervene framework, after an intervention is delivered, the next step is to:
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Term Search
What finding marks progression from respiratory distress toward respiratory failure?
Respiratory Emergencies
Which clinical picture best differentiates respiratory failure from respiratory distress in a child?
Emergency in which too little blood reaches organs and tissues, so blood pressure falls dangerously and life is at risk.
A 2-year-old presents with a barking cough, inspiratory stridor at rest, and a low-grade fever. The most likely classification is:
How do stridor and wheeze usually localize an airway problem?
Stridor in a pediatric patient most specifically indicates obstruction at which level?
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