Question 1

What data are imperative to obtain to make a patient assessment

Accepted Answer

A) Chief Complaint, vital signs, and blood gases 
B) Subjective and objective information 
C) Patient history and chief Complaint 
D) Vital signs and subjective and objective information 
A) Chief Complaint, vital signs, and blood gases 
B) Subjective and objective information 
C) Patient history and chief Complaint 
D) Vital signs and subjective and objective information C

Question 2

The preverbal scale for preterm infants, known as FLACC, is used to quantify pain.What does this acronym stand for

Accepted Answer

A) Fear, Listless, Anxious, Conscious, Crying 
B) Fever, Limb movement, Anxiety, Crying, Conscious 
C) Facial expression, Leg movement, Activity, Cry, Consolability 
D) Flaccid, Listless, Awake, Conscious, Crying 
A) Fear, Listless, Anxious, Conscious, Crying 
B) Fever, Limb movement, Anxiety, Crying, Conscious 
C) Facial expression, Leg movement, Activity, Cry, Consolability 
D) Flaccid, Listless, Awake, Conscious, Crying C

Question 3

List five errors that can occur in arterial blood gas sampling.

Accepted Answer

Heparin dilution, air in sample, venous admixture, temperature, metabolism

Question 4

What is the smallest portion of a child's airway

Accepted Answer

A) Epiglottis 
B) Laryngeal opening 
C) CriCoid ring 
D) Glottis 
A) Epiglottis 
B) Laryngeal opening 
C) CriCoid ring 
D) Glottis

Question 5

Define off-label use.

Accepted Answer

Off-label use is when medicati

Question 6

To avoid increased work of breathing, infants automatically Compensate by decreasing their respiratory rate to decrease their minute ventilation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

In newborns, what interalveolar Connections are responsible for the lack of Collateral air circulation

Accepted Answer

A) Septum 
B) Pores of Kohn 
C) Lung parenchyma 
D) Functional residual capacity 
A) Septum 
B) Pores of Kohn 
C) Lung parenchyma 
D) Functional residual capacity

Question 8

Why would criCoid pressure (Sellick maneuver) be applied to a patient

Accepted Answer

A) To aid in intubation for visualization 
B) To decrease gastric insufflation and aspiration 
C) To increase ability to swallow 
D) It is never helpful and should not be performed. 
A) To aid in intubation for visualization 
B) To decrease gastric insufflation and aspiration 
C) To increase ability to swallow 
D) It is never helpful and should not be performed.

Question 9

Which of the following options explain why infants and children have a lower pulmonary reserve than adults do

Accepted Answer

A) Smaller hearts, more elastic reCoil in the lung, chest wall nonCompliant 
B) Larger hearts, less elastic reCoil in the lung, chest wall nonCompliant 
C) Smaller hearts, more elastic reCoil in the lung, chest wall more Compliant 
D) Larger hearts, less elastic reCoil in the lung, chest wall more Compliant 
A) Smaller hearts, more elastic reCoil in the lung, chest wall nonCompliant 
B) Larger hearts, less elastic reCoil in the lung, chest wall nonCompliant 
C) Smaller hearts, more elastic reCoil in the lung, chest wall more Compliant 
D) Larger hearts, less elastic reCoil in the lung, chest wall more Compliant

Question 10

What laryngosCope blade should be used on an infant who weighs 10 kg

Accepted Answer

A) Size 0 straight 
B) Size 2 Miller 
C) Size 2 Macintosh 
D) Size 1 Miller 
A) Size 0 straight 
B) Size 2 Miller 
C) Size 2 Macintosh 
D) Size 1 Miller

Question 11

When utilizing bag-mask ventilation on an unConscious child, what airway should initially be Considered the first choice to use

Accepted Answer

A) Nasal pharyngeal airway 
B) Oral airway 
C) Endotracheal tube 
D) Nasal trumpet 
A) Nasal pharyngeal airway 
B) Oral airway 
C) Endotracheal tube 
D) Nasal trumpet

Question 12

Regardless of whether an injury occurred or the potential for injury was present, a medication error is an unpreventable event that occurs in the process of ordering or delivering a medication.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

What may lead to the Collapse of the extrathoracic trachea

Accepted Answer

A) Increased work of breathing 
B) Increased inflammation 
C) Increased inspiratory pressure 
D) Increased negative pressure 
A) Increased work of breathing 
B) Increased inflammation 
C) Increased inspiratory pressure 
D) Increased negative pressure

Question 14

What is the purpose of transcutaneous monitoring

Accepted Answer

A) Industry standard for assessment of pH, PaO₂, PaCO₂, and HCo₃ 
B) Accurate, simple, and noninvasive method of measuring SaO₂ 
C) Electrochemically measures the skin-surface PO₂ and PCO₂ by heating localized area of the skin to induce hyperperfusion 
D) Is of no clinical use and used in lieu of arterial blood gases 
A) Industry standard for assessment of pH, PaO₂, PaCO₂, and HCo₃ 
B) Accurate, simple, and noninvasive method of measuring SaO₂ 
C) Electrochemically measures the skin-surface PO₂ and PCO₂ by heating localized area of the skin to induce hyperperfusion 
D) Is of no clinical use and used in lieu of arterial blood gases

Question 15

What does BPCA stand for

Accepted Answer

A) Best Practice Children's Act 
B) Best PharmaCological Children's Act 
C) Best Practice Child Act 
D) Best Pharmaceuticals for Children Act 
A) Best Practice Children's Act 
B) Best PharmaCological Children's Act 
C) Best Practice Child Act 
D) Best Pharmaceuticals for Children Act

Question 16

Which is the best position for keeping the airway open in both children and adults

Accepted Answer

A) Sniffing 
B) Jaw-thrust maneuver 
C) Head lift-chin tilt maneuver 
D) Combination of jaw-thrust and head-tilt maneuvers 
A) Sniffing 
B) Jaw-thrust maneuver 
C) Head lift-chin tilt maneuver 
D) Combination of jaw-thrust and head-tilt maneuvers

Question 17

Few respiratory medications are FDA approved for use in neonates.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

When receiving an aerosol treatment, infants usually inhale through their nose regardless of whether their mouths are open.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Aerosol-dose medication is calculated based on body size.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Children do not need to meet vigorous international and federal guidelines prior to being initiated into a research study approved by the internal review board.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 1: Making Sense of Caring for Kids: a Different Approach to Respiratory Care

What data are imperative to obtain to make a patient assessment

The preverbal scale for preterm infants, known as FLACC, is used to quantify pain.What does this acronym stand for

List five errors that can occur in arterial blood gas sampling.

What is the smallest portion of a child's airway

Define off-label use.

To avoid increased work of breathing, infants automatically Compensate by decreasing their respiratory rate to decrease their minute ventilation.

In newborns, what interalveolar Connections are responsible for the lack of Collateral air circulation

Why would criCoid pressure (Sellick maneuver) be applied to a patient

Which of the following options explain why infants and children have a lower pulmonary reserve than adults do

What laryngosCope blade should be used on an infant who weighs 10 kg

When utilizing bag-mask ventilation on an unConscious child, what airway should initially be Considered the first choice to use

Regardless of whether an injury occurred or the potential for injury was present, a medication error is an unpreventable event that occurs in the process of ordering or delivering a medication.

What may lead to the Collapse of the extrathoracic trachea

What is the purpose of transcutaneous monitoring

What does BPCA stand for

Which is the best position for keeping the airway open in both children and adults

Few respiratory medications are FDA approved for use in neonates.

When receiving an aerosol treatment, infants usually inhale through their nose regardless of whether their mouths are open.

Aerosol-dose medication is calculated based on body size.

Children do not need to meet vigorous international and federal guidelines prior to being initiated into a research study approved by the internal review board.

Fetal Cardiopulmonary Development

Resuscitation of the Newborn During Transition to Extrauterine Life

Respiratory Distress Syndrome

Apnea of Prematurity and Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia

Disease of Full-Term Infants

Common Neonatal Complications: Pulmonary Complications

Common Neonatal Complications: Multisystem Complications

Abdominal Defects

Airway Abnormalities

Acyanotic Heart Defects

Cyanotic Heart Defects

Asthma

Pediatric Disease With Respiratory Implications

Pediatric Pulmonary Diseases

Pediatric Infectious Airway Diseases

Neuromuscular Disorders

Pediatric Diseases With Respiratory Implications

Neurological Accidents

Ethics in Perinatal and Pediatric Respiratory Care

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