What vital signs indicates if a patient has uncompensated shock?
Heart Rate and Blood Pressure
Your patient's HR drops to 80/min with RR of 6/min. How many rescue breaths should you provide per min?
20-30/min
What type of medicine should be an early intervention to a patient with septic shock?
Fluids and antibiotics
A young child is brought to the ER after a seizure. The child has slow, irregular respirations. What do you think is happening to his breathing and how would you intervene?
Disordered Control of Breathing. Reposition Airway, O2 if needed.
Your 9 year old patient's heart rate is 190 and their blood pressure is 70/45. You cannot feel a pulse. The tracing shows SVT. What intervention is indicated?
Synchronized cardioversion
If your patient is in hypovolemic shock, what is the best intervention?
Bolus of 10-20mL/kg
Your 8 year old patient has a heart rate of 45, a respiratory rate of 6/min, O2 sat is 60% and they are cyanotic. What action should you take next?
Provide bag mask ventilation with 100% oxygen.
Your patient is lethargic with retractions and nasal flaring. RR of 70. Her O2sat drops to 88%. What is the medical term for this life-threatening condition?
Respiratory failure
Which of these findings is normal for a 2 year old patient? A: BP 57/32; B: HR 220; C: O2 sat of 90% D: RR of 24/min
D: RR of 24/min
You are intubating a 2 month old child and suddenly the HR drops to 85. What medication could have been given to prevent bradycardia?
Atropine
Your 7 year old patient is SOB with fever, cough and stridor. Lungs are clear. What is the likely cause of this child's respiratory distress and what is the treatment?
Upper airway obstruction, likely croup. Keep the child as calm as possible. Give nebulized racemic epinephrine
13 year old has a fever, HR 118, RR rate of 36. Lactic acid is elevated. Which type of shock does she most likely have?
Distributive, Septic shock.
10 year child has the following findings. Which one is normal? a. BP 60/30 b. Temp of 103 c. HR of 90 d. RR of 8
C. HR of 90
Which condition in a child should IO access most likely be attempted before vascular access? a. Cardiogenic shock b. Non-hemorrhagic shock c. Obstructive shock d. Cardiac Arrest
Cardiac Arrest
A 9 year old child was involved in an MVA. There is significant left femur deformity. Vital signs are HR 135, RR 22, BP 90/70, Sat 99%. Point-of-care Hg is 8.6. What kind of shock does this represent?
Hemorrhagic shock.
Extra credit! What is your intervention?
What is a good rule of thumb for calculating goal blood pressure in neonates?
MAP = Gestational Age
6 year old boy who presents with chest pain and palpitations. HR 266, BP 90/60, Temp 36.8, RR 22. He seems uncomfortable but he has a pulse and has good perfusion. What is your intervention?
Start with vagal maneuvers. Then adenosine (can give multiple doses). After that, procainamide in consultation with Cardiology.