PALS Review Questions

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61.  Hypoglycemia is defined as have a blood glues level less than ____ in neonates and ____ in infants and children?
45mg/dl in neonates
60mg/dl in infants and children

62. What is the volume of blood that is transfused in a pediatric patient with hemorrhagic shock?
10-15ml/kg of PRBCs

63. What are the ECG characteristics of SVT?
Heart rate > 220 for infants
Heart rate > 180 for children
P waves absent or abnormal
PR interval absent
QRS complex is usually narrow
Rhythm is regular

64. What are some conditions that may predispose a patient to torsades de pointed
Long QT syndrome
Hypomagnesemia
Antiarrhythmic drug toxicity
Other drug toxicities phenothiazines, tricyclic antidepressants. calcium channel blockers

65. Name some examples of distributive shock. 
Septic shock, neurogenic shock, and anaphylactic shock.

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