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ACLS EXAM 1 QUESTIONS ANDVERIFIED ANSWERS|100%
CORRECT|GRADE A+ 2024
CAB stands for... - ANSWER Compressions, Airway, Breaths
Compressions for cardiac arrest start immediately within ___________________ of recognition -
ANSWER 10 seconds
You have an adult undergoing cardiac arrest. How should the compressions be conducted and what
should the depths of the compressions be? - ANSWER *Push hard and fast* with a rate of *100-120
compressions/min* with a depth of *2 inches*
You have a child undergoing cardiac arrest. How should the compressions be conducted and what should
the depths of the compressions be? - ANSWER *Push hard and fast* with a rate of *100-120
compressions/min* with a depth of *2 inches* or *1/3 of the depth of their chest*
You have an infant undergoing cardiac arrest. How should the compressions be conducted and what
should the depths of the compressions be? - ANSWER *Push hard and fast* with a rate of *100-120
compressions/min* with a depth of *1.5 inches* or *1/3 of the depth of their chest*
After each compression, one should ______________________ and interruptions should be minimized
to no more than ______ - ANSWER allow complete chest recoil; 10 seconds
T/F When performing CPR for a patient undergoing cardiac arrest, avoiding excessive ventilation
shouldn't be an issue as these patients are obviously not breathing - ANSWER False
All of the following are the H's of the H's and T's algorithm BESIDES:
A) Hypovolemia
B) Hypoglycemia/ hyperglycemia
C) Hypokalemia/ hyperkalemia
D) Hypotension/ hypertension
, E) Hypothermia/ hyperthermia
F) Hypoxia - ANSWER D
All of the following are the T's of the H's and T's algorithm BESIDES:
A) Tension pneumothorax
B) Tobacco
C) Thrombosis
D) Tablets
E) Tamponade - cardiac
F) Trauma - ANSWER B
What is the name of the pathological condition where oxygen supply is deprived from the body as a
whole? - ANSWER Generalized hypoxia
A patient presents with *r*estlessness, *a*nxiety, and *t*achypnea. This patient is presenting... -
ANSWER The early stages of hypoxia as an adult
A patient presents with *r*estlessness, *a*nxiety, and *t*achypnea and it progresses to *b*radycardia,
*e*xtreme restlessness, and *d*yspnea. This patient is presenting... - ANSWER The progressive late
stages of hypoxia as an adult
A child presents with *f*eeding difficulty, *i*nspiratory stridor, *n*ares flare, *e*xpiratory grunting, and
*s*ternal reactions. This patient is presenting... - ANSWER Hypoxia
In standard hypoxia (hypoxic hypoxia), this _________ oxygen tension as a consequence of low partial
pressure of oxygen in arterial blood and list some cases where you would see this? - ANSWER decreases;
high altitude, hypoventilation, V/Q mismatch (COPD, respiratory arrest), sleep apnea
T/F Hypoxemia is defined as a condition where arterial oxygen tension (Pao2) is below normal (normal
Pao2 = 80-100mmHg) - ANSWER True
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