ACLS Written Exam Questions And Answers.

ACLS Written Exam Questions And Answers


You find an unresponsive pt. who is not breathing. After activating the emergency
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response system, you determine there is no pulse. What is your next action? - Verified
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ANS ✔✔ - Start chest compressions of at least 100 per min.
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You are evaluating a 58-year-old man with chest pain. The blood pressure is 92/50 mm
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Hg, the heart rate is 92/min, the nonlabored respiratory rate is 14 breaths/min, and the
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pulse oximetry reading is 97%. What assessment step is most important now? -
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Verified ANS ✔✔ - Obtaining a 12 lead ECG.
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What is the preferred method of access for epi administration during cardiac arrest in
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most pts? - Verified ANS ✔✔ - Peripheral IV
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An AED does not promptly analyze a rythm. What is your next step? - Verified ANS
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✔✔ - Begin chest compressions.
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You have completed 2 minutes of CPR. The ECG monitor displays the lead II rhythm
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below, and the patient has no pulse. Another member of your team resumes chest
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compressions, and an IV is in place. What management step is your next priority? -
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Verified ANS ✔✔ - Administer 1mg of epinephrine
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During a pause in CPR, you see this lead II ECG rhythm on the monitor. The patient
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has no pulse. What is the next action? - Verified ANS ✔✔ - Resume compressions
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What is a common but sometimes fatal mistake in cardiac arrest management? -
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Verified ANS ✔✔ - Prolonged interruptions in chest compressions.
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Which action is a componant of high-quality chest comressions? - Verified ANS ✔✔
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Allowing complete chest recoil
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Which action increases the chance of successful conversion of ventricular fibrillation?
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- Verified ANS ✔✔ - Providing quality compressions immediately before a
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defibrillation attempt.
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, Which situation BEST describes pulseless electrical activity? - Verified ANS ✔✔ -
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Sinus rythm without a pulse
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What is the BEST strategy for performing high-quality CPR on a patient with an
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advanced airway in place? - Verified ANS ✔✔ - Provide continuous chest
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compressions without pauses and 10 ventilations per minute.
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Three minutes after witnessing a cardiac arrest, one member of your team inserts an
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endotracheal tube while another performs continuous chest compressions. During
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subsequent ventilation, you notice the presence of a waveform on the capnography
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screen and a PETCO2 level of 8 mm Hg. What is the significance of this finding? -
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Verified ANS ✔✔ - Chest compressions may not be effective.
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The use of quantitative capnography in intubated patients - Verified ANS ✔✔ -
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allows for monitoring of CPR quality.
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For the past 25 minutes, an EMS crew has attempted resuscitation of a patient who
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originally presented in ventricular fibrillation. After the first shock, the ECG screen
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displayed asystole, which has persisted despite 2 doses of epinephrine, a fluid bolus,
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and high-quality CPR. What is your next treatment? - Verified ANS ✔✔ - Consider
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terminating resuscitive efforts after consulting medical control.
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Which is a safe and effective practice within the defibrillation sequence? - Verified
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ANS ✔✔ - Be sure oxygen is not blowing over the patient's chest during the shock.
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During your assessment, your patient suddenly loses consciousness. After calling for
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help and determining that the patient is not breathing, you are unsure whether the
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patient has a pulse. What is your next action? - Verified ANS ✔✔ - Begin chest
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compressions.
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What is an advantage of using hands-free defibrillation pads instead of defibrillation
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paddles? - Verified ANS ✔✔ - Hands-free pads allow for a more rapid defibrillation
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What action is recommended to help minimize interruptions in chest compressions
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during CPR? - Verified ANS ✔✔ - Continue CPR while charging the defibrillator.
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Which action is included in the BLS survey? - Verified ANS ✔✔ - Early
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defibrillation
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