ACLS Practice Exam ( Updated 2024 ) Complete Questions & Answers (Solved) 100% Correct

ACLS Practice Exam ( Updated 2024 ) Complete Questions & Answers (Solved) 100% Correct 1. Some clues for PEA caused by acidosis (hydrogen ion) would be allof the below except: clues for PEA caused by acidosis (hydrogen ion) wouldbe all of the below *except:* 1. recent trauma 2. history of diabetes 3. renal failure 4. smaller-amplitude QRS complexes Answer: 1 (Recent trauma, think about H's and T's) 2. Recommended treatment to reverse PEA caused by acidosis is: 1. adequate ventilation 2. sodium bicarbonate 3. normal saline bolus 4. both 1 and 2 Answer: 2 (Providing adequate ventilation and administration of socium bicarbonate both can help reverse PEA related to acidosis) 3. PEA caused by HYPERkalemia may present with which of the followingrhythm changes? 1. narrow QRS complex,smaller P-waves, andT- waves taller and peaked 2. wide QRS complex, taller P-waves, andT-waves taller and peaked 3. wide QRS complex, smaller P-waves, andT-waves taller and peaked 4. narrow QRS complex,smaller P-waves, andT-waves smaller and rounded Answer: 3(All of the following ECG changes can be seen in the patient with PEA caused by hyperkalemia: T waves that are taller and peaked, P waves that become smaller, Widened QRS, Sine-wave PEA (PEA rhythm has a sign-wave appearance) 4. Patients that you might more commonly see with PEA caused by HYPER-kalemia are all the following *except* which one? 1. renal failure 2. diabetes 3. elderly 4. dialysisrecipient Answer: 3 (Elderly, Any condition that involvesrenal function can placea patient at a higher risk for hyperkalemia. Renal failure, diabetes, recent dialysis, dialysis fistulas, and certain medications can put patients at risk for hyperkalemia)