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ACLS Practice Exam Questions with correctanswers
Rate of chest compressions for adults - correct answer-100-120 compressions per minute
Ratio of compressions to breaths in adults - correct answer-30:2
Rate of bag valve mask ventilation for adults in respiratory arrest - correct answer-Once every 5-6
seconds or 10-12 times per minute
Treatments for hypotension following cardiac arrest - correct answer-IV dopamine infusion, IV
epinephrine infusion
IV Ringer's lactate, IV normal saline
*The leader in team resuscitation must be able to perform all the skills if needed.* - correct answer-
Recommended ED door-to-balloon inflation time for a STEMI patient - correct answer-No longer than 90
minutes
Ways to estimate effectiveness of CPR - correct answer-Arterial diastolic blood pressure, quantitative
waveform capnography, central venous oxygen saturation
Best drug used for narrow complex supraventricular tachycardia - correct answer-Adenosine
Drug used for pulseless electrical activity - correct answer-Epinephrine
Sequence of basic life support - correct answer-Compressions, airway, breathing (CAB)
, Initial dose of adenosine for treatment of supraventricular tachycardia - correct answer-6 mg IV
Heart rate at which tachycardia usually becomes symptomatic - correct answer-150 bpm
Longest duration for pulse check - correct answer-10 seconds
Recommended initial dosage of atropine for symptomatic bradycardia - correct answer-0.5 mg IV
Recommended dose of oxygen during CPR - correct answer-100%
Goal for initiation of fibrinolytic therapy in stroke patients - correct answer-Within 1 hour of ED arrival
Common reversible causes of cardiac arrest ("H's and T's") - correct answer-Hypotension, hypoxia,
hypothermia, hydrogen ions (acidosis), hypo-/hyperkalemia
Tension pneumothorax, tamponade, thrombosis (coronary), thrombosis (pulmonary), toxins
Best option for treatment of STEMI diagnosed in ambulance via 12-lead ECG - correct answer-Transport
to PCI-capable hospital
Components of Cincinnati Prehospital Stroke Scale (CPSS) - correct answer-Facial droop, arm drift,
speech abnormality
Asystole should be treated with all of the following EXCEPT:
CPR
Ventilations
Defibrillation
Epinephrine - correct answer-Asystole should be treated with all of the following EXCEPT:
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