ACLS Test questions with verified answers
1 A member of the resuscitation team is preparing to administer medications
intravenously to a patient in cardiac arrest. The team member follows each
medication administration with a bolus of fluid. How much would the team
member give?
Select the correct answer to this question.
5 to 10 mL
10 to 20 mL
20 to 30 mL
30 to 40 mL Ans✓✓✓ When administering medications during a cardiac arrest,
all medications administrated through the IV or intraosseous infusion route
should be followed by a 10- to 20-mL fluid bolus.
A 20-year-old man with respiratory depression is brought to the emergency
department by his parents. The parents state that "[They] found him at home
with various needles and syringes around him, but [they] have no idea what he
took." Opioid overdose is suspected, and an initial dose of naloxone is
administered at 10 p.m. The patient does not respond to this initial dose. The
team would expect to administer a second dose after how many minutes?
Select the correct answer to this question.
2 minutes
4 minutes
6 minutes
8 minutes Ans✓✓✓ 4 minutes
,A 30-year-old patient has been brought to the emergency department in cardiac
arrest. The cardiac monitor shows the following rhythm. Interpretation of this
rhythm would suggest which of the following as a possible precipitating factor?
Ans✓✓✓ The rhythm is ventricular fibrillation. Precipitating causes of ventricular
fibrillation include electrocution, myocardial ischemia or infarction, shock,
stimulant overdose and ventricular tachycardia.
electrocution
A 35-year-old female patient's ECG is consistent with STEMI. The ECG reveals a
new ST-segment elevation at the J point in leads V2 and V3 of at least which size?
Select the correct answer to this question.
0.10 mV
0.15 mV
0.2 mV
0.25 mV Ans✓✓✓ 0.15 mV
A 40-year-old patient in the waiting room of the primary care provider's office
approaches a staff member and says, "I'm having really severe, crushing chest
pain that is moving to both my arms." The patient is diaphoretic and dyspneic.
Which action would be appropriate for the staff member to take?
Activate the emergency medical services system.
Take the patient to an exam room immediately.
Give the patient an aspirin.
Obtain a 12-lead ECG. Ans✓✓✓ Activate the emergency medical services system.
, A healthcare provider initiates ventilations to ensure adequate breathing and
oxygenation. While ventilations are being performed, capnography is established
to evaluate the adequacy of the ventilations. The healthcare provider determines
that ventilations are adequate based on which end-tidal carbon dioxide (ETCO2)
value?
elect the correct answer to this question.
10 to 15 mmHg
20 to 25 mmHg
25 to 30 mmHg
35 to 45 mmHg Ans✓✓✓ 35 to 45 mmHg
A healthcare provider is establishing cardiac monitoring using a five-electrode
system. The healthcare provider demonstrates proper use of the system by
placing the green electrode in which location?
Select the correct answer to this question.
At the fourth intercostal space, right sternal border
On the lower right abdomen
On the lower left abdomen
Under the left clavicle, at the midclavicular line Ans✓✓✓ On the lower right
abdomen
A member of the resuscitation team is preparing to defibrillate a patient in
cardiac arrest using a biphasic defibrillator. The team member would set the
energy dose according to the manufacturer's recommendations, which is usually:
1 A member of the resuscitation team is preparing to administer medications
intravenously to a patient in cardiac arrest. The team member follows each
medication administration with a bolus of fluid. How much would the team
member give?
Select the correct answer to this question.
5 to 10 mL
10 to 20 mL
20 to 30 mL
30 to 40 mL Ans✓✓✓ When administering medications during a cardiac arrest,
all medications administrated through the IV or intraosseous infusion route
should be followed by a 10- to 20-mL fluid bolus.
A 20-year-old man with respiratory depression is brought to the emergency
department by his parents. The parents state that "[They] found him at home
with various needles and syringes around him, but [they] have no idea what he
took." Opioid overdose is suspected, and an initial dose of naloxone is
administered at 10 p.m. The patient does not respond to this initial dose. The
team would expect to administer a second dose after how many minutes?
Select the correct answer to this question.
2 minutes
4 minutes
6 minutes
8 minutes Ans✓✓✓ 4 minutes
,A 30-year-old patient has been brought to the emergency department in cardiac
arrest. The cardiac monitor shows the following rhythm. Interpretation of this
rhythm would suggest which of the following as a possible precipitating factor?
Ans✓✓✓ The rhythm is ventricular fibrillation. Precipitating causes of ventricular
fibrillation include electrocution, myocardial ischemia or infarction, shock,
stimulant overdose and ventricular tachycardia.
electrocution
A 35-year-old female patient's ECG is consistent with STEMI. The ECG reveals a
new ST-segment elevation at the J point in leads V2 and V3 of at least which size?
Select the correct answer to this question.
0.10 mV
0.15 mV
0.2 mV
0.25 mV Ans✓✓✓ 0.15 mV
A 40-year-old patient in the waiting room of the primary care provider's office
approaches a staff member and says, "I'm having really severe, crushing chest
pain that is moving to both my arms." The patient is diaphoretic and dyspneic.
Which action would be appropriate for the staff member to take?
Activate the emergency medical services system.
Take the patient to an exam room immediately.
Give the patient an aspirin.
Obtain a 12-lead ECG. Ans✓✓✓ Activate the emergency medical services system.
, A healthcare provider initiates ventilations to ensure adequate breathing and
oxygenation. While ventilations are being performed, capnography is established
to evaluate the adequacy of the ventilations. The healthcare provider determines
that ventilations are adequate based on which end-tidal carbon dioxide (ETCO2)
value?
elect the correct answer to this question.
10 to 15 mmHg
20 to 25 mmHg
25 to 30 mmHg
35 to 45 mmHg Ans✓✓✓ 35 to 45 mmHg
A healthcare provider is establishing cardiac monitoring using a five-electrode
system. The healthcare provider demonstrates proper use of the system by
placing the green electrode in which location?
Select the correct answer to this question.
At the fourth intercostal space, right sternal border
On the lower right abdomen
On the lower left abdomen
Under the left clavicle, at the midclavicular line Ans✓✓✓ On the lower right
abdomen
A member of the resuscitation team is preparing to defibrillate a patient in
cardiac arrest using a biphasic defibrillator. The team member would set the
energy dose according to the manufacturer's recommendations, which is usually:
