ACLS questions with verified answers
10 seconds Ans✓✓✓ Max interval to allow for interruption in chest
compressions?
100-120 compressions/min Ans✓✓✓ Compression rate?
12-lead ECG Ans✓✓✓ You are evaluating a 58yo man with chest discomfort. His
BP = 92/50 mmHg, his heart rate is 52/min, his non-labored respiratory rate is 14
breaths/min, & his pulse oximetry reading is 67%. Which assessment step is
important now?
12mg Ans✓✓✓ Stable narrow complex Tachy- Adenosine 1st is 6 mg, 2nd is...
162-325mg Ans✓✓✓ Recommended aspirin dose.
300mg Ans✓✓✓ Which is the recommended 1st dose of amiodarone for a pt
with refractor ventricular fibrillation?
32-36 degrees C for 24 hrs Ans✓✓✓ Recommended range TTM?
5-10 seconds Ans✓✓✓ Which best describes the length of time it should take to
perform a pulse check during BLS Assessment?
90 minutes Ans✓✓✓ For STEMI patients, which best describes the recommended
maximum foal time for medical contact-to-contact balloon inflation. (STEMI pt,
time for coronary intervention?)
, 90mmHg Ans✓✓✓ Minimum Systolic BP
address the team member immediately Ans✓✓✓ About to make a mistake, what
should be done?
Adult tachycardia w/ a pulse Ans✓✓✓ Monomorphic V tach, which ACLS
algorithm?
agonal gasps Ans✓✓✓ Which of the following signs is a likely indicator of cardiac
arrest in an unresponsive patient?
apply oxygen Ans✓✓✓ The patients pulse oximeter shows a reading of 84% on
room air. Which initial action do you take?
ask for a new task role Ans✓✓✓ A team member cant do a task, beyond his
limits?
at least 24hrs Ans✓✓✓ During post-cardiac arrest care, which is the
recommended duration of targeted temperature management after reaching the
correct temp range?
Charge defibrillator before conducting a rhythm check Ans✓✓✓ How can you
increase chest compression fraction during a code?
10 seconds Ans✓✓✓ Max interval to allow for interruption in chest
compressions?
100-120 compressions/min Ans✓✓✓ Compression rate?
12-lead ECG Ans✓✓✓ You are evaluating a 58yo man with chest discomfort. His
BP = 92/50 mmHg, his heart rate is 52/min, his non-labored respiratory rate is 14
breaths/min, & his pulse oximetry reading is 67%. Which assessment step is
important now?
12mg Ans✓✓✓ Stable narrow complex Tachy- Adenosine 1st is 6 mg, 2nd is...
162-325mg Ans✓✓✓ Recommended aspirin dose.
300mg Ans✓✓✓ Which is the recommended 1st dose of amiodarone for a pt
with refractor ventricular fibrillation?
32-36 degrees C for 24 hrs Ans✓✓✓ Recommended range TTM?
5-10 seconds Ans✓✓✓ Which best describes the length of time it should take to
perform a pulse check during BLS Assessment?
90 minutes Ans✓✓✓ For STEMI patients, which best describes the recommended
maximum foal time for medical contact-to-contact balloon inflation. (STEMI pt,
time for coronary intervention?)
, 90mmHg Ans✓✓✓ Minimum Systolic BP
address the team member immediately Ans✓✓✓ About to make a mistake, what
should be done?
Adult tachycardia w/ a pulse Ans✓✓✓ Monomorphic V tach, which ACLS
algorithm?
agonal gasps Ans✓✓✓ Which of the following signs is a likely indicator of cardiac
arrest in an unresponsive patient?
apply oxygen Ans✓✓✓ The patients pulse oximeter shows a reading of 84% on
room air. Which initial action do you take?
ask for a new task role Ans✓✓✓ A team member cant do a task, beyond his
limits?
at least 24hrs Ans✓✓✓ During post-cardiac arrest care, which is the
recommended duration of targeted temperature management after reaching the
correct temp range?
Charge defibrillator before conducting a rhythm check Ans✓✓✓ How can you
increase chest compression fraction during a code?
