ACLS Final Exam| Questions and 100% Correct Verified Answers (2023/ 2024 New Update)
QUESTION
A patient with suspected acute coronary syndromes
... [Show More] (ACS) is placed on a cardiac monitor. The patient is complaining of dyspnea and is given supplemental oxygen. The provider determines that the oxygen is effective based on which SaO2 level?
Answer:
95%
QUESTION
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?
Answer:
0.15 mV
QUESTION
A patient with STEMI is experiencing chest pain that is refractory to sublingual nitroglycerin. Intravenous nitroglycerin is prescribed. When administering this medication, it would be titrated to maintain which systolic blood pressure?
Answer:
90 mmHg
QUESTION
A patient experiencing STEMI comes to the emergency department of a large medical center at 9:30 p.m. The patient states that the symptoms started about 8 p.m. After confirming the diagnosis and initiating care, the healthcare team schedules the patient for percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). The facility is capable of administering PCI. To achieve the best outcomes, therapy should be administered to this patient by which time?
Answer:
11:00 p.m.
QUESTION
A patient presents to the emergency department with mild to moderate recurrent chest pain, without any nausea or vomiting. A 12-lead ECG is obtained and shows ST-segment depression with transient T-wave elevation indicative of NSTE-ACS. Cardiac enzyme levels are obtained and are not elevated. These findings suggest which condition?
Answer:
Unstable angina
QUESTION
A patient is being treated in the emergency department and is determined to have NSTE-ACS. Invasive management is planned based on which finding?
Answer:
Ventricular tachycardia
QUESTION
A patient presents to the emergency department with suspected ACS. Electrocardiogram and cardiac biomarkers show the patient has ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). Physical examination reveals signs of left ventricular dysfunction. Which finding(s) would support this?
Answer:
1. Pulmonary edema
2. Crackles
3. Hypotension [Show Less]