ACLS Pretest
ACLS Pretest
ACLS Pretest
ACLS Pretest
Sinus Bradycardia - Please identify the rhythm by selecting the best single answer.
Reentry
... [Show More] supraventricular tachycardia - Please identify the rhythm by selecting the best single answer.
Second-degree AV block (Mobitz II block) - Please identify the rhythm by selecting the best single answer.
Agonal rhythm/asystole - Please identify the rhythm by selecting the best single answer.
Third-Degree AV block - Please identify the rhythm by selecting the best single answer.
Monomorphic Ventricular Tachycardia - Please identify the rhythm by selecting the best single answer.
Sinus Tachycardia - Please identify the rhythm by selecting the best single answer.
Sinus Bradycardia - Please identify the rhythm by selecting the best single answer.
Atrial Fibrillation - Please identify the rhythm by selecting the best single answer.
Course Ventricular Fibrillation - Please identify the rhythm by selecting the best single answer.
Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia - Please identify the rhythm by selecting the best single answer.
Second-degree AV block (Mobitz I Wenchebach) - Please identify the rhythm by selecting the best single answer.
Normal Sinus Rhythm - Please identify the rhythm by selecting the best single answer.
Pulseless electrical activity - Please identify the rhythm by selecting the best single answer.
Course Ventricular Fibrillation - Please identify the rhythm by selecting the best single answer.
Reentry supraventricular tachycardia - Please identify the rhythm by selecting the best single answer.
Fine Ventricular Fibrillation - Please identify the rhythm by selecting the best single answer.
Atrial Flutter - Please identify the rhythm by selecting the best single answer.
Second-degree AV block (Mobitz II block) - Please identify the rhythm by selecting the best single answer.
Reentry supraventricular tachycardia - Please identify the rhythm by selecting the best single answer.
Perform immediate electrical cardioversion - A 57-year-old woman has palpitations, chest discomfort, and tachycardia. The monitor shows a regular wide-complex QRS at a rate of 180/min. She becomes diaphoretic, and her blood pressure is 80/60 mm Hg. The next action is to:
Give normal Saline 250 mL to 500 ml fluid bolus - A patient with a possible acute coronary syndrome has ongoing chest discomfort unresponsive to 3 sublingual nitroglycerin tablets. There are no contraindications, and 4 mg of morphine sulfate was administered. Shortly afterward, blood pressure falls to 88/60 mm Hg, and the patient has increased chest discomfort. You should:
Amiodarone 300 mg - A patient is in pulseless ventricular tachycardia. Two shocks and 1 dose of epinephrine have been given. Which is the next drug/dose to anticipate administering?
150 mg IV push - A patient is in refractory ventricular fibrillation and has received multiple appropriate defibrillation shocks, epinephrine 1 mg IV twice, and an initial dose of 300 mg amidarone IV. The patient is intubated. A second does of amiodarone is now called for. The recommended second dose of amiodarone is
Adenosine 6 mg - A 35-year-old woman has palpitations, light-headiness, and a stable tachycardia. The monitor shows a regular narrow-complex QRS at a rate of 180/min. Vagal maneuvers have not been effective in terminated the rhythm. An IV has been established. What drug should be administered IV?
Seeking expert consultation - A patient has a rapid irregular wide-complex tachycardia. The ventricular rate is 138/min. He is asymptomatic, with a blood pressure of 110/70 mm Hg. He has a history of angina. Which of the following actions is recommended?
Use of phosphodiesterase inhibitor within 12 hours. - A patient with possible ST-segment elevation MI has ongoing chest discomfort. Which of the following would be a contraindication to the administration of nitrates?
Start epinephrine 2 to 10 mcg/min - A patient has sinus bradycardia with a heart rate of 36/min. Atropine has been administered to a total dose of 3 mg. A transcutaneous pacemaker has failed to capture. The patient is confused, and her blood pressure is 100/60 mm Hg. Which of the following is now indicated? [Show Less]