ACLS Written Exam-Questions and Answers-Complete-100% Verified Answers
ACLS Written Exam-Questions and
Answers-Complete-100% Verified Answers
You find
... [Show More] an unresponsive pt. who is not breathing. After activating the emergency
response system, you determine there is no pulse. What is your next action?
Start chest compressions of at least 100 per min.
You are evaluating a 58-year-old man with chest pain. The blood pressure is 92/50
mm Hg, the heart rate is 92/min, the nonlabored respiratory rate is 14 breaths/min,
and the pulse oximetry reading is 97%. What assessment step is most important
now?
Obtaining a 12 lead ECG.
What is the preferred method of access for epi administration during cardiac arrest
in most pts?
Peripheral IV
An AED does not promptly analyze a rythm. What is your next step?
Begin chest compressions.
You have completed 2 minutes of CPR. The ECG monitor displays the lead II
rhythm below, and the patient has no pulse. Another member of your team resumes
chest compressions, and an IV is in place. What management step is your next
priority?
Administer 1mg of epinephrine
During a pause in CPR, you see this lead II ECG rhythm on the monitor. The
patient has no pulse. What is the next action?
Resume compressions
What is a common but sometimes fatal mistake in cardiac arrest management?
Prolonged interruptions in chest compressions.
Which action is a componant of high-quality chest comressions?
Allowing complete chest recoil
Which action increases the chance of successful conversion of ventricular
fibrillation?
Providing quality compressions immediately before a defibrillation attempt.
Which situation BEST describes pulseless electrical activity?
Sinus rythm without a pulse
What is the BEST strategy for performing high-quality CPR on a patient with an
advanced airway in place?
Provide continuous chest compressions without pauses and 10 ventilations per
minute.
Three minutes after witnessing a cardiac arrest, one member of your team inserts
an endotracheal tube while another performs continuous chest compressions.
During subsequent ventilation, you notice the presence of a waveform on the
capnography screen and a PETCO2 level of 8 mm Hg. What is the significance of
this finding?
Chest compressions may not be effective.
The use of quantitative capnography in intubated patients [Show Less]