QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS 2023-
2024/ A
GRADE/ACTUAL
EXAM
ACLS Exam Version A
American
Heart
Associationo
Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support
Exam Version A (50 questions)
Please do not mark on this exam. Record the best answer on the separate
answer sheet.
1. You find an unresponsive patient who is not breathing.
After activating the emergency response system, you
determine that there is no pulse. What is your next action?
A. Open the airway with a head tilt-chin lift.
B. Administer epinephrine at a dose of 1 mg/kg. C. Deliver 2 rescue
breaths each over 1 second.
D. Start chest compressions at a rate of at least 100/min.
2. 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?
A. PETC02
ACLS EXAM VERSION A 50 QUESTIONS WITH 100 VERIFIED ANSWERS 2023-2024 A GRADE ACTUAL EXAM
, B. Chest x-ray
C. Laboratory testing
D. Obtaining a 12-lead ECG
3. What is the preferred method of access for epinephrine
administration during cardiac arrest in most patients?
A. Intraosseous
B. Endotracheal
C. Central intravenous
D. Peripheral intravenous
4. An activated AED does not promptly analyze the rhythm. What is
your next action?
A. Begin chest compressions.
B. Discontinue the resuscitation attempt.
c. Check all AED connections and
reanalyze. D. Rotate AED electrodes
to an alternate position.
ACLS EXAM VERSION A 50 QUESTIONS WITH 100 VERIFIED ANSWERS 2023-2024 A GRADE ACTUAL EXAM