ATSC 113 FINAL CERTIFICATION SCRIPT
2026 QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
◍ What is the effect of lusotropic agents?.
Answer: They improve relaxation during diastole and decrease end-diastolic
pressure (EDP) in the ventricles.
◍ What triggers Malignant Hyperthermia (MH)?.
Answer: Certain anesthetic agents and muscle relaxants can trigger MH.
◍ What are common side effects of narcotics used in anesthesia?.
Answer: Nausea, vomiting, itching, and respiratory depression.
◍ What type of structural ice is most common in cumulus clouds?.
Answer: glaze (or clear)
◍ How do you check circulation and breathing in the BLS survey?.
Answer: Check the carotid pulse while looking for chest rise for 5-10
seconds.
◍ Which weather product is a high-confidence graphical representation of
forecasted convection meeting specific criteria of coverage, intensity, and
echo height that are produced every 2 hours collaboratively by
meteorologists at the AWC, ATCSCC, CWSUs nationwide and various
airlines?.
Answer: TFM Convective Forecast
◍ What is the priority treatment for patients without a pulse?.
Answer: CPR is the priority for all patients without a pulse.
◍ Nitroglycerin.
Answer: A medication used to relieve chest pain by dilating blood vessels.
,◍ What is the role of neuromuscular-blocking drugs (NMB)?.
Answer: To block neuromuscular transmission, causing paralysis of skeletal
muscles for intubation and surgery.
◍ ATC radar is able to detect turbulence..
Answer: false
◍ What type of microburst is accompanied by blowing dust at the surface?.
Answer: dry
◍ The liquid water content is generally greater in cumulus than stratus clouds..
Answer: True
◍ What is 3rd Degree AV Block?.
Answer: 3rd Degree AV Block, or Complete Heart Block, is characterized
by no communication between the SA and AV nodes, resulting in
independent P waves and QRS complexes.
◍ Hypovolemic Shock.
Answer: A type of shock caused by low blood volume.
◍ What medication is given every 3 to 5 minutes during cardiac arrest?.
Answer: Epinephrine 1mg 1:10,000 IV/IO.
◍ What type of microburst is characterized by humid atmospheres?.
Answer: wet
◍ What is Asystole?.
Answer: A condition with no detectable activity on the ECG, which may
follow many rhythms.
◍ What is the maternal mortality rate associated with cardiac arrest during
pregnancy?.
Answer: 13.95 deaths per 100,000 maternities.
◍ What is the recommended shock energy for biphasic and monophasic
defibrillation?.
Answer: Biphasic: 120-200 J; Monophasic: 360 J.
,◍ What is the foundation for ACLS?.
Answer: Quality ACLS is built upon a foundation of solid BLS skills.
◍ What is dobutamine and its primary effects?.
Answer: A synthetic catecholamine with β1 inotropic effects that increases
stroke volume and decreases filling pressures.
◍ What type of microburst can have maximum wind speeds of greater than
100 miles per hour?.
Answer: both wet and dry
◍ What should be administered to a stable ACS patient if not already given?.
Answer: Aspirin - 160-325 mg.
◍ Advanced Cardiac Life Support.
Answer: A set of clinical interventions for the urgent treatment of cardiac
arrest and other life-threatening medical emergencies.
◍ What should be monitored after providing oxygen in the ACLS survey?.
Answer: Confirm placement of the Endotracheal Tube and monitor
waveform capnography.
◍ Dopamine.
Answer: A medication used to treat low blood pressure and improve blood
flow.
◍ When should resuscitation efforts be considered for termination?.
Answer: If asystole has been persistent for 25 minutes or more despite
medication and high-quality CPR.
◍ What is the purpose of Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)?.
Answer: ACLS impacts key links in the chain of survival, including
preventing cardiac arrest, treating cardiac arrest, and improving outcomes
after return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC).
◍ What key changes were made in the 2010 BLS Guidelines regarding CPR?.
Answer: Immediate recognition of Sudden Cardiac Arrest, removal of
'Look, Listen, and Feel', encouragement of Hands-Only CPR, and changing
, the sequence from ABC to CAB.
◍ Thunderstorms typically move at the speed and direction of the ____ mb
winds..
Answer: 700 mp
◍ What is the treatment for Ventricular Fibrillation?.
Answer: Defibrillation is essential for treatment.
◍ Cloud droplets are generally larger in stratus than in cumulus clouds..
Answer: False
◍ What type of microburst is characterized by heavy precipitation at the
surface?.
Answer: wet microburst
◍ What is the recommended approach for airway management in CPR?.
Answer: Use head tilt, chin lift, or jaw thrust to open the airway.
◍ What is the first-line vasopressor for septic shock?.
Answer: Norepinephrine (Levophed)
◍ What is the recommended IV fluid bolus for hypotensive patients who
achieve ROSC?.
Answer: 1-2 liters.
◍ Where are dopamine receptors primarily located and what is their effect?.
Answer: Located in renal, splanchnic, coronary, and cerebral areas; they
promote vasodilation.
◍ IV Fluids.
Answer: • Crystalloids, e.g. Ringer's lactate, N/S • Colloids, e.g. Albumin or
Hetastarch (Volume Expanders) • To Keep Open (TKO) - N/S.
◍ What is the difference between sheared and non-sheared thunderstorms?.
Answer: the sheared updraft and downdraft can coexist together
◍ Procainamide (Pronestyl).
Answer: • Indications: Like lidocaine (is usually a second choice) • Dose:
2026 QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
◍ What is the effect of lusotropic agents?.
Answer: They improve relaxation during diastole and decrease end-diastolic
pressure (EDP) in the ventricles.
◍ What triggers Malignant Hyperthermia (MH)?.
Answer: Certain anesthetic agents and muscle relaxants can trigger MH.
◍ What are common side effects of narcotics used in anesthesia?.
Answer: Nausea, vomiting, itching, and respiratory depression.
◍ What type of structural ice is most common in cumulus clouds?.
Answer: glaze (or clear)
◍ How do you check circulation and breathing in the BLS survey?.
Answer: Check the carotid pulse while looking for chest rise for 5-10
seconds.
◍ Which weather product is a high-confidence graphical representation of
forecasted convection meeting specific criteria of coverage, intensity, and
echo height that are produced every 2 hours collaboratively by
meteorologists at the AWC, ATCSCC, CWSUs nationwide and various
airlines?.
Answer: TFM Convective Forecast
◍ What is the priority treatment for patients without a pulse?.
Answer: CPR is the priority for all patients without a pulse.
◍ Nitroglycerin.
Answer: A medication used to relieve chest pain by dilating blood vessels.
,◍ What is the role of neuromuscular-blocking drugs (NMB)?.
Answer: To block neuromuscular transmission, causing paralysis of skeletal
muscles for intubation and surgery.
◍ ATC radar is able to detect turbulence..
Answer: false
◍ What type of microburst is accompanied by blowing dust at the surface?.
Answer: dry
◍ The liquid water content is generally greater in cumulus than stratus clouds..
Answer: True
◍ What is 3rd Degree AV Block?.
Answer: 3rd Degree AV Block, or Complete Heart Block, is characterized
by no communication between the SA and AV nodes, resulting in
independent P waves and QRS complexes.
◍ Hypovolemic Shock.
Answer: A type of shock caused by low blood volume.
◍ What medication is given every 3 to 5 minutes during cardiac arrest?.
Answer: Epinephrine 1mg 1:10,000 IV/IO.
◍ What type of microburst is characterized by humid atmospheres?.
Answer: wet
◍ What is Asystole?.
Answer: A condition with no detectable activity on the ECG, which may
follow many rhythms.
◍ What is the maternal mortality rate associated with cardiac arrest during
pregnancy?.
Answer: 13.95 deaths per 100,000 maternities.
◍ What is the recommended shock energy for biphasic and monophasic
defibrillation?.
Answer: Biphasic: 120-200 J; Monophasic: 360 J.
,◍ What is the foundation for ACLS?.
Answer: Quality ACLS is built upon a foundation of solid BLS skills.
◍ What is dobutamine and its primary effects?.
Answer: A synthetic catecholamine with β1 inotropic effects that increases
stroke volume and decreases filling pressures.
◍ What type of microburst can have maximum wind speeds of greater than
100 miles per hour?.
Answer: both wet and dry
◍ What should be administered to a stable ACS patient if not already given?.
Answer: Aspirin - 160-325 mg.
◍ Advanced Cardiac Life Support.
Answer: A set of clinical interventions for the urgent treatment of cardiac
arrest and other life-threatening medical emergencies.
◍ What should be monitored after providing oxygen in the ACLS survey?.
Answer: Confirm placement of the Endotracheal Tube and monitor
waveform capnography.
◍ Dopamine.
Answer: A medication used to treat low blood pressure and improve blood
flow.
◍ When should resuscitation efforts be considered for termination?.
Answer: If asystole has been persistent for 25 minutes or more despite
medication and high-quality CPR.
◍ What is the purpose of Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)?.
Answer: ACLS impacts key links in the chain of survival, including
preventing cardiac arrest, treating cardiac arrest, and improving outcomes
after return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC).
◍ What key changes were made in the 2010 BLS Guidelines regarding CPR?.
Answer: Immediate recognition of Sudden Cardiac Arrest, removal of
'Look, Listen, and Feel', encouragement of Hands-Only CPR, and changing
, the sequence from ABC to CAB.
◍ Thunderstorms typically move at the speed and direction of the ____ mb
winds..
Answer: 700 mp
◍ What is the treatment for Ventricular Fibrillation?.
Answer: Defibrillation is essential for treatment.
◍ Cloud droplets are generally larger in stratus than in cumulus clouds..
Answer: False
◍ What type of microburst is characterized by heavy precipitation at the
surface?.
Answer: wet microburst
◍ What is the recommended approach for airway management in CPR?.
Answer: Use head tilt, chin lift, or jaw thrust to open the airway.
◍ What is the first-line vasopressor for septic shock?.
Answer: Norepinephrine (Levophed)
◍ What is the recommended IV fluid bolus for hypotensive patients who
achieve ROSC?.
Answer: 1-2 liters.
◍ Where are dopamine receptors primarily located and what is their effect?.
Answer: Located in renal, splanchnic, coronary, and cerebral areas; they
promote vasodilation.
◍ IV Fluids.
Answer: • Crystalloids, e.g. Ringer's lactate, N/S • Colloids, e.g. Albumin or
Hetastarch (Volume Expanders) • To Keep Open (TKO) - N/S.
◍ What is the difference between sheared and non-sheared thunderstorms?.
Answer: the sheared updraft and downdraft can coexist together
◍ Procainamide (Pronestyl).
Answer: • Indications: Like lidocaine (is usually a second choice) • Dose:
