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Exam Solutionvc




Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) 2026 A+ GRADE vc vc vc vc vc vc vc vc




ASSURED COMPLETE SOLUTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSW vc vc vc vc vc




ERS (64EAB) vc




QUESTION 1 vc




No pulse =
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ANSWER

no perfusion
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QUESTION 2 vc




What is the pulse generated by?
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ANSWER

Blood flow -NOT electrical potential
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QUESTION 3 vc




Can we have electrical activity with no muscle contraction?
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ANSWER

Yes -leads to no pulse
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QUESTION 4 vc




What does a cardiopulmonary arrest require?
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ANSWER

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) vc vc

,QUESTION 5 vc




What does CPR do?
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ANSWER

Provide tissue perfusion by external chest compression Establishment of airway and delivery of oxygen
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QUESTION 6 vc




What are the 4 types of arrest?
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ANSWER

Pulseless ventricular tachycardia (pVT) Ventricular fibrillation (VFib) Pulseless electrical activity (PEA)
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Aystole



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Which types of arrest are shockable (heart is moving but not moving blood)?
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ANSWER

pVT VFib
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QUESTION 8 vc




Which types of arrest are not shockable?
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ANSWER

PEA Asystole
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QUESTION 9 vc




Which types of arrest have a big QRS that covers up the P wave?
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ANSWER

pVT VFib
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QUESTION 10 vc




pVT
ANSWER

Rapid ventricular contraction insufficient to allow adequate ventricular filling and meaningful cardiac ou
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tput -Ventricles beat faster than atria -Not getting blood thru
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VFib
ANSWER

Rapid, uncoordinated, fluttering contractions of the ventricles leading to cessation of isolated ventricular
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contraction and blood flow -Blood stands still
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QUESTION 12 vc




PEA
ANSWER

Electrophysiologic state demonstrating impulse on ECG w/o resultant ventricular contraction
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QUESTION 13 vc




Aystole
ANSWER

A condition of weakening or cessation of ventricular contraction -flat-line
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QUESTION 14 vc




VFib ECG: vc




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Irregular



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pVT ECG: vc




ANSWER

Organized



QUESTION 16 vc




What are the most common types of arrest?
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ANSWER

Asystole-39% PEA-37% vc

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