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AHA ACLS Post-Test Answer Key 2026/2027 Edition
||Verified Exam!!!|| American Heart Association
Guidelines Update | 50 Questions with Verified
Solutions and Detailed Rationales
To properly ventilate a patient with a perfusing rhythm,
how often do you squeeze the bag? - Answer-Once every
6 seconds
Which of the following signs is a likely indicator of cardiac
arrest in an unresponsive patient? - Answer-Agonal gasps
Which is the recommended first intravenous dose of
amiodarone for a patient with refractory ventricular
fibrillation? - Answer-300 mg
Three minutes into a cardiac arrest resuscitation attempt,
one member of your team inserts an endotracheal (ET)
tube while another performs chest compressions.
Capnography shows a persistent waveform and a PetCO2
of 8mmHg. Which is the significance of this finding? -
Answer-Chest compressions may not be effective
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A patient in stable narrow-complex tachycardia with a
peripheral IV in place is refractory to the first dose of
adenosine. Which dose would you administer next? -
Answer-12 mg
You find an unresponsive pt. who is not breathing. After
activating the emergency response system, you determine
there is no pulse. What is your next action? - Answer-Start
chest compressions of at least 100 per min.
You are evaluating a 58 year old man with chest pain. The
BP is 92/50 and a heart rate of 92/min, non-labored
respiratory rate is 14 breaths/min and the pulse O2 is
97%. What assessment step is most important now? -
Answer-Obtaining a 12 lead ECG.
What is the preferred method of access for epi
administration during cardiac arrest in most pts? - Answer-
Peripheral IV
An AED does not promptly analyze a rythm. What is your
next step? - Answer-Begin chest compressions.
You have completed 2 min of CPR. The ECG monitor
displays the lead below (PEA) and the pt. has no pulse.
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You partner resumes chest compressions and an IV is in
place. What management step is your next priority? -
Answer-Administer 1mg of epinepherine
During a pause in CPR, you see a narrow complex rythm
on the monitor. The pt. has no pulse. What is the next
action? - Answer-Resume compressions
What is acommon but sometimes fatal mistake in cardiac
arrest management? - Answer-Prolonged interruptions in
chest compressions.
Which action is a componant of high-quality chest
comressions? - Answer-Allowing complete chest recoil
Which action increases the chance of successful
conversion of ventricular fibrillation? - Answer-Providing
quality compressions immediately before a defibrillation
attempt.
Which situation BEST describes PEA? - Answer-Sinus
rythm without a pulse
AHA ACLS Post-Test Answer Key 2026/2027 Edition
||Verified Exam!!!|| American Heart Association
Guidelines Update | 50 Questions with Verified
Solutions and Detailed Rationales
To properly ventilate a patient with a perfusing rhythm,
how often do you squeeze the bag? - Answer-Once every
6 seconds
Which of the following signs is a likely indicator of cardiac
arrest in an unresponsive patient? - Answer-Agonal gasps
Which is the recommended first intravenous dose of
amiodarone for a patient with refractory ventricular
fibrillation? - Answer-300 mg
Three minutes into a cardiac arrest resuscitation attempt,
one member of your team inserts an endotracheal (ET)
tube while another performs chest compressions.
Capnography shows a persistent waveform and a PetCO2
of 8mmHg. Which is the significance of this finding? -
Answer-Chest compressions may not be effective
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A patient in stable narrow-complex tachycardia with a
peripheral IV in place is refractory to the first dose of
adenosine. Which dose would you administer next? -
Answer-12 mg
You find an unresponsive pt. who is not breathing. After
activating the emergency response system, you determine
there is no pulse. What is your next action? - Answer-Start
chest compressions of at least 100 per min.
You are evaluating a 58 year old man with chest pain. The
BP is 92/50 and a heart rate of 92/min, non-labored
respiratory rate is 14 breaths/min and the pulse O2 is
97%. What assessment step is most important now? -
Answer-Obtaining a 12 lead ECG.
What is the preferred method of access for epi
administration during cardiac arrest in most pts? - Answer-
Peripheral IV
An AED does not promptly analyze a rythm. What is your
next step? - Answer-Begin chest compressions.
You have completed 2 min of CPR. The ECG monitor
displays the lead below (PEA) and the pt. has no pulse.
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You partner resumes chest compressions and an IV is in
place. What management step is your next priority? -
Answer-Administer 1mg of epinepherine
During a pause in CPR, you see a narrow complex rythm
on the monitor. The pt. has no pulse. What is the next
action? - Answer-Resume compressions
What is acommon but sometimes fatal mistake in cardiac
arrest management? - Answer-Prolonged interruptions in
chest compressions.
Which action is a componant of high-quality chest
comressions? - Answer-Allowing complete chest recoil
Which action increases the chance of successful
conversion of ventricular fibrillation? - Answer-Providing
quality compressions immediately before a defibrillation
attempt.
Which situation BEST describes PEA? - Answer-Sinus
rythm without a pulse
