AHA ACLS Real Exam 2026 Questions And Correct Verified
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What survival advantages does CPR provide to a patient in V-Fib? -ANSWER- Produces a small amount of blood flow to the heart.
Principle of Early Defibrillation
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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
s
breaths/min and the pulse O2 is 97%. What assessment step is most important now? -ANSWER- Obtaining a 12 lead ECG.
Identification of Chest Discomfort Suggestive of Ischemia
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What is the preferred method of access for epi administration during cardiac arrest in most pts? -ANSWER- Peripheral IV
A patient remains in ventricular fibrillation despite 1 shock and 2 minutes of continuous CPR. The next intervention is
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to -ANSWER- Administer a second shock
The Cardiac Arrest Algorithm
What is the recommended dose of epinephrine for the treatment of hypotension in a post-cardiac arrest patient
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who achieves ROSC? -ANSWER- 0.1 to 0.5 mcg/kg per minute IV infusion
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Treat hypotension (SBP <90 mm Hg)
Family members found a 45-year-old woman unresponsive in bed. The patient is unconscious and in respiratory arrest. What is the
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recommended initial airway management technique? -ANSWER- Performing a head tilt-chin lift maneuver
Which of the following is an acceptable method of selecting an appropriately sized oropharyngeal airway
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(OPA)? -ANSWER- Measure from the corner of the mouth to the angle of the mandible
Which condition is an indication to stop or withhold resuscitative efforts? -ANSWER- Safety threats to providers
, An AED does not promptly analyze a rythm. What is your next step? Begin chest compressions.
You have completed 2 min of CPR. The ECG monitor
Administer 1mg of epinepherine
displays the lead below (PEA) and the pt. has no pulse.You
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partner resumes chest compressions and an IV is in place.
What management step is your next priority?
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During a pause in CPR, you see a narrow complex rythm on Resume compressions
the monitor. The pt. has no pulse. What is the next action?
What is acommon but sometimes fatal mistake in cardiac arrest Prolonged interruptions in chest compressions.
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management? am
Which action is a componant of high-quality chest Allowing complete chest recoil
comressions?
Which action increases the chance of successful Providing quality compressions immediately before a defibrillation attempt.
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conversion of ventricular fibrillation?
Which situation BEST describes PEA? Sinus rythm without a pulse
What is the best strategy for perfoming high-quality CPR on a Provide continuous chest compressionswithout pauses and 10 ventilations per minute.
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ptwith an advanced airway in place?
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3 min after witnessing a cardiac arrest, one memeber of Chest compressions may not be effective.
your team inserts an ET tube while another performs
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continuous chest comressions. During subsequent
bentilation, you notice the presence of a wavefom on the
capnogrophy screen and a PETCO2 of 8 mm Hg. What is the
significance of this finding?
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Answers New Version 2026
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What survival advantages does CPR provide to a patient in V-Fib? -ANSWER- Produces a small amount of blood flow to the heart.
Principle of Early Defibrillation
20
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
s
breaths/min and the pulse O2 is 97%. What assessment step is most important now? -ANSWER- Obtaining a 12 lead ECG.
Identification of Chest Discomfort Suggestive of Ischemia
am
What is the preferred method of access for epi administration during cardiac arrest in most pts? -ANSWER- Peripheral IV
A patient remains in ventricular fibrillation despite 1 shock and 2 minutes of continuous CPR. The next intervention is
Ex
to -ANSWER- Administer a second shock
The Cardiac Arrest Algorithm
What is the recommended dose of epinephrine for the treatment of hypotension in a post-cardiac arrest patient
s
who achieves ROSC? -ANSWER- 0.1 to 0.5 mcg/kg per minute IV infusion
rt
Treat hypotension (SBP <90 mm Hg)
Family members found a 45-year-old woman unresponsive in bed. The patient is unconscious and in respiratory arrest. What is the
pe
recommended initial airway management technique? -ANSWER- Performing a head tilt-chin lift maneuver
Which of the following is an acceptable method of selecting an appropriately sized oropharyngeal airway
Ex
(OPA)? -ANSWER- Measure from the corner of the mouth to the angle of the mandible
Which condition is an indication to stop or withhold resuscitative efforts? -ANSWER- Safety threats to providers
, An AED does not promptly analyze a rythm. What is your next step? Begin chest compressions.
You have completed 2 min of CPR. The ECG monitor
Administer 1mg of epinepherine
displays the lead below (PEA) and the pt. has no pulse.You
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partner resumes chest compressions and an IV is in place.
What management step is your next priority?
20
During a pause in CPR, you see a narrow complex rythm on Resume compressions
the monitor. The pt. has no pulse. What is the next action?
What is acommon but sometimes fatal mistake in cardiac arrest Prolonged interruptions in chest compressions.
s
management? am
Which action is a componant of high-quality chest Allowing complete chest recoil
comressions?
Which action increases the chance of successful Providing quality compressions immediately before a defibrillation attempt.
Ex
conversion of ventricular fibrillation?
Which situation BEST describes PEA? Sinus rythm without a pulse
What is the best strategy for perfoming high-quality CPR on a Provide continuous chest compressionswithout pauses and 10 ventilations per minute.
s
ptwith an advanced airway in place?
rt
3 min after witnessing a cardiac arrest, one memeber of Chest compressions may not be effective.
your team inserts an ET tube while another performs
pe
continuous chest comressions. During subsequent
bentilation, you notice the presence of a wavefom on the
capnogrophy screen and a PETCO2 of 8 mm Hg. What is the
significance of this finding?
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