ACLS Exam Review Questions with correct Answers 2023

what constitutes symptomatic bradycardia - hypotension altered mental status signs of shock chest pain acute heart failure how do you treat symptomatic bradycardia - 1. give 0.5mg atropine every 3-5 mins to max of 3mg if that doesn't work try one of the following: transcutaneous pacing 2-10mcg/kg / minute dopamine infusion 2-10mcg/minute epinephrine infusion what is considered a tachycardia requiring treatment - over 150 per minute when do you consider cardioversion - if persistent tachycardia is causing: hypotension altered mental status signs of shock chest pain acute heart failure if persistent tachycardia does not present with symptoms what do you need to consider - wide QRS? greater than 0.12 seconds If persistent tachycardia without symptoms DOES have a wide QRS what to do you do? - IV access and 12 lead if available