Heart Code 2025 ACLS Complete Legacy
Questions And Answers
the HR is 92/min RR is 14/min, BP is 130/86 mmhg, spo2 is 97% and
atrial fibrillation is on the monitor
what additional assessment and stabilization activities should be
completed ? - correct answer check glucose, perform validated
prehospital stroke screen and stroke severity tool, provide prehospital
notification to the receiving hospital, initiate stroke protocol, establish
time of symptom onset ( last known normal)
what needs to be completed for this patient within 20 minutes after
hospital arrival? - correct answer neurological assessment
what are some of the general questions you need to ask? - correct
answer do you take any medications? when did the symptoms start? do
you have allergies? what other symptoms do you have?
within 45 minutes the neuroimaging interpretation of the CT scan of the
brain suggests an acute ischemic infarction. There are no signs of
hemorrhage or mass lesions.
is this patient a potential candidate for fibrinolytic therapy? - correct
answer Yes
NOT Not enough information
, Heart Code 2025 ACLS Complete Legacy
Questions And Answers
what actions should the hospital staff take to determine whether the pt
is a candidate for fibrinolytic therapy? - correct answer repeat the
neurological exam
NOT obtain an MRI of the brain for confirmation of hemorrhage
you find that the patient's neurological function is rapidly improving. Is
this patient still a candidate for fibrinolytic therapy? - correct answer
no
because this patient is no longer a candidate for fibrinolytic therapy,
what are the next steps? - correct answer support airway,breathing,
and circulation (ABCs), begin stroke pathway, admit the patient to an
intensive care unit
what initial action should be taken (respiratory ) - correct answer check
for responsiveness, assess airway, breathing, and circulation, call for
additional help
the patient is unresponsive and not breathing but has a strong pulse.
What should your initial actions include? - correct answer open the
patient"s airway via a head tilt-chin lift or jaw thrust, initiate VE with a
bag mask device attached to supplemental oxygen
Questions And Answers
the HR is 92/min RR is 14/min, BP is 130/86 mmhg, spo2 is 97% and
atrial fibrillation is on the monitor
what additional assessment and stabilization activities should be
completed ? - correct answer check glucose, perform validated
prehospital stroke screen and stroke severity tool, provide prehospital
notification to the receiving hospital, initiate stroke protocol, establish
time of symptom onset ( last known normal)
what needs to be completed for this patient within 20 minutes after
hospital arrival? - correct answer neurological assessment
what are some of the general questions you need to ask? - correct
answer do you take any medications? when did the symptoms start? do
you have allergies? what other symptoms do you have?
within 45 minutes the neuroimaging interpretation of the CT scan of the
brain suggests an acute ischemic infarction. There are no signs of
hemorrhage or mass lesions.
is this patient a potential candidate for fibrinolytic therapy? - correct
answer Yes
NOT Not enough information
, Heart Code 2025 ACLS Complete Legacy
Questions And Answers
what actions should the hospital staff take to determine whether the pt
is a candidate for fibrinolytic therapy? - correct answer repeat the
neurological exam
NOT obtain an MRI of the brain for confirmation of hemorrhage
you find that the patient's neurological function is rapidly improving. Is
this patient still a candidate for fibrinolytic therapy? - correct answer
no
because this patient is no longer a candidate for fibrinolytic therapy,
what are the next steps? - correct answer support airway,breathing,
and circulation (ABCs), begin stroke pathway, admit the patient to an
intensive care unit
what initial action should be taken (respiratory ) - correct answer check
for responsiveness, assess airway, breathing, and circulation, call for
additional help
the patient is unresponsive and not breathing but has a strong pulse.
What should your initial actions include? - correct answer open the
patient"s airway via a head tilt-chin lift or jaw thrust, initiate VE with a
bag mask device attached to supplemental oxygen
