ACLS EXAM LATEST VERSION 2024-2025/ ACLS
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A 20-year-old man with 2 minutes
respiratory depression is
brought to the emergency The dose of naloxone may be repeated after 2 to 3
department by his parents. minutes.
Opioid overdose is
suspected, and an initial
dose of naloxone is
administered at 10 p.m. The
patient does not respond
to this initial dose. The
team would expect to
administer a second dose
after how many minutes?
2 minutes
4 minutes
6 minutes
8 minutes
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A 28-year-old pregnant Point-of-care ultrasound
patient who resides in
transitional housing Gestational age is an important consideration when
presents to the determining the approach to a pregnant patient in
emergency department cardiac arrest. If the gestational age is not known and
with complaints of feeling point-of-care ultrasound is available and able to be
feverish and very faint. The performed without impeding or delaying the
patient tells the resuscitation effort, it can be used to quickly estimate
emergency nurse that she gestational age and guide decision-making.
does not know when she
became pregnant. Upon
palpation, the fundus is
not at or above the
umbilicus. The patient's
condition quickly
deteriorates and she goes
into cardiac arrest. If
available and able to be
used without impeding or
delaying the resuscitation
effort, what diagnostic
tool could be used to
guide decision-making in
the care of this patient?
Fetal echocardiogram
Abdominal radiograph
Point-of-care ultrasound
Fetal monitoring
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A 30-year-old patient has Electrocution
been brought to the
emergency department in The rhythm is ventricular fibrillation. Precipitating
cardiac arrest. The cardiac causes of ventricular fibrillation include electrocution,
monitor shows the myocardial ischemia or infarction, shock, stimulant
following rhythm. overdose and ventricular tachycardia.
Interpretation of this
rhythm would suggest
which of the following as a
possible precipitating
factor?
Hemorrhage
Antibiotic use
Electrocution
Cardiac tamponade
A 35-year-old female 0.15 mV
patient's ECG is consistent
with STEMI. The ECG New ST-segment elevation at the J point in leads V2
reveals a new ST-segment and V3 of at least 0.15 mV (1.5 mm) in women 40 years
elevation at the J point in or younger is considered diagnostic of STEMI.
leads V2 and V3 of at least
which size?
0.10 mV
0.15 mV
0.2 mV
0.25 mV
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A 42-year-old woman High-risk non-ST-segment elevation ACS (NSTE-ACS)
presents to the
emergency department The 12-lead ECG findings of ST-segment depression in
with complaints of fatigue, three contiguous leads along with elevated cardiac
shortness of breath, back serum biomarkers are consistent with high-risk non-
pain and nausea. A 12-lead ST-segment elevation ACS (NSTE-ACS). The presence
ECG is obtained and of intermittent runs of ventricular tachycardia also
shows ST-segment places this patient at high risk. In ST-segment
depression in leads II, III, elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), cardiac serum
and aVF and intermittent markers would be elevated, but this patient's ECG
runs of nonsustained findings are not consistent with STEMI. Patients with
ventricular tachycardia. intermediate- or low-risk NSTE-ACS show
Cardiac serum markers nondiagnostic ST-segment or T-wave changes on
are elevated. These ECG, or no changes at all.
findings suggest which
condition?
High-risk non-ST-segment
elevation ACS (NSTE-ACS)
Low-risk non-ST-segment
elevation ACS (NSTE-ACS)
Intermittent-risk non-ST-
segment elevation ACS
(NSTE-ACS)
ST-segment elevation
myocardial infarction
(STEMI)
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