Advanced Cardiovascular
Life Support Exam Version
A and Advanced Cardiovascular Life
Support Exam Version B (50
questions Each)MOST RATED
Advanced Cardiovascular
Life Support Exam Version
A
(50 questions)
Please do not mark on this exam. Record the best answer on
the separate answer sheet.
1. You find an unresponsive patient who is not
breathing. After activating the emergency
response system, you determine that there is no
pulse. What is your next action?
A. Open the airway with a head tilt–chin lift.
B. Administer epinephrine at a dose of 1 mg/kg.
C. Deliver 2 rescue breaths each over 1 second.
D. Start chest compressions at a rate of at least 100/min.
2. You are evaluating a 58-year-old man with chest pain.
The blood pressure is 92/50 mm Hg, the heart rate is
92/min, the nonlabored respiratory rate is 14
breaths/min, and the pulse oximetry reading is 97%.
What assessment step is most important now?
A. PETCO2
B. Chest x-ray
C. Laboratory testing
D. Obtaining a 12-lead ECG
3. What is the preferred method of access for
epinephrine administration during cardiac arrest in
most patients?
A. Intraosseous
B. Endotracheal
C. Central intravenous
, Advanced Cardiovascular
Life Support Exam Version
A and Advanced Cardiovascular Life
Support Exam Version B (50
questions Each)MOST RATED
D. Peripheral intravenous
4. An activated AED does not promptly analyze the rhythm.
What is your next action?
A. Begin chest compressions.
B. Discontinue the resuscitation attempt.
C. Check all AED connections and reanalyze.
D. Rotate AED electrodes to an alternate position.
, Advanced Cardiovascular
Life Support Exam Version
A and Advanced Cardiovascular Life
Support Exam Version B (50
questions Each)MOST RATED
, Advanced Cardiovascular
Life Support Exam Version
A and Advanced Cardiovascular Life
Support Exam Version B (50
questions Each)MOST RATED
5. You have completed 2 minutes of CPR. The ECG monitor
displays the lead II rhythm below, and the patient has no
pulse. Another member of your team resumes chest
compressions, and an IV is in place. What management step
is your next priority?
A. Give 0.5 mg of atropine.
B. Insert an advanced airway.
C. Administer 1 mg of epinephrine.
D. Administer a dopamine infusion.
6. During a pause in CPR, you see this lead II ECG
rhythm on the monitor. The patient has no pulse.
What is the next action?
A. Establish vascular access.
B. Obtain the patient’s history.
C. Resume chest compressions.
D. Terminate the resuscitative effort.
7. What is a common but sometimes fatal mistake in cardiac
arrest management?
Life Support Exam Version
A and Advanced Cardiovascular Life
Support Exam Version B (50
questions Each)MOST RATED
Advanced Cardiovascular
Life Support Exam Version
A
(50 questions)
Please do not mark on this exam. Record the best answer on
the separate answer sheet.
1. You find an unresponsive patient who is not
breathing. After activating the emergency
response system, you determine that there is no
pulse. What is your next action?
A. Open the airway with a head tilt–chin lift.
B. Administer epinephrine at a dose of 1 mg/kg.
C. Deliver 2 rescue breaths each over 1 second.
D. Start chest compressions at a rate of at least 100/min.
2. You are evaluating a 58-year-old man with chest pain.
The blood pressure is 92/50 mm Hg, the heart rate is
92/min, the nonlabored respiratory rate is 14
breaths/min, and the pulse oximetry reading is 97%.
What assessment step is most important now?
A. PETCO2
B. Chest x-ray
C. Laboratory testing
D. Obtaining a 12-lead ECG
3. What is the preferred method of access for
epinephrine administration during cardiac arrest in
most patients?
A. Intraosseous
B. Endotracheal
C. Central intravenous
, Advanced Cardiovascular
Life Support Exam Version
A and Advanced Cardiovascular Life
Support Exam Version B (50
questions Each)MOST RATED
D. Peripheral intravenous
4. An activated AED does not promptly analyze the rhythm.
What is your next action?
A. Begin chest compressions.
B. Discontinue the resuscitation attempt.
C. Check all AED connections and reanalyze.
D. Rotate AED electrodes to an alternate position.
, Advanced Cardiovascular
Life Support Exam Version
A and Advanced Cardiovascular Life
Support Exam Version B (50
questions Each)MOST RATED
, Advanced Cardiovascular
Life Support Exam Version
A and Advanced Cardiovascular Life
Support Exam Version B (50
questions Each)MOST RATED
5. You have completed 2 minutes of CPR. The ECG monitor
displays the lead II rhythm below, and the patient has no
pulse. Another member of your team resumes chest
compressions, and an IV is in place. What management step
is your next priority?
A. Give 0.5 mg of atropine.
B. Insert an advanced airway.
C. Administer 1 mg of epinephrine.
D. Administer a dopamine infusion.
6. During a pause in CPR, you see this lead II ECG
rhythm on the monitor. The patient has no pulse.
What is the next action?
A. Establish vascular access.
B. Obtain the patient’s history.
C. Resume chest compressions.
D. Terminate the resuscitative effort.
7. What is a common but sometimes fatal mistake in cardiac
arrest management?
