American Red Cross - Advanced Life
Support Final Exam Questions & Answers
1.A patient is being treated in the emergency department and is determined
to have NSTE-ACS. Invasive management is planned based on which
finding?
- Ventricular Tachycardia
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Ventricular Fibrillation
- Atrial Tachycardia
Answer Ventricular Tachycardia
2.A healthcare provider is establishing cardiac monitoring using a five-elec-
trode system. The healthcare provider demonstrates proper use of the
system by placing the green electrode in which location?
- Under the left clavicle at the midclavicular line
- At the 4th intercostal space, right sternal border
- On the lower right abdomen
- On the lower left abdomen
Answer On the lower RIGHT abdomen
3.The stroke team is assessing a patient with a suspected stroke. The
patient is alert and able to carry on a conversation, although the patient has
,difficulty getting the words out. Testing confirms that the patient has had an
ischemic stroke. Based on the patient's medical history, a history of which
arrhythmia would alert the team to the patient's increased risk for stroke?
- Atrial tachycardia
- Atrial fibrillation
- Ventricular fibrillation
- Bradycardia
Answer Atrial Fibrillation
4.A patient experiences cardiac arrest, and the resuscitation team initiates
ventilations using a bag-valve-mask (BVM) resuscitator. The development
of which condition during the provision of care would lead the team to
suspect that improper BVM technique is being used?
- Hypertension
- Pneumothorax
- Rib Fracture
- Esophageal Injury
Answer Pneumothorax
5.A patient presents to the emergency department with mild to moderate re-
current chest pain, without any nausea or vomiting. A 12-lead ECG is
obtained and shows ST-segment depression with transient T-wave elevation
indicative of NSTE-ACS. Cardiac enzyme levels are obtained and are not
elevated. These findings suggest which condition?
, - Non-STEMI
- Myocardial Infarction
- STEMI
- Unstable Angina
Answer Unstable Angina
6.A patient is brought to the emergency department by their spouse. The
spouse says, "I think it's a stroke." The stroke team initiates a rapid stroke
assessment using the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale. Which
area(s) would the team include in this assessment?
- Visual function
- Level of consciousness
- Cranial Nerve function
- Language deficits
- Facial Palsy
Answer Visual function, LOC, and Language deficits
7.A patient with dyspnea and a change in mental status arrives at the emer-
gency department. The healthcare team completes the necessary assess-
ments and begins to care for the patient, including initiating cardiac moni-
toring, pulse oximetry, supplemental oxygen and vascular access. The team
reviews the patient's ECG rhythm strip, as shown in the following figure.
Which agent would the team most likely administer?
- Atropine 0.5 mg q 4-5 min
Support Final Exam Questions & Answers
1.A patient is being treated in the emergency department and is determined
to have NSTE-ACS. Invasive management is planned based on which
finding?
- Ventricular Tachycardia
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Ventricular Fibrillation
- Atrial Tachycardia
Answer Ventricular Tachycardia
2.A healthcare provider is establishing cardiac monitoring using a five-elec-
trode system. The healthcare provider demonstrates proper use of the
system by placing the green electrode in which location?
- Under the left clavicle at the midclavicular line
- At the 4th intercostal space, right sternal border
- On the lower right abdomen
- On the lower left abdomen
Answer On the lower RIGHT abdomen
3.The stroke team is assessing a patient with a suspected stroke. The
patient is alert and able to carry on a conversation, although the patient has
,difficulty getting the words out. Testing confirms that the patient has had an
ischemic stroke. Based on the patient's medical history, a history of which
arrhythmia would alert the team to the patient's increased risk for stroke?
- Atrial tachycardia
- Atrial fibrillation
- Ventricular fibrillation
- Bradycardia
Answer Atrial Fibrillation
4.A patient experiences cardiac arrest, and the resuscitation team initiates
ventilations using a bag-valve-mask (BVM) resuscitator. The development
of which condition during the provision of care would lead the team to
suspect that improper BVM technique is being used?
- Hypertension
- Pneumothorax
- Rib Fracture
- Esophageal Injury
Answer Pneumothorax
5.A patient presents to the emergency department with mild to moderate re-
current chest pain, without any nausea or vomiting. A 12-lead ECG is
obtained and shows ST-segment depression with transient T-wave elevation
indicative of NSTE-ACS. Cardiac enzyme levels are obtained and are not
elevated. These findings suggest which condition?
, - Non-STEMI
- Myocardial Infarction
- STEMI
- Unstable Angina
Answer Unstable Angina
6.A patient is brought to the emergency department by their spouse. The
spouse says, "I think it's a stroke." The stroke team initiates a rapid stroke
assessment using the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale. Which
area(s) would the team include in this assessment?
- Visual function
- Level of consciousness
- Cranial Nerve function
- Language deficits
- Facial Palsy
Answer Visual function, LOC, and Language deficits
7.A patient with dyspnea and a change in mental status arrives at the emer-
gency department. The healthcare team completes the necessary assess-
ments and begins to care for the patient, including initiating cardiac moni-
toring, pulse oximetry, supplemental oxygen and vascular access. The team
reviews the patient's ECG rhythm strip, as shown in the following figure.
Which agent would the team most likely administer?
- Atropine 0.5 mg q 4-5 min
