ACLS VERSION A EXAM QUESTIONS AND
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?: 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?: obtaining 12-lead ecg.
3. what is the preferred method of access for epinephrine administration
during cardiac arrest in most patients?: peripheral intravenous
4. An activated AED does not promptly analyze the rhythm. What is your next
action?: begin chest compressions.
5. You have completed 2 min of CPR. The ECG monitor displays the lead below
and the pt. has no pulse. another member resumes chest compressions and
an IV is in place. What management step is your next priority?: a dminister one
mg of epinephrine
6. During a pause in CPR, you see this lead II ECG rhythm on the monit or. The
patient has no pulse. What is the next action?: resume chest compressions
7. what is a common but sometimes fatal mistake in cardiac arrest manage-
ment?: prolonged interruptions of chest compressions
8. what action is a component of high-quality chest compressions?: uninter-
rupted compressions at a depth of 1 1/2 inches
9. Which action increases the chance of successful conversion of ventricular
fibrillation?: ventricular tachycardia with a pulse
10. which situation BEST describes pulseless electrical activity?: sinus rhythm
without a pulse
11. What is the best strategy for perfoming high-quality CPR on a pt.with
an advanced airway in place?: provide continuous chest compressions without
pauses and 10 ventilations per minute.
12. Three minutes after witnessing a cardiac arrest, one member of your
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, team inserts an endotracheal tube while another performs continuous chest
compressions. During subsequent ventilation, you notice the presence of a
waveform on the capnography screen and a PETCO2 level of 8 mm Hg. What
is the significance of this finding?: chest compressions may not be effective
13. the use of quantitative capnography in intubated patients: allows for moni-
toring of cpr quality
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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?: 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?: obtaining 12-lead ecg.
3. what is the preferred method of access for epinephrine administration
during cardiac arrest in most patients?: peripheral intravenous
4. An activated AED does not promptly analyze the rhythm. What is your next
action?: begin chest compressions.
5. You have completed 2 min of CPR. The ECG monitor displays the lead below
and the pt. has no pulse. another member resumes chest compressions and
an IV is in place. What management step is your next priority?: a dminister one
mg of epinephrine
6. During a pause in CPR, you see this lead II ECG rhythm on the monit or. The
patient has no pulse. What is the next action?: resume chest compressions
7. what is a common but sometimes fatal mistake in cardiac arrest manage-
ment?: prolonged interruptions of chest compressions
8. what action is a component of high-quality chest compressions?: uninter-
rupted compressions at a depth of 1 1/2 inches
9. Which action increases the chance of successful conversion of ventricular
fibrillation?: ventricular tachycardia with a pulse
10. which situation BEST describes pulseless electrical activity?: sinus rhythm
without a pulse
11. What is the best strategy for perfoming high-quality CPR on a pt.with
an advanced airway in place?: provide continuous chest compressions without
pauses and 10 ventilations per minute.
12. Three minutes after witnessing a cardiac arrest, one member of your
1/7
, team inserts an endotracheal tube while another performs continuous chest
compressions. During subsequent ventilation, you notice the presence of a
waveform on the capnography screen and a PETCO2 level of 8 mm Hg. What
is the significance of this finding?: chest compressions may not be effective
13. the use of quantitative capnography in intubated patients: allows for moni-
toring of cpr quality
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