ADVANCED
CARDIOVASCULA
|
R LIFE SUPPORT
| |
(ACLS) |
EXAM VERSION B | |
(50 Q&A)
| |
,Advanced |Cardiovascular |Life |Support
|Exam |Version |B |(50 |questions)
Please |do |not |mark |on |this |exam. |Record |the |best |answer |on |the |separate |answer |sheet.
1. What |should |be |done |to |minimize |interruptions |in |chest |compressions |during |CPR?
A. Perform |pulse |checks |only |after |defibrillation.
B. Continue |CPR |while |the |defibrillator |is |charging.
C. Administer |IV |medications |only |when |breaths |are |given.
D. Continue |to |use |AED |even |after |the |arrival |of |a |manual |defibrillator.
2. Which |condition |is |an |indication |to |stop |or |withhold |resuscitative |efforts?
A. Unwitnessed |arrest
B. Safety |threat |to |providers
C. Patient |age |greater |than |85 |years
D. No |return |of |spontaneous |circulation |after |10 |minutes |of |CPR
3. After |verifying |the |absence |of |a |pulse, |you |initiate |CPR |with |adequate |bag-mask
|ventilation. |The |patient’s |lead |II |ECG |appears |below. |What |is |your |next |action?
A. IV |or |IO |access
B. Endotracheal |tube |placement
C. Consultation |with |cardiology |for |possible |PCI
D. Application |of |a |transcutaneous |pacemaker
4. After |verifying | unresponsiveness | and |abnormal | breathing, | you |activate
|the |emergency |response |team. |What |is |your |next |action?
A. Retrieve |an |AED.
B. Check |for |a |pulse.
C. Deliver |2 |rescue |breaths.
D. Administer |a |precordial |thump.
,
CARDIOVASCULA
|
R LIFE SUPPORT
| |
(ACLS) |
EXAM VERSION B | |
(50 Q&A)
| |
,Advanced |Cardiovascular |Life |Support
|Exam |Version |B |(50 |questions)
Please |do |not |mark |on |this |exam. |Record |the |best |answer |on |the |separate |answer |sheet.
1. What |should |be |done |to |minimize |interruptions |in |chest |compressions |during |CPR?
A. Perform |pulse |checks |only |after |defibrillation.
B. Continue |CPR |while |the |defibrillator |is |charging.
C. Administer |IV |medications |only |when |breaths |are |given.
D. Continue |to |use |AED |even |after |the |arrival |of |a |manual |defibrillator.
2. Which |condition |is |an |indication |to |stop |or |withhold |resuscitative |efforts?
A. Unwitnessed |arrest
B. Safety |threat |to |providers
C. Patient |age |greater |than |85 |years
D. No |return |of |spontaneous |circulation |after |10 |minutes |of |CPR
3. After |verifying |the |absence |of |a |pulse, |you |initiate |CPR |with |adequate |bag-mask
|ventilation. |The |patient’s |lead |II |ECG |appears |below. |What |is |your |next |action?
A. IV |or |IO |access
B. Endotracheal |tube |placement
C. Consultation |with |cardiology |for |possible |PCI
D. Application |of |a |transcutaneous |pacemaker
4. After |verifying | unresponsiveness | and |abnormal | breathing, | you |activate
|the |emergency |response |team. |What |is |your |next |action?
A. Retrieve |an |AED.
B. Check |for |a |pulse.
C. Deliver |2 |rescue |breaths.
D. Administer |a |precordial |thump.
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