ACLS Final Exam
1. A 20-year-old man with respiratory depression is brought to the emergency
department by his parents. 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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, Answer 2 minutes
The dose of naloxone may be repeated after 2 to 3 minutes.
2. Cardiac monitoring of a patient in cardiac arrest reveals ventricular fibrilla-
tion. In addition to high-quality CPR, what intervention should be a priority for
the team?
Perform a pulse check.
Insert an advanced airway.
Defibrillation.
Initiate capnography.
Answer Defibrillation.
The cardiac monitor is showing ventricular fibrillation, which is a shockable rhythm. The team's priority should be to
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1. A 20-year-old man with respiratory depression is brought to the emergency
department by his parents. 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
1/8
, Answer 2 minutes
The dose of naloxone may be repeated after 2 to 3 minutes.
2. Cardiac monitoring of a patient in cardiac arrest reveals ventricular fibrilla-
tion. In addition to high-quality CPR, what intervention should be a priority for
the team?
Perform a pulse check.
Insert an advanced airway.
Defibrillation.
Initiate capnography.
Answer Defibrillation.
The cardiac monitor is showing ventricular fibrillation, which is a shockable rhythm. The team's priority should be to
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