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The resuscitation team suspects that hyperkalemia is the cause of cardiac arrest in a patient brought to the emergency department. Which finding on a 12-lead ECG would confirm this suspicion? Ans: Wide-complex ventricular rhythm or tall, pointed T waves Quiz: A patient with dyspnea and a change in mental status arrives at the emergency department. The healthcare team completes the necessary assessments and begins to care for the patient, including initiating cardiac monitoring, 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? Ans: Atropine 0.5 mg every 4 to 5 minutes Quiz: A patient experiencing an unstable bradyarrhythmia does not respond to atropine or transcutaneous pacing. Which intervention would the healthcare provider use next? Examstudy - Stuvia US Ans: Administration of an epinephrine infusion Quiz: A patient's ECG reveals a tachyarrhythmia. The patient is hemodynamically stable and has a heart rate ranging from 120 to 135 beats per minute. Based on the findings of the secondary assessment, which statement(s) by the patient would the team interpret as a possible contributing cause? Ans: 1. "I've had a terrible cold with a horrible cough and fever the past week." 2. "I've been so anxious lately because I just lost my job." 3. "I've been vomiting for the past 2 days from a gastrointestinal bug." Quiz: A patient's ECG reveals a narrow QRS complex with a regular rhythm, indicating a narrow-complex supraventricular tachyarrhythmia. The patient is hemodynamically stable. Which intervention would be initiated first? Ans: Vagal maneuver

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ALS/ACLS - Red Cross Final Exam [2025] TESTED AND
PROVEN QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED VERIFIED
ANSWERS (100% CORRECT ANSWERS) /ALREADY
GRADED A+
The resuscitation team suspects that hyperkalemia is the cause of

cardiac arrest in a patient brought to the emergency department.

Which finding on a 12-lead ECG would confirm this suspicion?

✓ Ans: Wide-complex ventricular rhythm or tall, pointed T waves



Quiz: A patient with dyspnea and a change in mental status arrives at

the emergency department. The healthcare team completes the

necessary assessments and begins to care for the patient, including

initiating cardiac monitoring, 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?

✓ Ans: Atropine 0.5 mg every 4 to 5 minutes



Quiz: A patient experiencing an unstable bradyarrhythmia does not

respond to atropine or transcutaneous pacing. Which intervention

would the healthcare provider use next?

, ✓ Ans: Administration of an epinephrine infusion



Quiz: A patient's ECG reveals a tachyarrhythmia. The patient is

hemodynamically stable and has a heart rate ranging from 120 to 135

beats per minute. Based on the findings of the secondary assessment,

which statement(s) by the patient would the team interpret as a

possible contributing cause?

✓ Ans: 1. "I've had a terrible cold with a horrible cough and fever the
past week."
✓ 2. "I've been so anxious lately because I just lost my job."
✓ 3. "I've been vomiting for the past 2 days from a gastrointestinal bug."



Quiz: A patient's ECG reveals a narrow QRS complex with a regular

rhythm, indicating a narrow-complex supraventricular tachyarrhythmia.

The patient is hemodynamically stable. Which intervention would be

initiated first?

✓ Ans: Vagal maneuvers



Quiz: A patient in the telemetry unit is stable. Cardiac monitoring

indicates the patient has ventricular tachycardia with a pulse. Further

assessment reveals that the corrected QT interval is greater than 0.46

seconds. Which treatment would be appropriate at this time?

✓ Ans: Synchronized cardioversion



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