AHA ACLS POST-TEST QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
PASSED ALREADY GRADED A+
1. To properly ventilate a patient with a reading is
perfusing rhythm, how often do you 97%. What
squeeze the bag? assessment
step is
2. Which of the following signs is a likely most
indicator of cardiac arrest in an important
unresponsive patient? now?
3. Which is the recommended first intravenous 8. Which is
dose of amiodarone for a patient with the
refractory ventricular fibrillation? recommend
ed oral
4. Three minutes into a cardiac arrest
dose of
resuscitation at- tempt, one member of your
aspirin for
team inserts an endotra- cheal (ET) tube while
a patient
another performs chest compres- sions. with a
Capnography shows a persistent waveform and suspected
a PetCO2 of 8mmHg. Which is the acute
significance of this finding? coronary
syndrome?
5. A patient in stable narrow-complex tachycardia
with a peripheral IV in place is refractory to
the first dose of adenosine. Which dose
would you administer next?
6. Which is an acceptable method of selecting an
appro- priately sized oropharyngeal airway?
7. You are evaluating a 58 year old man with chest
pain. The BP is 92/50 and a heart rate of
92/min, nonla- bored respiratory rate is 14
breaths per minute, and his pulse oximetry
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,AHA ACLS POST-TEST QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
PASSED ALREADY GRADED A+
Once every 6 seconds
Agonal gasps
300 mg
Chest compressions may not be effective
12 mg
Measure from the corner of the mouth to the angle of the mandible
Obtaining a 12-lead ECG
162 to 325 mg
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, AHA ACLS POST-TEST QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
PASSED ALREADY GRADED A+
9. You instruct a team member to give 1 mg atropine IV. "I'll draw up
1 mg of at-
Which response is an example of closed-loop commu- ropine."
nication?
10. A patient has witnessed loss of consciousness. Defibrillation
The lead II ECG reveals this rhythm. Which is
the appropri- ate treatment?
11. In addition to clinical assessment, which is the
most Continuous waveform
reliable method to confirm and monitor correct place-
capnography
ment of an endotracheal tube?
12. What is an effect of excessive ventilation? Decreased cardiac
output
13. Which best describes an action taken by Clearly delegate tasks
the Team Leader to avoid inefficiencies
during a resuscitation attempt?
14. You are caring for a patient with a suspected
Give fibrinolytic therapy
stroke whose symptoms started 2 hours ago.
as soon as possible
The CT scan was normal, with no signs of
and con- sider
hermorrhage. The pa-
endovascular thera-
tient does not have any contraindications to
fibrinolyt- py ic therapy. Which treatment
approach is best for this patient?
15. Which best describes this rhythm? Monomorphic
ventricular
tachycardia
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PASSED ALREADY GRADED A+
1. To properly ventilate a patient with a reading is
perfusing rhythm, how often do you 97%. What
squeeze the bag? assessment
step is
2. Which of the following signs is a likely most
indicator of cardiac arrest in an important
unresponsive patient? now?
3. Which is the recommended first intravenous 8. Which is
dose of amiodarone for a patient with the
refractory ventricular fibrillation? recommend
ed oral
4. Three minutes into a cardiac arrest
dose of
resuscitation at- tempt, one member of your
aspirin for
team inserts an endotra- cheal (ET) tube while
a patient
another performs chest compres- sions. with a
Capnography shows a persistent waveform and suspected
a PetCO2 of 8mmHg. Which is the acute
significance of this finding? coronary
syndrome?
5. A patient in stable narrow-complex tachycardia
with a peripheral IV in place is refractory to
the first dose of adenosine. Which dose
would you administer next?
6. Which is an acceptable method of selecting an
appro- priately sized oropharyngeal airway?
7. You are evaluating a 58 year old man with chest
pain. The BP is 92/50 and a heart rate of
92/min, nonla- bored respiratory rate is 14
breaths per minute, and his pulse oximetry
1/
18
,AHA ACLS POST-TEST QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
PASSED ALREADY GRADED A+
Once every 6 seconds
Agonal gasps
300 mg
Chest compressions may not be effective
12 mg
Measure from the corner of the mouth to the angle of the mandible
Obtaining a 12-lead ECG
162 to 325 mg
2/
18
, AHA ACLS POST-TEST QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
PASSED ALREADY GRADED A+
9. You instruct a team member to give 1 mg atropine IV. "I'll draw up
1 mg of at-
Which response is an example of closed-loop commu- ropine."
nication?
10. A patient has witnessed loss of consciousness. Defibrillation
The lead II ECG reveals this rhythm. Which is
the appropri- ate treatment?
11. In addition to clinical assessment, which is the
most Continuous waveform
reliable method to confirm and monitor correct place-
capnography
ment of an endotracheal tube?
12. What is an effect of excessive ventilation? Decreased cardiac
output
13. Which best describes an action taken by Clearly delegate tasks
the Team Leader to avoid inefficiencies
during a resuscitation attempt?
14. You are caring for a patient with a suspected
Give fibrinolytic therapy
stroke whose symptoms started 2 hours ago.
as soon as possible
The CT scan was normal, with no signs of
and con- sider
hermorrhage. The pa-
endovascular thera-
tient does not have any contraindications to
fibrinolyt- py ic therapy. Which treatment
approach is best for this patient?
15. Which best describes this rhythm? Monomorphic
ventricular
tachycardia
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