ACLS EXAM VERSION A | ADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR LIFE SUPPORT EXAM VERSION A (50 QUESTIONS) VERIFIED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES| GRADED A+ 2024|2025

ADVANCED
CARDIOVASCULA
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R LIFE SUPPORT
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VERSION A
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(50 Q&A)
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,Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support Exam
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Version A (50 questions)
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Please do not mark on this exam. Record the best answer on the separate answer sheet.
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1. You find an unresponsive patient who is not breathing. After activating
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the emergency response system, you determine that there is no pulse.
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What is your next action?
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A. Open the airway with a head tilt–chin lift.
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B. Administer epinephrine at a dose of 1 mg/kg. yh yh yh yh yh yh yh



C. Deliver 2 rescue breaths each over 1 second.
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D. Start chest compressions at a rate of at least 100/min.
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2. You are evaluating a 58-year-old man with chest pain. The blood pressure is 92/50
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mm Hg, the heart rate is 92/min, the nonlabored respiratory rate is 14
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breaths/min, and the pulse oximetry reading is 97%. What assessment step is
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most important now?
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A. PETCO2
B. Chest x-ray yh



C. Laboratory testing yh



D. Obtaining a 12-lead ECG yh yh yh




3. What is the preferred method of access for epinephrine administration during
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cardiac arrest in most patients?
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A. Intraosseous
B. Endotracheal
C. Central intravenous yh



D. Peripheral intravenous yh




4. An yhactivated AED does not promptly analyze the rhythm. What is your next action?
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A. Begin chest compressions. yh yh



B. Discontinue the resuscitation attempt. yh yh yh



C. Check all AED connections and reanalyze.
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D. Rotate AED electrodes to an alternate position.
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, 5. You have completed 2 minutes of CPR. The ECG monitor
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displays the lead II rhythm below, and the patient has no pulse. Another
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member of your team resumes chest compressions, and an IV is in place. What
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management step is your next priority?
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A. Give 0.5 mg of atropine.yh yh yh yh



B. Insert an advanced airway. yh yh yh



C. Administer 1 mg of epinephrine. yh yh yh yh



D. Administer a dopamine infusion. yh yh yh




6. During a pause in CPR, you see this lead II ECG rhythm on the monitor. The
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patient has no pulse. What is the next action?
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A. Establish vascular access. yh yh



B. Obtain the patient’s history. yh yh yh



C. Resume chest compressions. yh yh



D. Terminate the resuscitative effort. yh yh yh




7. What yh is a common but sometimes fatal mistake in cardiac arrest management?
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A. Failure to obtain vascular access yh yh yh yh



B. Prolonged periods of no ventilations yh yh yh yh



C. Failure to perform endotracheal intubation
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D. Prolonged interruptions in chest compressions yh yh yh yh




8. Which action is a component of high-quality chest compressions?
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A. Allowing complete chest recoil yh yh yh



B. Chest compressions without ventilation
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