[ ACLS FINAL ]
EXAMINATION COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND DETAILED
SOLUTIONS
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Question 1: What blood glucose level should trigger the
administration of IV or subcutaneous insulin for a patient with
acute ischemic stroke?
Answer:
180mg/dl
Question 2: What is the average RR for an adult at rest?
Answer:
12 to 20/min
Question 3: What is tidal volume typically maintaining normal
oxygenation and elimination of carbon dioxide?
Answer:
6 to 8 mL/kg
Question 4: An 18 yo patient is reporting difficulty breathing and is
displaying increased respiratory effort. Auscultation reveals
bilateral wheezing; the respiratory rate is 28 breaths per minute.
Oxygen saturations is 91%. PETCO2 is 44 mmHg. How would you
categorize this patient's condition?
Answer:
,Respiratory distress
Question 5: A 59 yo patient is reporting difficulty breathing.
Physical exam reveals nasal flaring, intercostal interaction and use
of accessory muscles. RR is 28 breaths per minute. O2 sat is 92%
PTCO2 is 36 mmHg. How would you categorize this patent's
condition?
Answer:
Respiratory distress
Question 6: A 75 yo patient is having difficulty breathing, with
increased respiratory effort. The patient has history of emphysema.
The patient is drowsy, auscultation reveals bilateral wheezing,
although the lung sounds are difficult to appreciate. RR is 38/min.
O2 sat = 85%, PETCO2= 49mmHg. How would you categorize this
patient's condition?
Answer:
Respiratory failure
Question 7: What is the term of the rise in arterial CO2 levels
typically associated with respiratory failure?
Answer:
Hypercapnia
Question 8: How much tidal volume must provide with a bag-mask
device to produce visible chest rise for an adult patient in
respiratory arrest?
,Answer:
6 to 7 mL/kg
Question 9: What device on a resuscitation bag-mask device may
prevent sufficient tidal volume in patients with poor lung
compliance?
Answer:
Pressure-relief value
Question 10: Patients with perfusing rhythms should receive
ventilations once every
Answer:
6 seconds
Question 11: What is the most effective way to deliver bag-mask
ventilation?
Answer:
Using a 2 person technique
Question 12: How long should the second rescuer squeeze the bag
mask device when providing 2-rescuer ventilation?
Answer:
1 second
, Question 13: When performing the jaw-thrust maneuver on patients
with suspected cervical spine injury, where should you place your
fingers?
Answer:
Just under the angel of the lower jaw
Question 14: When you use a bag-mask device, you should deliver
approximately ---tidal volume.
Answer:
500 to 600 mL
Question 15: What is a contraindication to the use of an
oropharyngeal airway?
Answer:
Conscious patient
Question 16: In which of the following patients can nasopharyngeal
airways be used?
Answer:
Unconscious, semiconscious, conscious
Question 17: Select the first step in the use of an oropharyngeal
airway
Answer:
Clear the mouth and pharynx
EXAMINATION COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND DETAILED
SOLUTIONS
LATEST UPDATE THIS YEAR JUST RELEASED
Question 1: What blood glucose level should trigger the
administration of IV or subcutaneous insulin for a patient with
acute ischemic stroke?
Answer:
180mg/dl
Question 2: What is the average RR for an adult at rest?
Answer:
12 to 20/min
Question 3: What is tidal volume typically maintaining normal
oxygenation and elimination of carbon dioxide?
Answer:
6 to 8 mL/kg
Question 4: An 18 yo patient is reporting difficulty breathing and is
displaying increased respiratory effort. Auscultation reveals
bilateral wheezing; the respiratory rate is 28 breaths per minute.
Oxygen saturations is 91%. PETCO2 is 44 mmHg. How would you
categorize this patient's condition?
Answer:
,Respiratory distress
Question 5: A 59 yo patient is reporting difficulty breathing.
Physical exam reveals nasal flaring, intercostal interaction and use
of accessory muscles. RR is 28 breaths per minute. O2 sat is 92%
PTCO2 is 36 mmHg. How would you categorize this patent's
condition?
Answer:
Respiratory distress
Question 6: A 75 yo patient is having difficulty breathing, with
increased respiratory effort. The patient has history of emphysema.
The patient is drowsy, auscultation reveals bilateral wheezing,
although the lung sounds are difficult to appreciate. RR is 38/min.
O2 sat = 85%, PETCO2= 49mmHg. How would you categorize this
patient's condition?
Answer:
Respiratory failure
Question 7: What is the term of the rise in arterial CO2 levels
typically associated with respiratory failure?
Answer:
Hypercapnia
Question 8: How much tidal volume must provide with a bag-mask
device to produce visible chest rise for an adult patient in
respiratory arrest?
,Answer:
6 to 7 mL/kg
Question 9: What device on a resuscitation bag-mask device may
prevent sufficient tidal volume in patients with poor lung
compliance?
Answer:
Pressure-relief value
Question 10: Patients with perfusing rhythms should receive
ventilations once every
Answer:
6 seconds
Question 11: What is the most effective way to deliver bag-mask
ventilation?
Answer:
Using a 2 person technique
Question 12: How long should the second rescuer squeeze the bag
mask device when providing 2-rescuer ventilation?
Answer:
1 second
, Question 13: When performing the jaw-thrust maneuver on patients
with suspected cervical spine injury, where should you place your
fingers?
Answer:
Just under the angel of the lower jaw
Question 14: When you use a bag-mask device, you should deliver
approximately ---tidal volume.
Answer:
500 to 600 mL
Question 15: What is a contraindication to the use of an
oropharyngeal airway?
Answer:
Conscious patient
Question 16: In which of the following patients can nasopharyngeal
airways be used?
Answer:
Unconscious, semiconscious, conscious
Question 17: Select the first step in the use of an oropharyngeal
airway
Answer:
Clear the mouth and pharynx
