BASIC LIFE SUPPORT EXAM A ACLS
COMPREHENSIVE TEST PAPER WITH
SOLVED QUESTIONS
◉ What is the purpose of a rapid response team (RRT) or medical
emergency team (MET)?
Answer: Identify and treat early clinical deterioration
◉ What is the difference between stable angina and unstable
angina?
Answer: Stable angina involved chest discomfort during exertion.
◉ What is a classic symptom of acute ischemic chest discomfort?
Answer: Pain radiation down the left arm
◉ What is the most common symptom of myocardial ischemia
and infarction?
Answer: Retrosternal chest pain
◉ What is one goal of therapy for patients with ACS?
Answer: Relief of ischemic chest discomfort
◉ What is the recommended dose of aspirin if not
contraindicated?
, Answer: 162-325 mg
◉ Which is a contraindication to the administration of aspirin for
the management of a patient with ACS?
Answer: Recent GI Bleed
◉ What is the initial drug therapy for ACS?
Answer: Oxygen if needed, aspirin, nitroglycerin, morphine
◉ A patient without dyspnea has sign an ACS. There are no
obvious signs of heart failure. You assess a noninvasively
monitored oxyhemoglobin saturation. Which patient should
receive supplemental oxygen?
Answer: 88%
◉ Which clinical finding represents a contraindication to the
administration of nitroglycerin?
Answer: Systolic BP of 84
◉ What is one major sign of a patient having a stroke?
Answer: Facial droop
◉ What are the major types of strokes?
Answer: Ischemic and hemorrhagic
COMPREHENSIVE TEST PAPER WITH
SOLVED QUESTIONS
◉ What is the purpose of a rapid response team (RRT) or medical
emergency team (MET)?
Answer: Identify and treat early clinical deterioration
◉ What is the difference between stable angina and unstable
angina?
Answer: Stable angina involved chest discomfort during exertion.
◉ What is a classic symptom of acute ischemic chest discomfort?
Answer: Pain radiation down the left arm
◉ What is the most common symptom of myocardial ischemia
and infarction?
Answer: Retrosternal chest pain
◉ What is one goal of therapy for patients with ACS?
Answer: Relief of ischemic chest discomfort
◉ What is the recommended dose of aspirin if not
contraindicated?
, Answer: 162-325 mg
◉ Which is a contraindication to the administration of aspirin for
the management of a patient with ACS?
Answer: Recent GI Bleed
◉ What is the initial drug therapy for ACS?
Answer: Oxygen if needed, aspirin, nitroglycerin, morphine
◉ A patient without dyspnea has sign an ACS. There are no
obvious signs of heart failure. You assess a noninvasively
monitored oxyhemoglobin saturation. Which patient should
receive supplemental oxygen?
Answer: 88%
◉ Which clinical finding represents a contraindication to the
administration of nitroglycerin?
Answer: Systolic BP of 84
◉ What is one major sign of a patient having a stroke?
Answer: Facial droop
◉ What are the major types of strokes?
Answer: Ischemic and hemorrhagic
