ACLS Practice Questions and answers already passed 2023

ACLS Practice Questions and answers already passed 2023Rate of chest compressions for adults 100-120 compressions per minute Ratio of compressions to breaths in adults 30:2 Rate of bag valve mask ventilation for adults in respiratory arrest Once every 5-6 seconds or 10-12 times per minute Treatments for hypotension following cardiac arrest IV dopamine infusion, IV epinephrine infusion IV Ringer's lactate, IV normal saline The leader in team resuscitation must be able to perform all the skills if needed. ... Recommended ED door-to-balloon inflation time for a STEMI patient No longer than 90 minutes Ways to estimate effectiveness of CPR Arterial diastolic blood pressure, quantitative waveform capnography, central venous oxygen saturation Best drug used for narrow complex supraventricular tachycardia Adenosine Drug used for pulseless electrical activity Epinephrine Sequence of basic life support Compressions, airway, breathing (CAB) Initial dose of adenosine for treatment of supraventricular tachycardia 6 mg IV Heart rate at which tachycardia usually becomes symptomatic 150 bpm Longest duration for pulse check 10 seconds Recommended initial dosage of atropine for symptomatic bradycardia 0.5 mg IV Recommended dose of oxygen during CPR 100% Goal for initiation of fibrinolytic therapy in stroke patients Within 1 hour of ED arrival Common reversible causes of cardiac arrest ("H's and T's") Hypotension, hypoxia, hypothermia, hydrogen ions (acidosis), hypo-/hyperkalemia Tension pneumothorax, tamponade, thrombosis (coronary), thrombosis (pulmonary), toxins Best option for treatment of STEMI diagnosed in ambulance via 12-lead ECG Transport to PCI-capable hospital Components of Cincinnati Prehospital Stroke Scale (CPSS) Facial droop, arm drift, speech abnormality Asystole should be treated with all of the following EXCEPT: CPR Ventilations Defibrillation Epinephrine Asystole should be treated with all of the following EXCEPT: CPR Ventilations Defibrillation Epinephrine