American Red Cross - Advanced Life Support Final Exam 2024

Ventricular Tachycardia A patient is being treated in the emergency department and is determined to have NSTE-ACS. Invasive management is planned based on which finding? - Ventricular Tachycardia - Atrial Fibrillation - Ventricular Fibrillation - Atrial Tachycardia On the lower RIGHT abdomen A healthcare provider is establishing cardiac monitoring using a five-electrode system. The healthcare provider demonstrates proper use of the system by placing the green electrode in which location? - Under the left clavicle at the midclavicular line - At the 4th intercostal space, right sternal border - On the lower right abdomen - On the lower left abdomen Brainpower Read More Previous Play Next Rewind 10 seconds Move forward 10 seconds Unmute 0:00 / 0:00 Full screen Atrial Fibrillation The stroke team is assessing a patient with a suspected stroke. The patient is alert and able to carry on a conversation, although the patient has difficulty getting the words out. Testing confirms that the patient has had an ischemic stroke. Based on the patient’s medical history, a history of which arrhythmia would alert the team to the patient’s increased risk for stroke? - Atrial tachycardia - Atrial fibrillation - Ventricular fibrillation - Bradycardia Pneumothorax A patient experiences cardiac arrest, and the resuscitation team initiates ventilations using a bag-valve-mask (BVM) resuscitator. The development of which condition during the provision of care would lead the team to suspect that improper BVM technique is being used? - Hypertension - Pneumothorax - Rib Fracture - Esophageal Injury Unstable Angina A patient presents to the emergency department with mild to moderate recurrent chest pain, without any nausea or vomiting. A 12-lead ECG is obtained and shows ST-segment depression with transient T-wave elevation indicative of NSTE-ACS. Cardiac enzyme levels are obtained and are not elevated. These findings suggest which condition? - Non-STEMI - Myocardial Infarction - STEMI - Unstable Angina Visual function, LOC, and Language deficits A patient is brought to the emergency department by their spouse. The spouse says, “I think it’s a stroke.” The stroke team initiates a rapid stroke assessment using the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale. Which area(s) would the team include in this assessment? - Visual function - Level of consciousness - Cranial Nerve function - Language deficits - Facial Palsy Atropine 0.5 mg q 4-5 min