ACLS Reviewed Exam Question & Correct Answer (Pass)

ACLS Reviewed Exam Question & Correct Answer (Pass) PaCO2 levels that should be achieved in the ventilated post-cardiac arrest patient are - CORRECT ANSWER-40 to 45 mmHg. 3rd degree AV block - CORRECT ANSWER-A complete failure of the AV node to conduct any impulses from the atria to the ventricles. You are treating a 36-year-old male who is found to be in stable SVT. After attempts at vagal maneuvers were unsuccessful, the team attempts 6 mg of adenosine. That does not seem to work. What would be the follow-up dose of adenosine found in the algorithm to treat this patient? - CORRECT ANSWER-If SVT continues after 1 or 2 minutes, administer 12 mg adenosine. Working in the cardiac ICU, you note a patient who is presenting with torsades de pointes. What is the drug of choice for treatment? - CORRECT ANSWER-Magnesium sulfate