ACLS SELF-ASSESSMENT PRE-COURSE TEST
EXAM | NEWEST ACTUAL ACCURATE EXAM
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND DETAILED
VERIFIED ANSWERS GRADED A+ | 100%
VERIFIED | 2024 UPDATE!!!
A 35-year-old woman has palpitations, light-headedness, and a
stable tachycardia. The monitor shows a regular narrow-
complex QRS at a rate of 180/min. Vagal maneuvers have not
been effective in terminating the rhythm. An IV has been
established. Which drug should be administered?
A. Lidocaine 1 mg/kg
B. Atropine 0.5 mg
C. Adenosine 6 mg
D. Epinephrine 2 to 10 mcg/kg per minute
C. Adenosine 6 mg
What action minimizes the risk of air entering the victim's
stomach during bag-mask ventilation?
,A. Ventilating until you see the chest rise
B. Squeezing the bag with both hands
C. Ventilating as quickly as you can
D. Delivering the largest breath you can
A. Ventilating until you see the chest rise
What is the maximum interval for pausing chest compressions?
A. 20 seconds
B. 15 seconds
C. 10 seconds
D. 25 seconds
C. 10 seconds
A patient is in cardiac arrest. High-quality chest compressions
are being given. The patient is intubated, and an IV has been
started. The rhythm is asystole. What is the first drug/dose to
administer?
, A. Atropine 1 mg IV/IO
B. Epinephrine 1 mg IV/IO
C. Atropine 0.5 mg IV/IO
D. Dopamine 2 to 20 mcg/kg per minute IV/IO
B. Epinephrine 1 mg IV/IO
A patient with sinus bradycardia and a heart rate of 42/min has
diaphoresis and a blood pressure of 80/60 mm/Hg. What is the
initial dose of atropine?
A. 0.1 mg
B. 3 mg
C. 0.5 mg
D. 1 mg
D. 1 mg
Which intervention is most appropriate for the treatment of a
patient in asystole?
EXAM | NEWEST ACTUAL ACCURATE EXAM
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND DETAILED
VERIFIED ANSWERS GRADED A+ | 100%
VERIFIED | 2024 UPDATE!!!
A 35-year-old woman has palpitations, light-headedness, and a
stable tachycardia. The monitor shows a regular narrow-
complex QRS at a rate of 180/min. Vagal maneuvers have not
been effective in terminating the rhythm. An IV has been
established. Which drug should be administered?
A. Lidocaine 1 mg/kg
B. Atropine 0.5 mg
C. Adenosine 6 mg
D. Epinephrine 2 to 10 mcg/kg per minute
C. Adenosine 6 mg
What action minimizes the risk of air entering the victim's
stomach during bag-mask ventilation?
,A. Ventilating until you see the chest rise
B. Squeezing the bag with both hands
C. Ventilating as quickly as you can
D. Delivering the largest breath you can
A. Ventilating until you see the chest rise
What is the maximum interval for pausing chest compressions?
A. 20 seconds
B. 15 seconds
C. 10 seconds
D. 25 seconds
C. 10 seconds
A patient is in cardiac arrest. High-quality chest compressions
are being given. The patient is intubated, and an IV has been
started. The rhythm is asystole. What is the first drug/dose to
administer?
, A. Atropine 1 mg IV/IO
B. Epinephrine 1 mg IV/IO
C. Atropine 0.5 mg IV/IO
D. Dopamine 2 to 20 mcg/kg per minute IV/IO
B. Epinephrine 1 mg IV/IO
A patient with sinus bradycardia and a heart rate of 42/min has
diaphoresis and a blood pressure of 80/60 mm/Hg. What is the
initial dose of atropine?
A. 0.1 mg
B. 3 mg
C. 0.5 mg
D. 1 mg
D. 1 mg
Which intervention is most appropriate for the treatment of a
patient in asystole?
