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FINAL EXAM ACLS COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS)
QUESTION: 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?
Select the correct answer to this question.
Rib fracture
Esophageal injury
Pneumothorax
Hypertension
Ans: Pneumothorax
QUESTION: 1 A member of the resuscitation team is preparing to
administer medications intravenously to a patient in cardiac arrest.
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The team member follows each medication administration with a
bolus of fluid. How much would the team member give?
Select the correct answer to this question.
5 to 10 mL
10 to 20 mL
20 to 30 mL
30 to 40 mL
Ans: When administering medications during a cardiac arrest, all medications
administrated through the IV or intraosseous infusion route should be followed by
a 10- to 20-mL fluid bolus.
QUESTION: The resuscitation team suspects that hyperkalemia is the
cause of cardiac arrest in a patient brought to the emergency
department. Which finding on a 12-lead ECG would confirm this
suspicion?
Wide-complex ventricular rhythm and tall, peaked T waves
ST-segment changes, T-wave inversion
Flat T waves, prominent U waves and possibly prolonged QT
intervals
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Narrow-complex ventricular tachycardia
Ans: Wide-complex ventricular rhythm and tall, peaked T waves
In hyperkalemia the patient's 12-lead ECG rhythm strip will show wide-complex
ventricular rhythm and tall, peaked T waves.
QUESTION: A patient with an ischemic stroke arrives at the
emergency department at 2 a.m. The patient's symptoms started
about 12:30 a.m. After completing the necessary assessments, the
healthcare team diagnoses an ischemic stroke, and the patient is
determined to be a candidate for fibrinolytic therapy. To achieve
the best outcomes, the team should initiate therapy for this patient
no later than by which time?
Select the correct answer to this question.
3:00 a.m.
5:30 a.m.
6:00 a.m.
8:30 a.m.
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Ans: 1
3:00 a.m.
QUESTION: A resuscitation team is debriefing following a recent
event. A patient experienced cardiac arrest, and advanced cardiac
life support was initiated. The patient required the placement of an
advanced airway to maintain airway patency. Which statement
indicates that the team performed high-quality CPR?
Select the correct answer to this question.
"We kept the rate of chest compressions to around 100 per minute
but adjusted their depth to 1.5 inches while giving 1 ventilation
every 3 seconds."
"We delivered chest compressions at a rate of 80 to 100 per minute
to a depth of at least 2 inches and gave 1 ventilation every 6
seconds."
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FINAL EXAM ACLS COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS)
QUESTION: 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?
Select the correct answer to this question.
Rib fracture
Esophageal injury
Pneumothorax
Hypertension
Ans: Pneumothorax
QUESTION: 1 A member of the resuscitation team is preparing to
administer medications intravenously to a patient in cardiac arrest.
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, 2
The team member follows each medication administration with a
bolus of fluid. How much would the team member give?
Select the correct answer to this question.
5 to 10 mL
10 to 20 mL
20 to 30 mL
30 to 40 mL
Ans: When administering medications during a cardiac arrest, all medications
administrated through the IV or intraosseous infusion route should be followed by
a 10- to 20-mL fluid bolus.
QUESTION: The resuscitation team suspects that hyperkalemia is the
cause of cardiac arrest in a patient brought to the emergency
department. Which finding on a 12-lead ECG would confirm this
suspicion?
Wide-complex ventricular rhythm and tall, peaked T waves
ST-segment changes, T-wave inversion
Flat T waves, prominent U waves and possibly prolonged QT
intervals
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Narrow-complex ventricular tachycardia
Ans: Wide-complex ventricular rhythm and tall, peaked T waves
In hyperkalemia the patient's 12-lead ECG rhythm strip will show wide-complex
ventricular rhythm and tall, peaked T waves.
QUESTION: A patient with an ischemic stroke arrives at the
emergency department at 2 a.m. The patient's symptoms started
about 12:30 a.m. After completing the necessary assessments, the
healthcare team diagnoses an ischemic stroke, and the patient is
determined to be a candidate for fibrinolytic therapy. To achieve
the best outcomes, the team should initiate therapy for this patient
no later than by which time?
Select the correct answer to this question.
3:00 a.m.
5:30 a.m.
6:00 a.m.
8:30 a.m.
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Ans: 1
3:00 a.m.
QUESTION: A resuscitation team is debriefing following a recent
event. A patient experienced cardiac arrest, and advanced cardiac
life support was initiated. The patient required the placement of an
advanced airway to maintain airway patency. Which statement
indicates that the team performed high-quality CPR?
Select the correct answer to this question.
"We kept the rate of chest compressions to around 100 per minute
but adjusted their depth to 1.5 inches while giving 1 ventilation
every 3 seconds."
"We delivered chest compressions at a rate of 80 to 100 per minute
to a depth of at least 2 inches and gave 1 ventilation every 6
seconds."
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