ACLS post-test
1. A. Call for help and begin chest compressions.: A 48-year-old man became
unresponsive shortly after presenting to you with nausea and generalized chest
discomfort. You observe gasping breathing and are unsure if you feel a pulse. You
should know:
A. Call for help and begin chest compressions.
B. Wait until breathing stops and then check again for a pulse.
C. Begin chest compressions only if you are certain a pulse is absent.
D. Observe the patient for 2 minutes, then reassess his breathing and pulse.
2. C. Bradydysrhythmias: Which of the following is the most likely complication of
inferior wall myocardial infarction (MI)?
A. Cardiogenic shock
B. Ventricular rupture
C. Bradydysrhythmias
D.Tachydysrhythmias
3. D. Procainamide or amiodarone: A 52-year-old man is complaining of palpita-
tions that came on suddenly after walking up a short flight of stairs. His symptoms
have been present for about 20 minutes. He denies chest pain and is not short of
onitor reveals
following
,breath. His skin is warm and dry; breath sounds are clear. His blood pressure (BP)
is 144/88 millimeters of mercury (mm Hg), his heart rate is 186 beats per minute
(beats/min), and his ventilatory rate is 18 breaths/min. The cardiac m
the rhythm here. Vascular access has been established. Which of the
medications is most appropriate in this situation?
A. Dopamine or sotalol
B. Furosemide or atropine
C. Nitroglycerin (NTG) or morphine
D. Procainamide or amiodarone
4. C. Assess breathing and determine whether she has a pulse.: Your general
impression of a 78-year-old woman reveals that her eyes are closed, she is not
moving, you can see no rise and fall of her chest or abdomen, and her skincolor is
pale. When you arrive at the patient's side, you confirm that she is unresponsive.
Your best action in this situation will be to:
A. Open her airway and give two breaths.
B. Apply an automated external defibrillator (AED).
C. Assess breathing and determine whether she has a pulse.
D. Prepare the necessary equipment to insert an advanced airway.
5. C. Gurgling sounds heard over the epigastrium: A 60-year-old woman has suf-
, fered a cardiac arrest. A health care professional trained in endotracheal intubation
has intubated the patient. Which of the following findings would indicate inadvertent
esophageal intubation?
1. A. Call for help and begin chest compressions.: A 48-year-old man became
unresponsive shortly after presenting to you with nausea and generalized chest
discomfort. You observe gasping breathing and are unsure if you feel a pulse. You
should know:
A. Call for help and begin chest compressions.
B. Wait until breathing stops and then check again for a pulse.
C. Begin chest compressions only if you are certain a pulse is absent.
D. Observe the patient for 2 minutes, then reassess his breathing and pulse.
2. C. Bradydysrhythmias: Which of the following is the most likely complication of
inferior wall myocardial infarction (MI)?
A. Cardiogenic shock
B. Ventricular rupture
C. Bradydysrhythmias
D.Tachydysrhythmias
3. D. Procainamide or amiodarone: A 52-year-old man is complaining of palpita-
tions that came on suddenly after walking up a short flight of stairs. His symptoms
have been present for about 20 minutes. He denies chest pain and is not short of
onitor reveals
following
,breath. His skin is warm and dry; breath sounds are clear. His blood pressure (BP)
is 144/88 millimeters of mercury (mm Hg), his heart rate is 186 beats per minute
(beats/min), and his ventilatory rate is 18 breaths/min. The cardiac m
the rhythm here. Vascular access has been established. Which of the
medications is most appropriate in this situation?
A. Dopamine or sotalol
B. Furosemide or atropine
C. Nitroglycerin (NTG) or morphine
D. Procainamide or amiodarone
4. C. Assess breathing and determine whether she has a pulse.: Your general
impression of a 78-year-old woman reveals that her eyes are closed, she is not
moving, you can see no rise and fall of her chest or abdomen, and her skincolor is
pale. When you arrive at the patient's side, you confirm that she is unresponsive.
Your best action in this situation will be to:
A. Open her airway and give two breaths.
B. Apply an automated external defibrillator (AED).
C. Assess breathing and determine whether she has a pulse.
D. Prepare the necessary equipment to insert an advanced airway.
5. C. Gurgling sounds heard over the epigastrium: A 60-year-old woman has suf-
, fered a cardiac arrest. A health care professional trained in endotracheal intubation
has intubated the patient. Which of the following findings would indicate inadvertent
esophageal intubation?
