HEARTCODE ACLS EXAM SET 2025 QUESTIONS WITH
SOLUTIONS GUARANTEE A+
✔✔magnesium sulfate - ✔✔use in cardiac arrest only if hypomagnesemia or torsades:
1-2g diluted in 10mL of D5W
use in torsades with a pulse or AMI with hypomagnesia:
1-2g in 50 to 100 mL of D5W
maintenance with 0.5g per hour infusion
✔✔vasopressin - ✔✔cardiac arrest:
40 units can replace either 1st or 2nd dose of epi
✔✔what meds can go down the endotrachial tube - ✔✔atropine
epinephrine
lidocaine
vasopressin
✔✔reentry supraventricular tachycardia - ✔✔
✔✔polymorphic ventricular tachycardia - aka torsades - ✔✔
✔✔atrial fibrilation - ✔✔
✔✔sinus tachycardia - ✔✔
✔✔reentry supraventricular tachycardia - ✔✔
✔✔sinus bradycardia - ✔✔
✔✔coarse ventricular fibrillation - ✔✔
✔✔atrial flutter - ✔✔
✔✔second degree AV block type 1 (wenckenbach) - ✔✔
✔✔reentry supraventricular tachycardia - ✔✔
✔✔sinus bradycardia - ✔✔
✔✔monomorphic ventricular tachycardia - ✔✔
✔✔fine ventricular fibrillation - ✔✔
, ✔✔second degree AV block mobitz type 2 - ✔✔
✔✔second degree AV block mobitz type 2 - ✔✔
✔✔coarse ventricular fibrillation - ✔✔
✔✔asystole - ✔✔
✔✔normal sinus rhythm - ✔✔
✔✔third degree AV block - ✔✔
✔✔hyperkalemia - ✔✔1mEq of sodium bicarb
✔✔hypokalemia - ✔✔10-20 mEq of potassium
✔✔hypomagnesemia - ✔✔give mag sulfate 1-2g
✔✔The five links in the adult Chain of Survival - ✔✔1- Immediate activation of EMS
2- Early CPR
3- Rapid defibrillation (not in peds)
4- Effective advanced life support
5- Integrated post-cardiac arrest care
✔✔The five links in the pediatric Chain of Survival - ✔✔1- Prevention of arrest (only in
peds)
2- Early CPR (2 in adults)
3- Rapid activation of the EMS (1 in adults)
4- Effective advanced life support
5- Integrated post-cardiac arrest care
✔✔The C in CAB stand for - ✔✔Chest compressions
✔✔The A in CAB stand for - ✔✔Airway
✔✔The B in CAB stand for - ✔✔Breathing
✔✔For victims of all ages, begin CPR with - ✔✔Compressions
✔✔If the victim is unresponsive and not breathing or only gasping, healthcare providers
may take up to 10 seconds to - ✔✔Feel for a pulse
SOLUTIONS GUARANTEE A+
✔✔magnesium sulfate - ✔✔use in cardiac arrest only if hypomagnesemia or torsades:
1-2g diluted in 10mL of D5W
use in torsades with a pulse or AMI with hypomagnesia:
1-2g in 50 to 100 mL of D5W
maintenance with 0.5g per hour infusion
✔✔vasopressin - ✔✔cardiac arrest:
40 units can replace either 1st or 2nd dose of epi
✔✔what meds can go down the endotrachial tube - ✔✔atropine
epinephrine
lidocaine
vasopressin
✔✔reentry supraventricular tachycardia - ✔✔
✔✔polymorphic ventricular tachycardia - aka torsades - ✔✔
✔✔atrial fibrilation - ✔✔
✔✔sinus tachycardia - ✔✔
✔✔reentry supraventricular tachycardia - ✔✔
✔✔sinus bradycardia - ✔✔
✔✔coarse ventricular fibrillation - ✔✔
✔✔atrial flutter - ✔✔
✔✔second degree AV block type 1 (wenckenbach) - ✔✔
✔✔reentry supraventricular tachycardia - ✔✔
✔✔sinus bradycardia - ✔✔
✔✔monomorphic ventricular tachycardia - ✔✔
✔✔fine ventricular fibrillation - ✔✔
, ✔✔second degree AV block mobitz type 2 - ✔✔
✔✔second degree AV block mobitz type 2 - ✔✔
✔✔coarse ventricular fibrillation - ✔✔
✔✔asystole - ✔✔
✔✔normal sinus rhythm - ✔✔
✔✔third degree AV block - ✔✔
✔✔hyperkalemia - ✔✔1mEq of sodium bicarb
✔✔hypokalemia - ✔✔10-20 mEq of potassium
✔✔hypomagnesemia - ✔✔give mag sulfate 1-2g
✔✔The five links in the adult Chain of Survival - ✔✔1- Immediate activation of EMS
2- Early CPR
3- Rapid defibrillation (not in peds)
4- Effective advanced life support
5- Integrated post-cardiac arrest care
✔✔The five links in the pediatric Chain of Survival - ✔✔1- Prevention of arrest (only in
peds)
2- Early CPR (2 in adults)
3- Rapid activation of the EMS (1 in adults)
4- Effective advanced life support
5- Integrated post-cardiac arrest care
✔✔The C in CAB stand for - ✔✔Chest compressions
✔✔The A in CAB stand for - ✔✔Airway
✔✔The B in CAB stand for - ✔✔Breathing
✔✔For victims of all ages, begin CPR with - ✔✔Compressions
✔✔If the victim is unresponsive and not breathing or only gasping, healthcare providers
may take up to 10 seconds to - ✔✔Feel for a pulse
