HEARTCODE ACLS EXAM WITH
ACCURATE SOLUTIONS
how squickly sdoes sthe schance sof ssurvival sdecline sfor severy sminute sof sdefibrillation
sdelay sin spatients swith sventricular sfibrillation s((VF) swho sdo snot sreceive sbystander
sCPR? s
a) s7% sto s10% s
b) s5% sto s6%
c) s11% sto s13%
d) s3% sto s4% s- scorrect sanswers s-a
coronary sperfusion spressure s(CPP) sequals saortic_______ spressure sminus s____
satrial sdiastolic spressure s
a) ssystolic, sleft
b) ssystolic, sright
c) sdiastolic, sleft
d) sdiastolic, sright s- scorrect sanswers s-D
,what sis san sadvantage sof sa ssystemic sapproach sto spatient sassessment? s
a) sreduces sthe sneed sfor ssecondary sassessment s
b) sstandardizes streatment sacross ssystems sof scare
c) sreduces sthe schances sof smissing simportant ssigns sand ssymptoms s
d) spermits sassessment smodification sbased son spatient ssymptoms s- scorrect
sanswers s-C
what sis sthe sfirst sstep sin sthe ssystematic sapproach sto spatient sassessment? s
a) sprimary sassessment s
b) ssecondary sassessment s
c) sinitial simpression s
d) sBLS sassessment s- scorrect sanswers s-c
what sis sthe smaximum samount sof stime syou sshould ssimultaneously sperform sthe
spulse sand sbreathing schecks? s
a) s15 sseconds
b) s20 sseconds
c) s10 sseconds s
d) s5 sseconds s- scorrect sanswers s-C
The sBLS sAssessment sis sa ssystematic sapproach sto sBLS sfor strained shealthcare
sproviders. sThis sapproach sstresses:
a) sbasic sairway smanagement s
b) searly scpr sand sdefibrillation s
c) sdefibrillation s- scorrect sanswers s-b
while sperforming sthe sBLS sassessment, syou sinitiate shigh-quality sCPR sand sassist
sventilation swith sa sbag-mask sdevice s
the sAED sdoes snot srecommend sa sshock s
which saction sin sthe sprimary sassessment sshould syou sperform sfirst? s
a) sattach sa squantitative swaveform scapnography sdevice s
b) sperform sfluid sresuscitation s
c) sdetermine sif sthe spatient's sairway sis spatent
d) sassess sthe spatient's soxygenation sstatus s- scorrect sanswers s-C
the sinitial sassessment sreveals sa sconscious spatient s
the spatient's sairway sis spatent, sand san sadvanced sairway sis snot sindicated s
which saction sin sthe sprimary sassessment sshould syou sperform snext? s
a) scheck sfor sthe spresence sof sa spulse s
b) sremove sclothing sto sperform sa sphysical sexamination s
c) sadminister soxygen sas sneeded
d) scheck sfor sneurologic sfunction s- scorrect sanswers s-C
,during sCPR, schest scompression sfraction s(CCF) sshould sbe sat sleast s___% sand
sidealls sgreater sthan s___% s- scorrect sanswers s-60, s80
among sothers, swhich sof sthe sfollowing sfactors shas sbeen sassociated swith simproved
ssurvival sin spatients swith scardiac sarrest? s
a) scompression-only sCPR s
b) spresence sof s2 sor smore srescuers s
c) simmediate shigh s-quality sCPR
d) smanual sdefibrillation s- scorrect sanswers s-C
which saction sis spart sof sthe ssecondary sassessment sof sa sconscious spatient? s
a) sformulate sa sdifferential sdiagnosis s
b) sattach sa smonitor/defibrillator s
c) sgive sIV/IO sfluids sif sneeded
d) sdetermine sthe spatient's slevel sof sconsciousness s- scorrect sanswers s-a
which sof sthe sfollowing sare sthe s"H" scauses sof sreversible scardiac sarrest? s
1. shypocalcemia s
2. shypothermia s
3. shypertensive scrisis s
4. shypovolemia s
5. shyperkalemia/hypokalemia
6. shypercalcemia
7. sHeyde's ssyndrome
8. sHELLP ssyndrome
9. sacidosis s
10. shypoxia s- scorrect sanswers s-2, s4, s5, s9, s10
which sof sthe sfollowing sare sthe s"T" scauses sof sreversible scardiac sarrest? s
1. scoronary sthrombosis s
2. spulmonary sthrombosis s
3. stoxins
4. sthoracic soutlet ssyndrome s
5. ssimple spneumothorax
6. sthyrotoxicosis s
7. stachycardiomyopathy s
8. stension spneumothorax s
9. scardiac stamponade
10. sdeep svein sthrombosis s- scorrect sanswers s-1, s2, s3, s8, s9
Symptoms sof sACS s- scorrect sanswers s-chest spain s(tightness sor spressure) s
pressure sfullness ssqueezing sor spain sin scenter so schest slasting sseveral sminutes s
chest sdiscomfort sspreading sto sshoulder, sneck sone sor sboth sarms, sor sjaw. sspread
sto sback sor sbetween sshoulder sblades
light-headed, sdizzy, sfainting, ssyncope, ssweating, snausea, svomiting s
unexplained sSOB swith sor swithout schest sdiscomfort s
, less scommon s- sepigastrium sdiscomfort
what sis sthe smost scommon ssymptom sof smyocardial sischemia sand sinfarction? s
a) sretrosternal schest spain s
b) ssweating s
c) snausea
d) sdifficulty sbreathing s- scorrect sanswers s-a
which sdemographic sgroup sexperiencing sacute scoronary ssyndromes sis smore slikely
sto spresent swithout schest spain? s
a) sfemales s
b) sadolescents s
c) spatients staking sbeta-blockers
d) ssmokers s- scorrect sanswers s-a
obtaining sa s______ sis sthe smost simportant sassessment stool sfor sa spatient
sdisplaying ssigns sand ssymptoms sof sacute scoronary ssyndromes s
a) sblood sglucose slevel s
b) sportable sultrasound
c) s12-lead sECG
d) scomputed stomography sscan s- scorrect sanswers s-C
What sis sthe stime sgoal sfor show squickly syou sshould scomplete sa sfibrinolytic
schecklist sonce sthe spatient sarrives sin sthe semergency sdepartment?
a) s20 sminutes s
b) s15 sminutes
c) s30 sminutes s
d) s10 sminutes s- scorrect sanswers s-D
in saddition sto sdecreased sIHCA, swhat sare ssome sother sbenefits sof simplementing sa
srapid sresponse ssystem? s
1. sdecrease sin stotal shospital slength sof sstay s
2. sdecreased sICU slength sof sstay s
3. sincrease sICU sadmissions
4. sdecreased semergency sdepartment sadmissions s
5. sincreased shospital slength sof sstay s- scorrect sanswers s-1 sand s2
a spatient swithout sdyspnea shas ssigns sof sacute scoronary ssyndromes
there sare sno sobvious ssigns sof sheart sfailure. s
you sassess sa snoninvasively smonitored soxyhemoglobin ssaturation s
what sis sthe soxygen ssaturation sthreshold sbelow swhich ssupplemental soxygen swould
sbe srequired? s
a) s93% s
b) s92% s
c) s90%
ACCURATE SOLUTIONS
how squickly sdoes sthe schance sof ssurvival sdecline sfor severy sminute sof sdefibrillation
sdelay sin spatients swith sventricular sfibrillation s((VF) swho sdo snot sreceive sbystander
sCPR? s
a) s7% sto s10% s
b) s5% sto s6%
c) s11% sto s13%
d) s3% sto s4% s- scorrect sanswers s-a
coronary sperfusion spressure s(CPP) sequals saortic_______ spressure sminus s____
satrial sdiastolic spressure s
a) ssystolic, sleft
b) ssystolic, sright
c) sdiastolic, sleft
d) sdiastolic, sright s- scorrect sanswers s-D
,what sis san sadvantage sof sa ssystemic sapproach sto spatient sassessment? s
a) sreduces sthe sneed sfor ssecondary sassessment s
b) sstandardizes streatment sacross ssystems sof scare
c) sreduces sthe schances sof smissing simportant ssigns sand ssymptoms s
d) spermits sassessment smodification sbased son spatient ssymptoms s- scorrect
sanswers s-C
what sis sthe sfirst sstep sin sthe ssystematic sapproach sto spatient sassessment? s
a) sprimary sassessment s
b) ssecondary sassessment s
c) sinitial simpression s
d) sBLS sassessment s- scorrect sanswers s-c
what sis sthe smaximum samount sof stime syou sshould ssimultaneously sperform sthe
spulse sand sbreathing schecks? s
a) s15 sseconds
b) s20 sseconds
c) s10 sseconds s
d) s5 sseconds s- scorrect sanswers s-C
The sBLS sAssessment sis sa ssystematic sapproach sto sBLS sfor strained shealthcare
sproviders. sThis sapproach sstresses:
a) sbasic sairway smanagement s
b) searly scpr sand sdefibrillation s
c) sdefibrillation s- scorrect sanswers s-b
while sperforming sthe sBLS sassessment, syou sinitiate shigh-quality sCPR sand sassist
sventilation swith sa sbag-mask sdevice s
the sAED sdoes snot srecommend sa sshock s
which saction sin sthe sprimary sassessment sshould syou sperform sfirst? s
a) sattach sa squantitative swaveform scapnography sdevice s
b) sperform sfluid sresuscitation s
c) sdetermine sif sthe spatient's sairway sis spatent
d) sassess sthe spatient's soxygenation sstatus s- scorrect sanswers s-C
the sinitial sassessment sreveals sa sconscious spatient s
the spatient's sairway sis spatent, sand san sadvanced sairway sis snot sindicated s
which saction sin sthe sprimary sassessment sshould syou sperform snext? s
a) scheck sfor sthe spresence sof sa spulse s
b) sremove sclothing sto sperform sa sphysical sexamination s
c) sadminister soxygen sas sneeded
d) scheck sfor sneurologic sfunction s- scorrect sanswers s-C
,during sCPR, schest scompression sfraction s(CCF) sshould sbe sat sleast s___% sand
sidealls sgreater sthan s___% s- scorrect sanswers s-60, s80
among sothers, swhich sof sthe sfollowing sfactors shas sbeen sassociated swith simproved
ssurvival sin spatients swith scardiac sarrest? s
a) scompression-only sCPR s
b) spresence sof s2 sor smore srescuers s
c) simmediate shigh s-quality sCPR
d) smanual sdefibrillation s- scorrect sanswers s-C
which saction sis spart sof sthe ssecondary sassessment sof sa sconscious spatient? s
a) sformulate sa sdifferential sdiagnosis s
b) sattach sa smonitor/defibrillator s
c) sgive sIV/IO sfluids sif sneeded
d) sdetermine sthe spatient's slevel sof sconsciousness s- scorrect sanswers s-a
which sof sthe sfollowing sare sthe s"H" scauses sof sreversible scardiac sarrest? s
1. shypocalcemia s
2. shypothermia s
3. shypertensive scrisis s
4. shypovolemia s
5. shyperkalemia/hypokalemia
6. shypercalcemia
7. sHeyde's ssyndrome
8. sHELLP ssyndrome
9. sacidosis s
10. shypoxia s- scorrect sanswers s-2, s4, s5, s9, s10
which sof sthe sfollowing sare sthe s"T" scauses sof sreversible scardiac sarrest? s
1. scoronary sthrombosis s
2. spulmonary sthrombosis s
3. stoxins
4. sthoracic soutlet ssyndrome s
5. ssimple spneumothorax
6. sthyrotoxicosis s
7. stachycardiomyopathy s
8. stension spneumothorax s
9. scardiac stamponade
10. sdeep svein sthrombosis s- scorrect sanswers s-1, s2, s3, s8, s9
Symptoms sof sACS s- scorrect sanswers s-chest spain s(tightness sor spressure) s
pressure sfullness ssqueezing sor spain sin scenter so schest slasting sseveral sminutes s
chest sdiscomfort sspreading sto sshoulder, sneck sone sor sboth sarms, sor sjaw. sspread
sto sback sor sbetween sshoulder sblades
light-headed, sdizzy, sfainting, ssyncope, ssweating, snausea, svomiting s
unexplained sSOB swith sor swithout schest sdiscomfort s
, less scommon s- sepigastrium sdiscomfort
what sis sthe smost scommon ssymptom sof smyocardial sischemia sand sinfarction? s
a) sretrosternal schest spain s
b) ssweating s
c) snausea
d) sdifficulty sbreathing s- scorrect sanswers s-a
which sdemographic sgroup sexperiencing sacute scoronary ssyndromes sis smore slikely
sto spresent swithout schest spain? s
a) sfemales s
b) sadolescents s
c) spatients staking sbeta-blockers
d) ssmokers s- scorrect sanswers s-a
obtaining sa s______ sis sthe smost simportant sassessment stool sfor sa spatient
sdisplaying ssigns sand ssymptoms sof sacute scoronary ssyndromes s
a) sblood sglucose slevel s
b) sportable sultrasound
c) s12-lead sECG
d) scomputed stomography sscan s- scorrect sanswers s-C
What sis sthe stime sgoal sfor show squickly syou sshould scomplete sa sfibrinolytic
schecklist sonce sthe spatient sarrives sin sthe semergency sdepartment?
a) s20 sminutes s
b) s15 sminutes
c) s30 sminutes s
d) s10 sminutes s- scorrect sanswers s-D
in saddition sto sdecreased sIHCA, swhat sare ssome sother sbenefits sof simplementing sa
srapid sresponse ssystem? s
1. sdecrease sin stotal shospital slength sof sstay s
2. sdecreased sICU slength sof sstay s
3. sincrease sICU sadmissions
4. sdecreased semergency sdepartment sadmissions s
5. sincreased shospital slength sof sstay s- scorrect sanswers s-1 sand s2
a spatient swithout sdyspnea shas ssigns sof sacute scoronary ssyndromes
there sare sno sobvious ssigns sof sheart sfailure. s
you sassess sa snoninvasively smonitored soxyhemoglobin ssaturation s
what sis sthe soxygen ssaturation sthreshold sbelow swhich ssupplemental soxygen swould
sbe srequired? s
a) s93% s
b) s92% s
c) s90%
