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1. The resuscitation team suspects that hyper- Wide-complex ventricular rhythm
kalemia is the cause of cardiac arrest in a patient or tall, pointed T waves
brought to the emergency department. Which
finding on a 12-lead ECG would confirm this sus-
picion?
2. A patient with dyspnea and a change in mental Atropine 0.5 mg every 4 to 5 min-
status arrives at the emergency department. The utes
healthcare team completes the necessary assess-
ments and begins to care for the patient, includ-
ing initiating cardiac monitoring, pulse oximetry,
supplemental oxygen and vascular access. The
team reviews the patient's ECG rhythm strip, as
shown in the following figure. Which agent would
the team most likely administer?
3. A patient experiencing an unstable bradyarrhyth- Administration of an epinephrine
mia does not respond to atropine or transcu- infusion
taneous pacing. Which intervention would the
healthcare provider use next?
4. A patient's ECG reveals a tachyarrhythmia. The 1. "I've had a terrible cold with a
patient is hemodynamically stable and has a horrible cough and fever the past
heart rate ranging from 120 to 135 beats per week."
minute. Based on the findings of the secondary 2. "I've been so anxious lately be-
assessment, which statement(s) by the patient cause I just lost my job."
would the team interpret as a possible contribut- 3. "I've been vomiting for the
ing cause? past 2 days from a gastrointestinal
bug."
5. A patient's ECG reveals a narrow QRS complex Vagal maneuvers
with a regular rhythm, indicating a narrow-com-
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plex supraventricular tachyarrhythmia. The pa-
tient is hemodynamically stable. Which interven-
tion would be initiated first?
6. A patient in the telemetry unit is stable. Cardiac Synchronized cardioversion
monitoring indicates the patient has ventricular
tachycardia with a pulse. Further assessment re-
veals that the corrected QT interval is greater
than 0.46 seconds. Which treatment would be
appropriate at this time?
7. An ECG strip of a patient in the emergency depart- Absence of discrete P waves and
ment reveals the following rhythm. Which feature presence of irregularly irregular
would the healthcare provider interpret as indi- QRS complexes
cating atrial fibrillation?
8. A patient is brought into the emergency depart- Ventricular tachycardia
ment. The patient does not have a pulse. The
cardiac monitor shows the following rhythm. The
team interprets this as which condition?
9. A patient with acute renal failure experiences car- Hyperkalemia
diac arrest. Just before the cardiac arrest, the pa-
tient's ECG showed peaked T waves. What might
be causing the patient's cardiac arrest?
10. A member of the resuscitation team is preparing 120 to 200 joules
to defibrillate a patient in cardiac arrest using a
biphasic defibrillator. The team member would
set the energy dose according to the manufactur-
er's recommendations, which is usually:
11. 10 to 20 mL
ALS/ACLS - Red Cross Final Exam [2021]
VERIFIED ANSWERS (DETAILED & ELABORATED) ACTUAL EXAM 202
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TEST 100% SOLVED 2025!!
1. The resuscitation team suspects that hyper- Wide-complex ventricular rhythm
kalemia is the cause of cardiac arrest in a patient or tall, pointed T waves
brought to the emergency department. Which
finding on a 12-lead ECG would confirm this sus-
picion?
2. A patient with dyspnea and a change in mental Atropine 0.5 mg every 4 to 5 min-
status arrives at the emergency department. The utes
healthcare team completes the necessary assess-
ments and begins to care for the patient, includ-
ing initiating cardiac monitoring, pulse oximetry,
supplemental oxygen and vascular access. The
team reviews the patient's ECG rhythm strip, as
shown in the following figure. Which agent would
the team most likely administer?
3. A patient experiencing an unstable bradyarrhyth- Administration of an epinephrine
mia does not respond to atropine or transcu- infusion
taneous pacing. Which intervention would the
healthcare provider use next?
4. A patient's ECG reveals a tachyarrhythmia. The 1. "I've had a terrible cold with a
patient is hemodynamically stable and has a horrible cough and fever the past
heart rate ranging from 120 to 135 beats per week."
minute. Based on the findings of the secondary 2. "I've been so anxious lately be-
assessment, which statement(s) by the patient cause I just lost my job."
would the team interpret as a possible contribut- 3. "I've been vomiting for the
ing cause? past 2 days from a gastrointestinal
bug."
5. A patient's ECG reveals a narrow QRS complex Vagal maneuvers
with a regular rhythm, indicating a narrow-com-
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plex supraventricular tachyarrhythmia. The pa-
tient is hemodynamically stable. Which interven-
tion would be initiated first?
6. A patient in the telemetry unit is stable. Cardiac Synchronized cardioversion
monitoring indicates the patient has ventricular
tachycardia with a pulse. Further assessment re-
veals that the corrected QT interval is greater
than 0.46 seconds. Which treatment would be
appropriate at this time?
7. An ECG strip of a patient in the emergency depart- Absence of discrete P waves and
ment reveals the following rhythm. Which feature presence of irregularly irregular
would the healthcare provider interpret as indi- QRS complexes
cating atrial fibrillation?
8. A patient is brought into the emergency depart- Ventricular tachycardia
ment. The patient does not have a pulse. The
cardiac monitor shows the following rhythm. The
team interprets this as which condition?
9. A patient with acute renal failure experiences car- Hyperkalemia
diac arrest. Just before the cardiac arrest, the pa-
tient's ECG showed peaked T waves. What might
be causing the patient's cardiac arrest?
10. A member of the resuscitation team is preparing 120 to 200 joules
to defibrillate a patient in cardiac arrest using a
biphasic defibrillator. The team member would
set the energy dose according to the manufactur-
er's recommendations, which is usually:
11. 10 to 20 mL
