ACLS Pretest 2023 Questions & Answers
Sinus Bradycardia Correct Answers Please identify the rhythm by selecting the best single answer.
Reentry supraventricular tachycardia Correct Answers Please identify the rhythm by selecting the best
single answer.
Second-degree AV block (Mobitz II block) Correct Answers Please identify the rhythm by selecting the
best single answer.
Agonal rhythm/asystole Correct Answers Please identify the rhythm by selecting the best single answer.
Third-Degree AV block Correct Answers Please identify the rhythm by selecting the best single answer.
Monomorphic Ventricular Tachycardia Correct Answers Please identify the rhythm by selecting the best
single answer.
Sinus Tachycardia Correct Answers Please identify the rhythm by selecting the best single answer.
Sinus Bradycardia Correct Answers Please identify the rhythm by selecting the best single answer.
Atrial Fibrillation Correct Answers Please identify the rhythm by selecting the best single answer.
Course Ventricular Fibrillation Correct Answers Please identify the rhythm by selecting the best single
answer.
Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia Correct Answers Please identify the rhythm by selecting the best
single answer.
Second-degree AV block (Mobitz I Wenchebach) Correct Answers Please identify the rhythm by selecting
the best single answer.
,Normal Sinus Rhythm Correct Answers Please identify the rhythm by selecting the best single answer.
Pulseless electrical activity Correct Answers Please identify the rhythm by selecting the best single
answer.
Course Ventricular Fibrillation Correct Answers Please identify the rhythm by selecting the best single
answer.
Reentry supraventricular tachycardia Correct Answers Please identify the rhythm by selecting the best
single answer.
Fine Ventricular Fibrillation Correct Answers Please identify the rhythm by selecting the best single
answer.
Atrial Flutter Correct Answers Please identify the rhythm by selecting the best single answer.
Second-degree AV block (Mobitz II block) Correct Answers Please identify the rhythm by selecting the
best single answer.
Reentry supraventricular tachycardia Correct Answers Please identify the rhythm by selecting the best
single answer.
Perform electrical cardioversion Correct Answers A 57-year-old woman has palpitations, chest
discomfort, and tachycardia. The monitor shows a regular wide-complex QRS at a rate of 180/min. She
becomes diaphoretic, and her blood pressure is 80/60 mm Hg. The next action is to:
A. Establish IV access
B. Seek expert consultant
C. Obtain a 12-lead ECG
D. Perform electrical cardioversion
, Give normal Saline 250 mL to 500 ml fluid bolus Correct Answers A patient with a possible acute
coronary syndrome has ongoing chest discomfort unresponsive to 3 sublingual nitroglycerin tablets.
There are no contraindications, and 4 mg of morphine sulfate was administered. Shortly afterward,
blood pressure falls to 88/60 mm Hg, and the patient has increased chest discomfort. You should:
Amiodarone 300 mg Correct Answers A patient is in pulseless ventricular tachycardia. Two shocks and 1
dose of epinephrine have been given. Which drug should be given next?
A. Amiodarone 300mg
B. Epinephrine 3mg
C. Lidocaine 0.5mg/kg
D. Adenosine 6mg
150 mg IV push Correct Answers A patient is in refractory ventricular fibrillation and has received
multiple appropriate defibrillation shocks, epinephrine 1 mg IV twice, and an initial dose of 300 mg
amidarone IV. The patient is intubated. Which best describes the recommended second does of
amiodarone for this patient ?
A. 1 mg/kg IV push
B. 1 to 2 mg/min infusion
C. 150 mg IV Push
D. 300mg IV push
Adenosine 6 mg Correct Answers A 35-year-old woman has palpitations, light-headiness, and a stable
tachycardia. The monitor shows a regular narrow-complex QRS at a rate of 180/min. Vagal maneuvers
have not been effective in terminating the rhythm. An IV has been established. Which drugs should be
administered?
A. adenosine 6 mg
B. atropine 0.5 mg
C. epinephrine 2 to 10 mcg/kg per minute
D. lidocaine 1 mg/kg
Seeking expert consultation Correct Answers A patient has a rapid irregular wide-complex tachycardia.
The ventricular rate is 138/min. He is asymptomatic, with a blood pressure of 110/70 mm Hg. He has a
history of angina. What action is recommended next?
Sinus Bradycardia Correct Answers Please identify the rhythm by selecting the best single answer.
Reentry supraventricular tachycardia Correct Answers Please identify the rhythm by selecting the best
single answer.
Second-degree AV block (Mobitz II block) Correct Answers Please identify the rhythm by selecting the
best single answer.
Agonal rhythm/asystole Correct Answers Please identify the rhythm by selecting the best single answer.
Third-Degree AV block Correct Answers Please identify the rhythm by selecting the best single answer.
Monomorphic Ventricular Tachycardia Correct Answers Please identify the rhythm by selecting the best
single answer.
Sinus Tachycardia Correct Answers Please identify the rhythm by selecting the best single answer.
Sinus Bradycardia Correct Answers Please identify the rhythm by selecting the best single answer.
Atrial Fibrillation Correct Answers Please identify the rhythm by selecting the best single answer.
Course Ventricular Fibrillation Correct Answers Please identify the rhythm by selecting the best single
answer.
Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia Correct Answers Please identify the rhythm by selecting the best
single answer.
Second-degree AV block (Mobitz I Wenchebach) Correct Answers Please identify the rhythm by selecting
the best single answer.
,Normal Sinus Rhythm Correct Answers Please identify the rhythm by selecting the best single answer.
Pulseless electrical activity Correct Answers Please identify the rhythm by selecting the best single
answer.
Course Ventricular Fibrillation Correct Answers Please identify the rhythm by selecting the best single
answer.
Reentry supraventricular tachycardia Correct Answers Please identify the rhythm by selecting the best
single answer.
Fine Ventricular Fibrillation Correct Answers Please identify the rhythm by selecting the best single
answer.
Atrial Flutter Correct Answers Please identify the rhythm by selecting the best single answer.
Second-degree AV block (Mobitz II block) Correct Answers Please identify the rhythm by selecting the
best single answer.
Reentry supraventricular tachycardia Correct Answers Please identify the rhythm by selecting the best
single answer.
Perform electrical cardioversion Correct Answers A 57-year-old woman has palpitations, chest
discomfort, and tachycardia. The monitor shows a regular wide-complex QRS at a rate of 180/min. She
becomes diaphoretic, and her blood pressure is 80/60 mm Hg. The next action is to:
A. Establish IV access
B. Seek expert consultant
C. Obtain a 12-lead ECG
D. Perform electrical cardioversion
, Give normal Saline 250 mL to 500 ml fluid bolus Correct Answers A patient with a possible acute
coronary syndrome has ongoing chest discomfort unresponsive to 3 sublingual nitroglycerin tablets.
There are no contraindications, and 4 mg of morphine sulfate was administered. Shortly afterward,
blood pressure falls to 88/60 mm Hg, and the patient has increased chest discomfort. You should:
Amiodarone 300 mg Correct Answers A patient is in pulseless ventricular tachycardia. Two shocks and 1
dose of epinephrine have been given. Which drug should be given next?
A. Amiodarone 300mg
B. Epinephrine 3mg
C. Lidocaine 0.5mg/kg
D. Adenosine 6mg
150 mg IV push Correct Answers A patient is in refractory ventricular fibrillation and has received
multiple appropriate defibrillation shocks, epinephrine 1 mg IV twice, and an initial dose of 300 mg
amidarone IV. The patient is intubated. Which best describes the recommended second does of
amiodarone for this patient ?
A. 1 mg/kg IV push
B. 1 to 2 mg/min infusion
C. 150 mg IV Push
D. 300mg IV push
Adenosine 6 mg Correct Answers A 35-year-old woman has palpitations, light-headiness, and a stable
tachycardia. The monitor shows a regular narrow-complex QRS at a rate of 180/min. Vagal maneuvers
have not been effective in terminating the rhythm. An IV has been established. Which drugs should be
administered?
A. adenosine 6 mg
B. atropine 0.5 mg
C. epinephrine 2 to 10 mcg/kg per minute
D. lidocaine 1 mg/kg
Seeking expert consultation Correct Answers A patient has a rapid irregular wide-complex tachycardia.
The ventricular rate is 138/min. He is asymptomatic, with a blood pressure of 110/70 mm Hg. He has a
history of angina. What action is recommended next?
