AHA ACLS POST TEST EXAM NEWEST 2024/2025 ACTUAL EXAM TEST BANK 160 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+

AHA ACLS POST TEST EXAM NEWEST 2024/2025
ACTUAL EXAM TEST BANK 160 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+


1. You find an unresponsive pt. who is not breathing. After activating the
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emergency response system,you determine there is no pulse.What is your
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next action?ANS: Start chest compressions of at least 100 per min.
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2. You are evaluating a 58 year old man with chest pain.The BP is 92/50 and a
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heart rate of 92/min,non-labored respiratory rate is 14 breaths/min and the pulse
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O2 is 97%.What assessment step is most important now? ANS:Obtaining a 12
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lead ECG.
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3. What is the preferred method of access for epi administration during cardiac
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arrest in most pts? ANS: Peripheral IV
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4. AnAED does not promptly analyze a rythm.What is your next step? ANS: Begin
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chest compressions.
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5. You have completed 2 min of CPR. The ECG monitor displays the lead below
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(PEA)andthe pt.hasno pulse.You partner resumes chest compressions and anIV
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is in place. What management step is your next priority? ANS: Administer 1mg of
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epinepherine
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6. During a pause in CPR, you see a narrow complex rythm on the monitor. The pt.
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has no pulse.What is the next action? ANS: Resume compressions
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7. What is acommon but sometimes fatal mistake in cardiac arrest manage-
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ment? ANS: Prolonged interruptions in chest compressions.
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8. Which action is a componant of high-quality chest comressions? ANS:
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,Allowing complete chest recoil
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9. Which action increases the chance of successful conversion of ventricular
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fibrillation? ANS: Providing quality compressions immediately before a defibrillation
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attempt.
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10. Which situation BEST describes PEA? ANS:Sinus rythm without a pulse
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11. What is the best strategy for perfoming high-quality CPR on a pt.with an
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advanced airway in place? ANS:Provide continuouschest compressionswithout
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pauses and 10 ventilations per minute.
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12. 3 min after witnessing a cardiac arrest, one memeber of your team in- serts
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an ET tube while another performs continuous chest comressions. During
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subsequent bentilation,you notice the presence of a wavefom on the
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capnogrophy screen and a PETCO2 of 8 mm Hg.What is the significance of this
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finding? ANS: Chest compressions may not be effective.
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13. The use of quantitative capnography in intubated pt's does what? ANS:
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Allows- for monitoring CPR quality
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, 14. For the past 25 min,EMS crews have attempted resuscitation of a pt who
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originallypresentedwithV-FIB.Afterthe1stshock,theECGscreendisplayed
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asystole which has persisted despite 2 doses of epi, a fluid bolus, and high
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quality CPR.What is your next treatment? ANS: Consider terminating resuscitive
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efforts after consulting medical control.
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15. Which is a safe and effective practice within the defibrillation sequence?-
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ANS:Be sure O2 is NOT blowing over the pt's chest during shock.
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16. During your assessment, your pt suddenly loses consciousness. After
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calling for help and determining that the pt.is not breathing,you are unsure
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whether the pt. has a pulse.What is your next action? ANS: Begin chest compres-
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sions.
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17. What is an advantage of using hands-free d-fib pads instead of d-fib
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paddles? ANS: Hands-free allows for more rapid d-fib.
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18. What actionis recommendedtohelpminimize interruptionsinchestcom-
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pressions during CPR? ANS: Continue CPR while charging the defibrillator.
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19. Which action is included in the BLS survey? ANS:Early defibrillation
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20. Which drug and dose are recommended for the management of a pt.in
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refractory V-FIB? ANS: Amiodarone 300mg
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21. Whatistheappropriateintervalforaninterruptioninchestcompressions?-
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ANS:10 seconds or less
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22. Which of the following is a sign of effective CPR? ANS:PETCO2 = or > 10mm
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Hg
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23. What is the purpose of a medical emergency team (MET) or rapid response
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team? ANS: Improving patient outcomes by identifying and treating early clinical
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deteri- oration.
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