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ACLS POST EXAM VERSION1,2,3 AND PRACTICE EXAM
NEWEST 2025/2026 NEWEST ACTUAL EXAM WITH
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
|ALREADY GRADED A+|
49. What is the minimum systolic blood pressure one should
attempt to achieve with fluid, inotropic, or vasopressor
administration in a hypotensive post-cardiac arrest patient who
achieves ROSC?
90 mm Hg
85 mm Hg
80mmHg
75mmHg - ANSWER-90 mm Hg
50. What is the first treatment priority for a patient who achieves
ROSC?
Coronary reperfusion
Therapeutic hypothermia
Maintaining blood glucose <185 mg/dL
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Optimizing ventilation and oxygenation - ANSWER-Optimizing
ventilation and oxygenation
1. What should be done to minimize interruptions in chest
compressions during CPR?
Perform pulse checks only after defibrillation.
Safety threat to providersSafety threat to providers
Administer IV medications only when breaths are given.
Continue to use AED even after the arrival of a manual
defibrillator. - ANSWER-Safety threat to providers
2. Which condition is an indication to stop or withhold
resuscitative efforts?
Unwitnessed arrest
Safety threat to providers
Patient age greater than 85 years
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No return of spontaneous circulation after 10 minutes of CPR -
ANSWER-Safety threat to providers
3. After verifying the absence of a pulse, you initiate CPR with
adequate bag-mask ventilation. The patient's lead II ECG appears
below. What is your next action?
IV or IO access
Endotracheal tube placement
Consultation with cardiology for possible PCI
Application of a transcutaneous pacemaker - ANSWER-IV or IO
access
4. After verifying unresponsiveness and abnormal breathing, you
activate the emergency response team. What is your next action?
Retrieve an AED.
Check for a pulse.
Deliver 2 rescue breaths.
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Administer a precordial thump. - ANSWER-Check for a pulse.
5. What is the recommendation on the use of cricoid pressure to
prevent aspiration during cardiac arrest?
Not recommended for routine use
Recommended during every resuscitation attempt
Recommended when the patient is vomiting
Recommended only for supraglottic airway insertion - ANSWER-
Not recommended for routine use
6. What survival advantages does CPR provide to a patient in
ventricular fibrillation?
Increases the defibrillation threshold
Directly restores an organized rhythm
Opposes the harmful effects of epinephrine
Produces a small amount of blood flow to the heart - ANSWER-
Produces a small amount of blood flow to the heart
ACLS POST EXAM VERSION1,2,3 AND PRACTICE EXAM
NEWEST 2025/2026 NEWEST ACTUAL EXAM WITH
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
|ALREADY GRADED A+|
49. What is the minimum systolic blood pressure one should
attempt to achieve with fluid, inotropic, or vasopressor
administration in a hypotensive post-cardiac arrest patient who
achieves ROSC?
90 mm Hg
85 mm Hg
80mmHg
75mmHg - ANSWER-90 mm Hg
50. What is the first treatment priority for a patient who achieves
ROSC?
Coronary reperfusion
Therapeutic hypothermia
Maintaining blood glucose <185 mg/dL
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Optimizing ventilation and oxygenation - ANSWER-Optimizing
ventilation and oxygenation
1. What should be done to minimize interruptions in chest
compressions during CPR?
Perform pulse checks only after defibrillation.
Safety threat to providersSafety threat to providers
Administer IV medications only when breaths are given.
Continue to use AED even after the arrival of a manual
defibrillator. - ANSWER-Safety threat to providers
2. Which condition is an indication to stop or withhold
resuscitative efforts?
Unwitnessed arrest
Safety threat to providers
Patient age greater than 85 years
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No return of spontaneous circulation after 10 minutes of CPR -
ANSWER-Safety threat to providers
3. After verifying the absence of a pulse, you initiate CPR with
adequate bag-mask ventilation. The patient's lead II ECG appears
below. What is your next action?
IV or IO access
Endotracheal tube placement
Consultation with cardiology for possible PCI
Application of a transcutaneous pacemaker - ANSWER-IV or IO
access
4. After verifying unresponsiveness and abnormal breathing, you
activate the emergency response team. What is your next action?
Retrieve an AED.
Check for a pulse.
Deliver 2 rescue breaths.
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Administer a precordial thump. - ANSWER-Check for a pulse.
5. What is the recommendation on the use of cricoid pressure to
prevent aspiration during cardiac arrest?
Not recommended for routine use
Recommended during every resuscitation attempt
Recommended when the patient is vomiting
Recommended only for supraglottic airway insertion - ANSWER-
Not recommended for routine use
6. What survival advantages does CPR provide to a patient in
ventricular fibrillation?
Increases the defibrillation threshold
Directly restores an organized rhythm
Opposes the harmful effects of epinephrine
Produces a small amount of blood flow to the heart - ANSWER-
Produces a small amount of blood flow to the heart
