ACLS Practical Application Questions and Correct Answers
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1. You are providing bag-mask ventilations to a patient in respiratory arrest. How often
should you provide ventilations?
Answer> About every 5-6 seconds
2. A 45-year-old woman with a history of palpitations develops light headed- ness and
palpitations. She has recieved adenosine 6 mg IV for the rhythm shown here, without
conversion of the rhythm. She is now extremely appre- hensive. Her blood pressure is
128/70 mm Hg. What is the next appropriate intervention?
Answer> Administer adenosine 12 mg IV
3. A patients 12-lead ECG is transmitted by the paramedics and shows a STEMI. When
the patient arrives in the emergency department, the rhythm shown here is seen on the
cardiac monitor. The patient has resolution of moderate (5/10) chest pain after 3 doses
of sublingual nitroglycerin. Blood pressure is 104/70 mm hg. Which intervention is most
important in reducing this patient's in hospital and 30 day mortality rate?
Answer> Reperfusion therapy
4. A patient becomes unresponsive.You are uncertain if a faint pulse is pre- sent.The
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, rhythm shown here is seen on the cardiac monitor. An IV is in place. Which action do you
take next?
Answer> Start high-quality CPR
5. What action minimizes the risk of air entering the victim's stomach during bag-mask
ventilation?
Answer> Ventilating until you see the chest rise
6. What is the recommended depth of chest compressions for an adult vic- tim?
Answer> At least 2 inches
7. Your patient is not responsive and is not breathing.You can palpate a carotid pulse. Which
action do you take next?
Answer> Start rescue breathing
8. Your patient is a 56-year-old woman with a history of type 2 diabetes who reports
feeling dizzy. She is pale and diaphoretic. Her blood pressure is 80/60 mm Hg.The cardiac
monitor documents the rhythm shown here. She is receiving oxygen at 4L/min by nasal
cannula, and an IV has been established. What do you administer next?
Answer> Atropine 0.5 mg IV
9. You are the code team leader and arrive to find a patient with CPR in progress. On the
next rhythm check, you see the rhythm shown here. Team members tell you that the
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Latest Update and Recommended Version
1. You are providing bag-mask ventilations to a patient in respiratory arrest. How often
should you provide ventilations?
Answer> About every 5-6 seconds
2. A 45-year-old woman with a history of palpitations develops light headed- ness and
palpitations. She has recieved adenosine 6 mg IV for the rhythm shown here, without
conversion of the rhythm. She is now extremely appre- hensive. Her blood pressure is
128/70 mm Hg. What is the next appropriate intervention?
Answer> Administer adenosine 12 mg IV
3. A patients 12-lead ECG is transmitted by the paramedics and shows a STEMI. When
the patient arrives in the emergency department, the rhythm shown here is seen on the
cardiac monitor. The patient has resolution of moderate (5/10) chest pain after 3 doses
of sublingual nitroglycerin. Blood pressure is 104/70 mm hg. Which intervention is most
important in reducing this patient's in hospital and 30 day mortality rate?
Answer> Reperfusion therapy
4. A patient becomes unresponsive.You are uncertain if a faint pulse is pre- sent.The
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5
, rhythm shown here is seen on the cardiac monitor. An IV is in place. Which action do you
take next?
Answer> Start high-quality CPR
5. What action minimizes the risk of air entering the victim's stomach during bag-mask
ventilation?
Answer> Ventilating until you see the chest rise
6. What is the recommended depth of chest compressions for an adult vic- tim?
Answer> At least 2 inches
7. Your patient is not responsive and is not breathing.You can palpate a carotid pulse. Which
action do you take next?
Answer> Start rescue breathing
8. Your patient is a 56-year-old woman with a history of type 2 diabetes who reports
feeling dizzy. She is pale and diaphoretic. Her blood pressure is 80/60 mm Hg.The cardiac
monitor documents the rhythm shown here. She is receiving oxygen at 4L/min by nasal
cannula, and an IV has been established. What do you administer next?
Answer> Atropine 0.5 mg IV
9. You are the code team leader and arrive to find a patient with CPR in progress. On the
next rhythm check, you see the rhythm shown here. Team members tell you that the
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