ACLS Practice Questions & Answers
1.Rate of chest compressions for adults
ANS 100-120 compressions per minute
2.Ratio of compressions to breaths in adults
ANS 30:2
3.Rate of bag valve mask ventilation for adults in respiratory arrest
ANS Once every 5-6 seconds or 10-12 times per minute
4.Treatments for hypotension following cardiac arrest
ANS IV dopamine infusion, IV epinephrine infusion
IV Ringer's lactate, IV normal saline
5.*The leader in team resuscitation must be able to perform all the skills
if needed.
ANS
6.Recommended ED door-to-balloon inflation time for a STEMI patient
ANS No longer than 90 minutes
7.Ways to estimate effectiveness of CPR
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, ANS Arterial diastolic blood pressure, quantitative waveform
capnography, central venous oxygen saturation
8.Best drug used for narrow complex supraventricular tachycardia
ANS Adenosine
9.Drug used for pulseless electrical activity
ANS Epinephrine
10.Sequence of basic life support
ANS Compressions, airway, breathing (CAB)
11.Initial dose of adenosine for treatment of supraventricular tachycardia
ANS 6 mg IV
12.Heart rate at which tachycardia usually becomes symptomatic
ANS 150 bpm
13.Longest duration for pulse check
ANS 10 seconds
14.Recommended initial dosage of atropine for symptomatic bradycardia
ANS 0.5 mg IV
15.Recommended dose of oxygen during CPR
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1.Rate of chest compressions for adults
ANS 100-120 compressions per minute
2.Ratio of compressions to breaths in adults
ANS 30:2
3.Rate of bag valve mask ventilation for adults in respiratory arrest
ANS Once every 5-6 seconds or 10-12 times per minute
4.Treatments for hypotension following cardiac arrest
ANS IV dopamine infusion, IV epinephrine infusion
IV Ringer's lactate, IV normal saline
5.*The leader in team resuscitation must be able to perform all the skills
if needed.
ANS
6.Recommended ED door-to-balloon inflation time for a STEMI patient
ANS No longer than 90 minutes
7.Ways to estimate effectiveness of CPR
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, ANS Arterial diastolic blood pressure, quantitative waveform
capnography, central venous oxygen saturation
8.Best drug used for narrow complex supraventricular tachycardia
ANS Adenosine
9.Drug used for pulseless electrical activity
ANS Epinephrine
10.Sequence of basic life support
ANS Compressions, airway, breathing (CAB)
11.Initial dose of adenosine for treatment of supraventricular tachycardia
ANS 6 mg IV
12.Heart rate at which tachycardia usually becomes symptomatic
ANS 150 bpm
13.Longest duration for pulse check
ANS 10 seconds
14.Recommended initial dosage of atropine for symptomatic bradycardia
ANS 0.5 mg IV
15.Recommended dose of oxygen during CPR
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