ALS- PRE-ASSESSMENT POST CARDIAC ARREST
2025/2026 EXAM CURRENTLY TESTING QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED)
FOR GUARANTEED PASS/TOP-RATED A+.
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Ace your ALS Post Cardiac Arrest assessment with this targeted
guide, designed to master advanced interventions, targeted
temperature management, and hemodynamic optimization. This
resource delivers scenario-based practice questions aligned
with current resuscitation science and AHA guidelines.
Which of the following are reversible causes of cardiac
arrest? ...... ANSWER ....... Acidosis
Hypokalemia
Hyperkalemia
Hypoxia
Current recommendations suggest that hypotension should
be treated in a post-cardiac arrest patient when the systolic
blood pressure is less than 90 mmHg or the mean arterial
pressure (MAP) is less than: ...... ANSWER ....... 65 mmHg
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The pathophysiologic consequences of cardiac arrest
comprise what key areas? ...... ANSWER ....... Brain injury
Systemic dysfunction
Myocardial dysfunction
In what instances might extracorporeal cardiopulmonary
resuscitation (ECPR) be an appropriate intervention for a
patient in cardiac arrest? ...... ANSWER ....... Drug
overdose
Pulmonary embolism
Hypothermia
Which of the following rhythms are shockable? ......
ANSWER ....... Ventricular fibrillation
Pulseless ventricular tachycardia
A 32-year-old patient (30 weeks' gestation) goes into cardiac
arrest. The fundus is above the umbilicus. How can team
members maximize the effectiveness of chest
compressions for this patient? ...... ANSWER .......
"Position the patient in the supine position and provide
manual left uterine displacement"