ACLS SELF-ASSESSMENT PRE-COURSE TEST
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED
A+ 2026 UPDATE!!!
A 35-year-old woman has palpitations, light-headedness, and a
stable tachycardia. The monitor shows a regular
narrowcomplex QRS at a rate of 180/min. Vagal maneuvers
have not been effective in terminating the rhythm. An IV has
been established. Which drug should be administered?
A. Lidocaine 1 mg/kg
B. Atropine 0.5 mg
C. Adenosine 6 mg
D. Epinephrine 2 to 10 mcg/kg per minute
C. Adenosine 6 mg
What action minimizes the risk of air entering the victim's
stomach during bag-mask ventilation?
,A.
Ventilating until you see the chest rise
B. Squeezing the bag with both hands
C. Ventilating as quickly as you can
D. Delivering the largest breath you can
A. Ventilating until you see the chest rise
What is the maximum interval for pausing chest compressions?
A. 20 seconds
B. 15 seconds
C. 10 seconds
D. 25 seconds
C. 10 seconds
A patient is in cardiac arrest. High-quality chest compressions
are being given. The patient is intubated, and an IV has been
, B.
started. The rhythm is asystole. What is the first drug/dose to
administer?
A. Atropine 1 mg IV/IO
Epinephrine 1 mg IV/IO
C. Atropine 0.5 mg IV/IO
D. Dopamine 2 to 20 mcg/kg per minute IV/IO
B. Epinephrine 1 mg IV/IO
A patient with sinus bradycardia and a heart rate of 42/min has
diaphoresis and a blood pressure of 80/60 mm/Hg. What is the
initial dose of atropine?
A. 0.1 mg
B. 3 mg
C. 0.5 mg
D. 1 mg
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED
A+ 2026 UPDATE!!!
A 35-year-old woman has palpitations, light-headedness, and a
stable tachycardia. The monitor shows a regular
narrowcomplex QRS at a rate of 180/min. Vagal maneuvers
have not been effective in terminating the rhythm. An IV has
been established. Which drug should be administered?
A. Lidocaine 1 mg/kg
B. Atropine 0.5 mg
C. Adenosine 6 mg
D. Epinephrine 2 to 10 mcg/kg per minute
C. Adenosine 6 mg
What action minimizes the risk of air entering the victim's
stomach during bag-mask ventilation?
,A.
Ventilating until you see the chest rise
B. Squeezing the bag with both hands
C. Ventilating as quickly as you can
D. Delivering the largest breath you can
A. Ventilating until you see the chest rise
What is the maximum interval for pausing chest compressions?
A. 20 seconds
B. 15 seconds
C. 10 seconds
D. 25 seconds
C. 10 seconds
A patient is in cardiac arrest. High-quality chest compressions
are being given. The patient is intubated, and an IV has been
, B.
started. The rhythm is asystole. What is the first drug/dose to
administer?
A. Atropine 1 mg IV/IO
Epinephrine 1 mg IV/IO
C. Atropine 0.5 mg IV/IO
D. Dopamine 2 to 20 mcg/kg per minute IV/IO
B. Epinephrine 1 mg IV/IO
A patient with sinus bradycardia and a heart rate of 42/min has
diaphoresis and a blood pressure of 80/60 mm/Hg. What is the
initial dose of atropine?
A. 0.1 mg
B. 3 mg
C. 0.5 mg
D. 1 mg
