ACLS Final Exam 2022/ 2023
, ACLS Final Exam 2022/ 2023
A patient experiences cardiac arrest, and the resuscitation team initiates
ventilations using a bag-valve-mask (BVM) resuscitator. The development of
which condition during the provision of care would lead the team to suspect that
improper BVM technique is being used?
Select the correct answer to this question.
Rib fracture
Esophageal injury
Pneumothorax
Hypertension - Pneumothorax
1 A member of the resuscitation team is preparing to administer medications
intravenously to a patient in cardiac arrest. The team member follows each
medication administration with a bolus of fluid. How much would the team
member give?
Select the correct answer to this question.
5 to 10 mL
10 to 20 mL
20 to 30 mL
30 to 40 mL - When administering medications during a cardiac arrest, all
medications administrated through the IV or intraosseous infusion route should be
followed by a 10- to 20-mL fluid bolus.
, The resuscitation team suspects that hyperkalemia is the cause of cardiac arrest in a
patient brought to the emergency department. Which finding on a 12-lead ECG
would confirm this suspicion?
Wide-complex ventricular rhythm and tall, peaked T waves
ST-segment changes, T-wave inversion
Flat T waves, prominent U waves and possibly prolonged QT intervals
Narrow-complex ventricular tachycardia - Wide-complex ventricular rhythm and
tall, peaked T waves
In hyperkalemia the patient's 12-lead ECG rhythm strip will show wide-complex
ventricular rhythm and tall, peaked T waves.
A patient with an ischemic stroke arrives at the emergency department at 2 a.m.
The patient's symptoms started about 12:30 a.m. After completing the necessary
assessments, the healthcare team diagnoses an ischemic stroke, and the patient is
determined to be a candidate for fibrinolytic therapy. To achieve the best
outcomes, the team should initiate therapy for this patient no later than by which
time?
Select the correct answer to this question.
3:00 a.m.
5:30 a.m.
6:00 a.m.
8:30 a.m. - 1
3:00 a.m.
A resuscitation team is debriefing following a recent event. A patient experienced
cardiac arrest, and advanced cardiac life support was initiated. The patient required
, ACLS Final Exam 2022/ 2023
A patient experiences cardiac arrest, and the resuscitation team initiates
ventilations using a bag-valve-mask (BVM) resuscitator. The development of
which condition during the provision of care would lead the team to suspect that
improper BVM technique is being used?
Select the correct answer to this question.
Rib fracture
Esophageal injury
Pneumothorax
Hypertension - Pneumothorax
1 A member of the resuscitation team is preparing to administer medications
intravenously to a patient in cardiac arrest. The team member follows each
medication administration with a bolus of fluid. How much would the team
member give?
Select the correct answer to this question.
5 to 10 mL
10 to 20 mL
20 to 30 mL
30 to 40 mL - When administering medications during a cardiac arrest, all
medications administrated through the IV or intraosseous infusion route should be
followed by a 10- to 20-mL fluid bolus.
, The resuscitation team suspects that hyperkalemia is the cause of cardiac arrest in a
patient brought to the emergency department. Which finding on a 12-lead ECG
would confirm this suspicion?
Wide-complex ventricular rhythm and tall, peaked T waves
ST-segment changes, T-wave inversion
Flat T waves, prominent U waves and possibly prolonged QT intervals
Narrow-complex ventricular tachycardia - Wide-complex ventricular rhythm and
tall, peaked T waves
In hyperkalemia the patient's 12-lead ECG rhythm strip will show wide-complex
ventricular rhythm and tall, peaked T waves.
A patient with an ischemic stroke arrives at the emergency department at 2 a.m.
The patient's symptoms started about 12:30 a.m. After completing the necessary
assessments, the healthcare team diagnoses an ischemic stroke, and the patient is
determined to be a candidate for fibrinolytic therapy. To achieve the best
outcomes, the team should initiate therapy for this patient no later than by which
time?
Select the correct answer to this question.
3:00 a.m.
5:30 a.m.
6:00 a.m.
8:30 a.m. - 1
3:00 a.m.
A resuscitation team is debriefing following a recent event. A patient experienced
cardiac arrest, and advanced cardiac life support was initiated. The patient required
