AHA BLS EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+ 2025/2026
Myocardial Infarction - ANS Heart attack, occurs when a blood clot blocks flow of oxygenated
blood to heart muscle
Symptoms of MI - ANS - severe pain or discomfort in center of chest
- may last more than a few minutes
- spread to one or both arms, neck, back, jaw, stomach
- shortness of breath
- cold sweats
- nausea
- vomiting
- lightheadedness
Stroke - ANS second leading cause of death in the world, leading cause of disability in the
U.S.
How to spot a stroke - ANS FAST
F: face drooping
A: arm weakness
S: speech difficulty
T: time to call 911
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, Symptoms of stroke - ANS - Sudden numbness or weakness of the face, arm, or leg
- sudden confusion, trouble speaking or understanding
- sudden trouble seeing in one or both eyes
- sudden trouble walking, dizziness, loss of balance, or coordination
- sudden, severe headache with no known cause
Mechanical Thrombectomy - ANS surgical removal of clot that is only used for large clots; not
commonly used due to location of most clots
done within 6 hours of acute stroke symptoms after receiving tPA
Tissue Plasminogen Activator (tPA) - ANS clot-busting drug
a thrombolytic administered to some patients having a heart attack or stroke to dissolve
damaging blood clots
Risk factors that can't be changed - ANS heredity, gender, race, age
Risk factors that can be changed - ANS cigarette smoking, high BP, high cholesterol, obesity,
lack of exercise
Risk factors strongly correlated with MI and stroke - ANS untreated diabetes, TIA
Sudden cardiac arrest - ANS Occurs when the heart develops an abnormal rhythm and can't
pump blood
Opioid overdose - ANS Naloxone
Defibrillation - ANS the use of electrical shock via AED or defibrillator to restore the heart's
normal rhythm
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ANSWERS GRADED A+ 2025/2026
Myocardial Infarction - ANS Heart attack, occurs when a blood clot blocks flow of oxygenated
blood to heart muscle
Symptoms of MI - ANS - severe pain or discomfort in center of chest
- may last more than a few minutes
- spread to one or both arms, neck, back, jaw, stomach
- shortness of breath
- cold sweats
- nausea
- vomiting
- lightheadedness
Stroke - ANS second leading cause of death in the world, leading cause of disability in the
U.S.
How to spot a stroke - ANS FAST
F: face drooping
A: arm weakness
S: speech difficulty
T: time to call 911
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, Symptoms of stroke - ANS - Sudden numbness or weakness of the face, arm, or leg
- sudden confusion, trouble speaking or understanding
- sudden trouble seeing in one or both eyes
- sudden trouble walking, dizziness, loss of balance, or coordination
- sudden, severe headache with no known cause
Mechanical Thrombectomy - ANS surgical removal of clot that is only used for large clots; not
commonly used due to location of most clots
done within 6 hours of acute stroke symptoms after receiving tPA
Tissue Plasminogen Activator (tPA) - ANS clot-busting drug
a thrombolytic administered to some patients having a heart attack or stroke to dissolve
damaging blood clots
Risk factors that can't be changed - ANS heredity, gender, race, age
Risk factors that can be changed - ANS cigarette smoking, high BP, high cholesterol, obesity,
lack of exercise
Risk factors strongly correlated with MI and stroke - ANS untreated diabetes, TIA
Sudden cardiac arrest - ANS Occurs when the heart develops an abnormal rhythm and can't
pump blood
Opioid overdose - ANS Naloxone
Defibrillation - ANS the use of electrical shock via AED or defibrillator to restore the heart's
normal rhythm
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