ACLS VERSION B EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
Question:
1. Which is an appropriate and important intervention to perform for a patient who achieves
ROSC during an out-of-hospital resuscitation?
Answer:
initiate antiarrhythmic infusion
Question:
2. what is the recommended energy dose for biphasic synchronized cardioversion of atrial
fibrillation?
Answer:
120 to 200 j
Question:
3. a postoperative patient in the ICU reports new chest pain. what actions have the highest
priority?
Answer:
obtain a 12-lead ECG and administer aspirin if not contraindicated.
Question:
4. what is the recommendation on the use of cricoid pressure to prevent aspiration during
cardiac arrest?
Answer:
not recommended for routine use?
Question:
5. what is the minimum depth of chest compressions for an adult in cardiac arrest?
Answer:
2 inches
Question:
6. what is the recommended assisted ventilation rate for patients in respiratory arrest with a
perfusing rythm?
Answer:
10 to 12 breaths per minute
Question:
7. what is the appropriate rate of chest compressions for an adult in cardiac arrest?
Answer:
at least 100/min
Question:
8. What survival advantages does CPR provide to a patient in ventricular fibrillation?
Answer:
produces a small amount of blood flow to the heart
, Question:
9. what is the recommended initial intervention for managing hypotension in the immediate
period after return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC)?
Answer:
atropine Bolus
Question:
10. Your rescue team arrives to find a 59-year-old man lying on the kitchen floor. You
determine that he is unresponsive and notice that he is taking agonal breaths. What is the
next step in your assessment and management of this patient?
Answer:
apply the AED
Question:
11. which is a contraindication to nitroglycerin administration in the management of acute
coronary syndromes?
Answer:
heart rate greater than 80/min
Question:
12. what is the most appropriate intervention for a rapidly deteriorating patient who has this
lead II ECG?
Answer:
synchronized cardioversion
Question:
13. how often should the team leader switch chest compressors during a resuscitation
attempt?
Answer:
every 2 minutes
Question:
14. which finding is a sign of ineffective CPR?
Answer:
PETCO2 <10 mm Hg
Question:
WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
Question:
1. Which is an appropriate and important intervention to perform for a patient who achieves
ROSC during an out-of-hospital resuscitation?
Answer:
initiate antiarrhythmic infusion
Question:
2. what is the recommended energy dose for biphasic synchronized cardioversion of atrial
fibrillation?
Answer:
120 to 200 j
Question:
3. a postoperative patient in the ICU reports new chest pain. what actions have the highest
priority?
Answer:
obtain a 12-lead ECG and administer aspirin if not contraindicated.
Question:
4. what is the recommendation on the use of cricoid pressure to prevent aspiration during
cardiac arrest?
Answer:
not recommended for routine use?
Question:
5. what is the minimum depth of chest compressions for an adult in cardiac arrest?
Answer:
2 inches
Question:
6. what is the recommended assisted ventilation rate for patients in respiratory arrest with a
perfusing rythm?
Answer:
10 to 12 breaths per minute
Question:
7. what is the appropriate rate of chest compressions for an adult in cardiac arrest?
Answer:
at least 100/min
Question:
8. What survival advantages does CPR provide to a patient in ventricular fibrillation?
Answer:
produces a small amount of blood flow to the heart
, Question:
9. what is the recommended initial intervention for managing hypotension in the immediate
period after return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC)?
Answer:
atropine Bolus
Question:
10. Your rescue team arrives to find a 59-year-old man lying on the kitchen floor. You
determine that he is unresponsive and notice that he is taking agonal breaths. What is the
next step in your assessment and management of this patient?
Answer:
apply the AED
Question:
11. which is a contraindication to nitroglycerin administration in the management of acute
coronary syndromes?
Answer:
heart rate greater than 80/min
Question:
12. what is the most appropriate intervention for a rapidly deteriorating patient who has this
lead II ECG?
Answer:
synchronized cardioversion
Question:
13. how often should the team leader switch chest compressors during a resuscitation
attempt?
Answer:
every 2 minutes
Question:
14. which finding is a sign of ineffective CPR?
Answer:
PETCO2 <10 mm Hg
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