ACLS Study Guide Exam

ACLS Study Guide Exam A 68-year-old woman presents with light-headedness, nausea, and chest discomfort. Your assessment finds her awake and responsive but ill-appearing, pale, and goodly disphorttie. Her radial is weak, thready, and fast. You are unable to obtain a blood pressure. She has no obvious dependent edema, and her neck veins are flat. Her lung sounds are equal, with moderate rales present bilaterally. The cardiac monitor shows the rhythm seen here. After your initial assessment of this patient, which intervention should be performed next? Synchronized cardioversion Which type of atrioventricular (AV) block best describes this rhythm? Second degree type II Your patient is in cardiac arrest and has been intubated. To assess CPR quality, which should you do? Monitor the patient's PetCO2 Which facility is the most appropriate EMS destination for a patient with sudden cardiac arrest who achieved return a spontaneous circulation in the field? Coronary reperfusion-capable medical center Which of the following signs is a likely indicator of cardiac arrest in an unresponsive patient? Agonal gasps