HEARTCODE ACLS EXAM WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
during lcpr lchest lcompression lfraction l(ccf) lshould lbe lat lleast l___ land lideally lgreater
lthan l___ l- lcorrect lanswers l-60% land l80%
upon lreviewing la lpatient's lECG lyou lnote lST-segment lelevation lof l2mm lin lleads lII,
lIII, land laVF l- lcorrect lanswers l-ST-segment lelevation lmyocardial linfarction
what lis lthe lgoal lfor lthe lfirst lmedical lcontact-to-balloon linflation ltime lfor la lpatient
lreceiving lpercutaneous lcoronary lintervention l- lcorrect lanswers l-90 lminutes
which laction lis lpart lof lthe lsecondary lassessment lof la lconscious lpatient l- lcorrect
lanswers l-Formulate la ldifferential ldiagnosis
what lis lthe lgoal lfor lfirst lmedical lcontact-to-balloon linflation ltime lfor la lpatient
lreceiving lpercutaneous lcoronary lintervention l- lcorrect lanswers l-90 lminutes
, what lis lthe lrecommended ltime lwindow lafter lsymptom lonset lfor learly lfibrinolytic
ltherapy lor ldirect lcatheter-based lreperfusion lfor lpatients lwith lST-segment lelevation
lmyocardial linteraction land lno lcontraindications? l- lcorrect lanswers l-within l12 lhours
within lthe lfirst l10 lminutes, lon lthe lbasis lof lthe lpatient lshowing lsymptoms lsuggestive
lof lmyocardial lischemia, lwhat lwill lyour lfirst lactions linclude l(if lnot lcompleted lby lEMS
lbefore larrival)? l- lcorrect lanswers l--obtain la l12-lead
-administer laspirin land lIV laccess
-assess lABCs
-if lSp02 l<90% lstart lO2
-consider lnitro, lmorphine, lP2Y linhibitor
-activate lstemi lteam
his lvital lsigns lare lHR l120, lBP l135/88, lHR l23, lSp02 l87%, ltemp l37.3C. lconsidering
lSp02 lwhat lis lcourse lof laction l- lcorrect lanswers l-start loxygen l4L lNC
your lpatient lcontinues lto lsay lthat lhe lhad lchest ldiscomfort. l- lcorrect lanswers l-nitro
lSL lQ3-5 lminutes
with ldiagnosis lof lstemi lwhat lis lmost lprobable ltreatment l- lcorrect lanswers l-Admission
lfor lPCI lor lfibrinolysis
what lis lthe llongest lacceptable lED ldoor-to-needle ltime lwhen lfibrinolytic lis lthe
lintended lreperfusion lstrategy l- lcorrect lanswers l-30 lminutes
what ltype lof lstroke loccurs lwhen la lblood lvessel lin lthe lbrain lsuddenly lruptures linto
lthe lsurrounding ltissue l- lcorrect lanswers l-hemorrhagic
what lis lthe lmost lcommon ltype lof lstroke l- lcorrect lanswers l-ischemic lstroke
which lis la lsign lof lstroke l- lcorrect lanswers l-trouble lspeaking
which lis la lsymptom lof lstroke l- lcorrect lanswers l-Sudden ltrouble lseeing
What lvalidated labbreviated lout-of-hospital lneurologic levaluation ltool lcontains l3
lcomponents: lthe lfacial ldroop, larm ldrift, land labnormal lspeech ltests? l- lcorrect
lanswers l-Cincinnati lprehospital lstroke lscale
what lis lthe lestimated lprobability lof lthe lCincinnati lprehospital lstroke lscale lwith l1
labnormal lfinding lwhen lscored lby lprehospital lproviders l- lcorrect lanswers l-72%
what lis lthe lmost lappropriate ldestination lfor lpatients lwith lsuspected lacute lischemic
lstroke l- lcorrect lanswers l-certified lstroke lcenter
what lis lthe lhighest llevel lof lstroke lcenter lcertification l- lcorrect lanswers l-
Comprehensive lstroke lcenter
CORRECT ANSWERS
during lcpr lchest lcompression lfraction l(ccf) lshould lbe lat lleast l___ land lideally lgreater
lthan l___ l- lcorrect lanswers l-60% land l80%
upon lreviewing la lpatient's lECG lyou lnote lST-segment lelevation lof l2mm lin lleads lII,
lIII, land laVF l- lcorrect lanswers l-ST-segment lelevation lmyocardial linfarction
what lis lthe lgoal lfor lthe lfirst lmedical lcontact-to-balloon linflation ltime lfor la lpatient
lreceiving lpercutaneous lcoronary lintervention l- lcorrect lanswers l-90 lminutes
which laction lis lpart lof lthe lsecondary lassessment lof la lconscious lpatient l- lcorrect
lanswers l-Formulate la ldifferential ldiagnosis
what lis lthe lgoal lfor lfirst lmedical lcontact-to-balloon linflation ltime lfor la lpatient
lreceiving lpercutaneous lcoronary lintervention l- lcorrect lanswers l-90 lminutes
, what lis lthe lrecommended ltime lwindow lafter lsymptom lonset lfor learly lfibrinolytic
ltherapy lor ldirect lcatheter-based lreperfusion lfor lpatients lwith lST-segment lelevation
lmyocardial linteraction land lno lcontraindications? l- lcorrect lanswers l-within l12 lhours
within lthe lfirst l10 lminutes, lon lthe lbasis lof lthe lpatient lshowing lsymptoms lsuggestive
lof lmyocardial lischemia, lwhat lwill lyour lfirst lactions linclude l(if lnot lcompleted lby lEMS
lbefore larrival)? l- lcorrect lanswers l--obtain la l12-lead
-administer laspirin land lIV laccess
-assess lABCs
-if lSp02 l<90% lstart lO2
-consider lnitro, lmorphine, lP2Y linhibitor
-activate lstemi lteam
his lvital lsigns lare lHR l120, lBP l135/88, lHR l23, lSp02 l87%, ltemp l37.3C. lconsidering
lSp02 lwhat lis lcourse lof laction l- lcorrect lanswers l-start loxygen l4L lNC
your lpatient lcontinues lto lsay lthat lhe lhad lchest ldiscomfort. l- lcorrect lanswers l-nitro
lSL lQ3-5 lminutes
with ldiagnosis lof lstemi lwhat lis lmost lprobable ltreatment l- lcorrect lanswers l-Admission
lfor lPCI lor lfibrinolysis
what lis lthe llongest lacceptable lED ldoor-to-needle ltime lwhen lfibrinolytic lis lthe
lintended lreperfusion lstrategy l- lcorrect lanswers l-30 lminutes
what ltype lof lstroke loccurs lwhen la lblood lvessel lin lthe lbrain lsuddenly lruptures linto
lthe lsurrounding ltissue l- lcorrect lanswers l-hemorrhagic
what lis lthe lmost lcommon ltype lof lstroke l- lcorrect lanswers l-ischemic lstroke
which lis la lsign lof lstroke l- lcorrect lanswers l-trouble lspeaking
which lis la lsymptom lof lstroke l- lcorrect lanswers l-Sudden ltrouble lseeing
What lvalidated labbreviated lout-of-hospital lneurologic levaluation ltool lcontains l3
lcomponents: lthe lfacial ldroop, larm ldrift, land labnormal lspeech ltests? l- lcorrect
lanswers l-Cincinnati lprehospital lstroke lscale
what lis lthe lestimated lprobability lof lthe lCincinnati lprehospital lstroke lscale lwith l1
labnormal lfinding lwhen lscored lby lprehospital lproviders l- lcorrect lanswers l-72%
what lis lthe lmost lappropriate ldestination lfor lpatients lwith lsuspected lacute lischemic
lstroke l- lcorrect lanswers l-certified lstroke lcenter
what lis lthe lhighest llevel lof lstroke lcenter lcertification l- lcorrect lanswers l-
Comprehensive lstroke lcenter
