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ALS/ACLS - Red Cross Final Exam 2025
update|comprehensive questions and verified
answers (complete solutions) ASSURED
SUCCESS|GRADE A+!!
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? - (ANSWER)Wide-complex ventricular rhythm
or tall, pointed T waves
A patient with dyspnea and a change in mental status arrives at the emergency
department. The healthcare team completes the necessary assessments and
begins to care for the patient, including initiating cardiac monitoring, pulse
oximetry, supplemental oxygen and vascular access. The team reviews the
patient's ECG rhythm strip, as shown in the following figure. Which agent would
the team most likely administer? - (ANSWER)Atropine 0.5 mg every 4 to 5
minutes
A patient experiencing an unstable bradyarrhythmia does not respond to atropine
or transcutaneous pacing. Which intervention would the healthcare provider use
next? - (ANSWER)Administration of an epinephrine infusion
A patient's ECG reveals a tachyarrhythmia. The patient is hemodynamically stable
and has a heart rate ranging from 120 to 135 beats per minute. Based on the
findings of the secondary assessment, which statement(s) by the patient would
the team interpret as a possible contributing cause? - (ANSWER)1. "I've had a
terrible cold with a horrible cough and fever the past week."
2. "I've been so anxious lately because I just lost my job."
3. "I've been vomiting for the past 2 days from a gastrointestinal bug."
, 2
A patient's ECG reveals a narrow QRS complex with a regular rhythm, indicating a
narrow-complex supraventricular tachyarrhythmia. The patient is
hemodynamically stable. Which intervention would be initiated first? -
(ANSWER)Vagal maneuvers
A patient in the telemetry unit is stable. Cardiac monitoring indicates the patient
has ventricular tachycardia with a pulse. Further assessment reveals that the
corrected QT interval is greater than 0.46 seconds. Which treatment would be
appropriate at this time? - (ANSWER)Synchronized cardioversion
An ECG strip of a patient in the emergency department reveals the following
rhythm. Which feature would the healthcare provider interpret as indicating atrial
fibrillation? - (ANSWER)Absence of discrete P waves and presence of irregularly
irregular QRS complexes
A patient is brought into the emergency department. The patient does not have a
pulse. The cardiac monitor shows the following rhythm. The team interprets this
as which condition? - (ANSWER)Ventricular tachycardia
A patient with acute renal failure experiences cardiac arrest. Just before the
cardiac arrest, the patient's ECG showed peaked T waves. What might be causing
the patient's cardiac arrest? - (ANSWER)Hyperkalemia
A member of the resuscitation team is preparing to defibrillate a patient in
cardiac arrest using a biphasic defibrillator. The team member would set the
ALS/ACLS - Red Cross Final Exam 2025
update|comprehensive questions and verified
answers (complete solutions) ASSURED
SUCCESS|GRADE A+!!
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? - (ANSWER)Wide-complex ventricular rhythm
or tall, pointed T waves
A patient with dyspnea and a change in mental status arrives at the emergency
department. The healthcare team completes the necessary assessments and
begins to care for the patient, including initiating cardiac monitoring, pulse
oximetry, supplemental oxygen and vascular access. The team reviews the
patient's ECG rhythm strip, as shown in the following figure. Which agent would
the team most likely administer? - (ANSWER)Atropine 0.5 mg every 4 to 5
minutes
A patient experiencing an unstable bradyarrhythmia does not respond to atropine
or transcutaneous pacing. Which intervention would the healthcare provider use
next? - (ANSWER)Administration of an epinephrine infusion
A patient's ECG reveals a tachyarrhythmia. The patient is hemodynamically stable
and has a heart rate ranging from 120 to 135 beats per minute. Based on the
findings of the secondary assessment, which statement(s) by the patient would
the team interpret as a possible contributing cause? - (ANSWER)1. "I've had a
terrible cold with a horrible cough and fever the past week."
2. "I've been so anxious lately because I just lost my job."
3. "I've been vomiting for the past 2 days from a gastrointestinal bug."
, 2
A patient's ECG reveals a narrow QRS complex with a regular rhythm, indicating a
narrow-complex supraventricular tachyarrhythmia. The patient is
hemodynamically stable. Which intervention would be initiated first? -
(ANSWER)Vagal maneuvers
A patient in the telemetry unit is stable. Cardiac monitoring indicates the patient
has ventricular tachycardia with a pulse. Further assessment reveals that the
corrected QT interval is greater than 0.46 seconds. Which treatment would be
appropriate at this time? - (ANSWER)Synchronized cardioversion
An ECG strip of a patient in the emergency department reveals the following
rhythm. Which feature would the healthcare provider interpret as indicating atrial
fibrillation? - (ANSWER)Absence of discrete P waves and presence of irregularly
irregular QRS complexes
A patient is brought into the emergency department. The patient does not have a
pulse. The cardiac monitor shows the following rhythm. The team interprets this
as which condition? - (ANSWER)Ventricular tachycardia
A patient with acute renal failure experiences cardiac arrest. Just before the
cardiac arrest, the patient's ECG showed peaked T waves. What might be causing
the patient's cardiac arrest? - (ANSWER)Hyperkalemia
A member of the resuscitation team is preparing to defibrillate a patient in
cardiac arrest using a biphasic defibrillator. The team member would set the
