ACLS Exam Form A (Latest 2023 - 2024)
Actual Questions and Answers 100% Correct
- You find an unresponsive patient who is not breathing. after
activating the emergency response system, you determine that there is no pulse. what is your next action?
Answer: start chest compressions at a rate of at least 100/min.
- you are evaluating a 58-year-old man with chest pain. the blood
pressure is 92/50 mm hg, the heart rate is 92/min, the nonlabored respiratory rate is 14 breaths/min, and the pulse oximetry reading is 97%. what assessment step is most important now?
Answer: obtaining 12-lead ecg.
- what is the preferred method of access for epinephrine
administration during cardiac arrest in most patients?
Answer: peripheral intravenous
- An activated AED does not promptly analyze the rhythm. What is
your next action?
Answer: begin chest compressions.
- You have completed 2 min of CPR. The ECG monitor displays
the lead be- low and the pt. has no pulse. another member resumes chest compressions and an IV is in place. What management step is your next priority?
Answer: administer one mg of epinephrine
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- During a pause in CPR, you see this lead II ECG rhythm on the
monitor. The patient has no pulse. What is the next action?
Answer: resume chest compressions
- what is a common but sometimes fatal mistake in cardiac arrest
manage ment?
Answer: prolonged interruptions of chest compressions
- what action is a component of high-quality chest compressions?
Answer: uninterrupted compressions at a depth of 1 1/2 inches
- Which action increases the chance of successful conversion of
ventricular fibrillation?
Answer: ventricular tachycardia with a pulse
- which situation BEST describes pulseless electrical activity?
Answer: sinus rhythm without a pulse
- What is the best strategy for perfoming high-quality CPR on a
pt.with an advanced airway in place?
Answer: provide continuous chest compressions without pauses and
10 ventilations per minute.
- Three minutes after witnessing a cardiac arrest, one member of
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your team inserts an endotracheal tube while another performs continuous chest compressions. During subsequent ventilation, you notice the presence of a waveform on the capnography screen and a PETCO2 level of 8 mm Hg. What is the significance of this finding?Answer: chest compressions may not be effective