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ACLS Written Exam 1 - QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

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Start chest compressions of at least 100 per min. Correct Answer:- You find an unresponsive pt. who is not breathing. After activating the emergency response system, you determine there is no pulse.... What is your next action? Obtaining a 12 lead ECG. Correct Answer:- 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? Peripheral IV Correct Answer:- What is the preferred method of access for epi administration during cardiac arrest in most pts? Begin chest compressions. Correct Answer:- An AED does not promptly analyze a rythm. What is your next step? Administer 1mg of epinephrine Correct Answer:- You have completed 2 minutes of CPR. The ECG monitor displays the lead II rhythm below, and the patient has no pulse. Another member of your team resumes chest compressions, and an IV is in place. What management step is your next priority? Resume compressions Correct Answer:- 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? Prolonged interruptions in chest compressions. Correct Answer:- What is a common but sometimes fatal mistake in cardiac arrest management? Allowing complete chest recoil Correct Answer:- Which action is a componant of high-quality chest comressions? Providing quality compressions immediately before a defibrillation attempt. Correct Answer:- Which action increases the chance of successful conversion of ventricular fibrillation? Sinus rythm without a pulse Correct Answer:- Which situation BEST describes pulseless electrical activity? Provide continuous chest compressions without pauses and 10 ventilations per minute. Correct Answer:- What is the BEST strategy for performing high-quality CPR on a patient with an advanced airway in place? Chest compressions may not be effective. Correct Answer:- Three minutes after witnessing a cardiac arrest, one member of 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? [Show More]

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