Final Exam ACLS Questions and
Answers 100% Pass
A patient experiences cardiac arrest, and the resuscitation team initiates ventilations using a bagvalve-mask (BVM) resuscitator. The development of which condition durin
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Final Exam ACLS Questions and
Answers 100% Pass
A patient experiences cardiac arrest, and the resuscitation team initiates ventilations using a bagvalve-mask (BVM) resuscitator. The development of which condition during the provision of
care would lead the team to suspect that improper BVM technique is being used?
Select the correct answer to this question.
Rib fracture
Esophageal injury
Pneumothorax
Hypertension ✔✔Pneumothorax
1 A member of the resuscitation team is preparing to administer medications intravenously to a
patient in cardiac arrest. The team member follows each medication administration with a bolus
of fluid. How much would the team member give?
Select the correct answer to this question.
5 to 10 mL
10 to 20 mL
20 to 30 mL
30 to 40 mL ✔✔When administering medications during a cardiac arrest, all medications
administrated through the IV or intraosseous infusion route should be followed by a 10- to 20-
mL fluid bolus.
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?
Wide-complex ventricular rhythm and tall, peaked T waves
ST-segment changes, T-wave inversion
Flat T waves, prominent U waves and possibly prolonged QT intervals
Narrow-complex ventricular tachycardia ✔✔Wide-complex ventricular rhythm and tall, peaked
T waves
In hyperkalemia the patient's 12-lead ECG rhythm strip will show wide-complex ventricular
rhythm and tall, peaked T waves.
A patient with an ischemic stroke arrives at the emergency department at 2 a.m. The patient's
symptoms started about 12:30 a.m. After completing the necessary assessments, the healthcare
team diagnoses an ischemic stroke, and the patient is determined to be a candidate for
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