ACLS EXAM LATEST VERSION 2024-2025/
ACLS EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS 2024-2025| NEW VERSION
A 42-year-old woman presents to the emergency department with complaints of fatigue, shortness of
breath, back pain and nausea. A 12-lead ECG is obtained and shows ST-segment depression in leads II,
III, and aVF and intermittent runs of nonsustained ventricular tachycardia. Cardiac serum markers are
elevated. These findings suggest which condition? - ANSWER>>High-risk non-ST-segment elevation ACS
(NSTE-ACS)
A patient is being treated in the emergency department and is determined to have NSTE-ACS. Invasive
management is planned based on which finding? - ANSWER>>Ventricular tachycardia
A patient experiences cardiac arrest, and the resuscitation team initiates ventilations using a bag-valve-
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? - ANSWER>>Pneumothorax
A patient is admitted to the emergency department of a large medical center. The patient is diagnosed
with STEMI. The facility is capable of administering PCI. To achieve the best outcomes, therapy should
be administered to this patient within what time frame? - ANSWER>>Within 90 minutes of the patient's
first medical contact
A patient is in cardiac arrest. The cardiac monitor shows asystole. In addition to providing continuous
high-quality CPR, what is the other priority intervention for this patient? - ANSWER>>Administering
epinephrine as early as possible
A patient is in cardiac arrest. The underlying cause is thought to be opioid toxicity. Which statement
accurately describes the use of naloxone for this patient? - ANSWER>>Naloxone should be administered
as soon as possible but is not a priority over high-quality CPR and AED use.
Which statement accurately reflects the management of cardiac arrest in a pregnancy of 26 weeks'
gestation? - ANSWER>>Resuscitative cesarean delivery (RCD) should be performed within 5 minutes
from the time of arrest.
Cardiac monitoring indicates that a patient has a ventricular tachyarrhythmia. The patient has a pulse
and is not showing any signs of hemodynamic compromise. A 12-lead ECG reveals an irregular rhythm
with QRS complexes greater than 0.12 second in duration. Which action would be appropriate at this
time? - ANSWER>>Consider an antiarrhythmic medication
