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ACLS Practice Questions With 100% Correct Answers | Updated & Verified 2023, Exams of Advanced Education

A comprehensive set of acls (advanced cardiac life support) practice questions with 100% correct answers. It covers a wide range of topics related to acls, including chest compression rates, ventilation ratios, treatment for hypotension, door-to-balloon time for stemi patients, ways to estimate cpr effectiveness, drug dosages, and more. Updated and verified for 2023, making it a valuable resource for healthcare professionals preparing for acls certification or recertification exams. The detailed explanations and rationales for the correct answers can help users deepen their understanding of acls protocols and improve their clinical decision-making skills.

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Download ACLS Practice Questions With 100% Correct Answers | Updated & Verified 2023 and more Exams Advanced Education in PDF only on Docsity! ACLS Practice Questions With 100% Correct Answers | Updated & Verified 2023 Rate of chest compressions for adults - Correct Answer-100-120 compressions per minute Ratio of compressions to breaths in adults - Correct Answer-30:2 Rate of bag valve mask ventilation for adults in respiratory arrest - Correct Answer- Once every 5-6 seconds or 10-12 times per minute Treatments for hypotension following cardiac arrest - Correct Answer-IV dopamine infusion, IV epinephrine infusion IV Ringer's lactate, IV normal saline *The leader in team resuscitation must be able to perform all the skills if needed.* - Correct Answer- Recommended ED door-to-balloon inflation time for a STEMI patient - Correct Answer- No longer than 90 minutes Ways to estimate effectiveness of CPR - Correct Answer-Arterial diastolic blood pressure, quantitative waveform capnography, central venous oxygen saturation Best drug used for narrow complex supraventricular tachycardia - Correct Answer- Adenosine Drug used for pulseless electrical activity - Correct Answer-Epinephrine Sequence of basic life support - Correct Answer-Compressions, airway, breathing (CAB) Initial dose of adenosine for treatment of supraventricular tachycardia - Correct Answer- 6 mg IV Heart rate at which tachycardia usually becomes symptomatic - Correct Answer-150 bpm Longest duration for pulse check - Correct Answer-10 seconds Recommended initial dosage of atropine for symptomatic bradycardia - Correct Answer- 0.5 mg IV Recommended dose of oxygen during CPR - Correct Answer-100% Goal for initiation of fibrinolytic therapy in stroke patients - Correct Answer-Within 1 hour of ED arrival Common reversible causes of cardiac arrest ("H's and T's") - Correct Answer- Hypotension, hypoxia, hypothermia, hydrogen ions (acidosis), hypo-/hyperkalemia Tension pneumothorax, tamponade, thrombosis (coronary), thrombosis (pulmonary), toxins Best option for treatment of STEMI diagnosed in ambulance via 12-lead ECG - Correct Answer-Transport to PCI-capable hospital Components of Cincinnati Prehospital Stroke Scale (CPSS) - Correct Answer-Facial droop, arm drift, speech abnormality Asystole should be treated with all of the following EXCEPT: CPR Ventilations Defibrillation Epinephrine - Correct Answer-Asystole should be treated with all of the following EXCEPT: CPR Ventilations *Defibrillation* Epinephrine Appropriate response to an AED that is having problems analyzing rhythm - Correct Answer-Continue chest compressions Which of the following is treated with synchronized shocks? Unstable atrial fibrillation Sinus tachycardia VT without a pulse VF - Correct Answer-Which of the following is treated with synchronized shocks? *Unstable atrial fibrillation* Sinus tachycardia VT without a pulse