Advanced Cardiovascular Life
Support Exam (2026/2027)
UPDATE|EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH MULTIPLE CHOICES
|VERIFIED & REVISED ANSWERS
(NEW)!!
1. 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?
,Open the airway with a head tilt-chin lift.
Administer epinephrine at a dose of 1 mg/kg.
Deliver 2 rescue breaths each over 1 second.
Start chest compressions at a rate of at least 100/min. - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Start chest compressions at a rate of at least 100/min.
2. 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?
PETCO2
Chest x-ray
Laboratory testing
Obtaining a 12-lead ECG - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Obtaining a 12-lead ECG
3. What is the preferred method of access for epinephrine administration
during cardiac arrest in most patients?
,Intraosseous
Endotracheal
Central intravenous
Peripheral intravenous - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Peripheral intravenous
4. An activated AED does not promptly analyze the rhythm. What is your
next action?
Begin chest compressions.
Discontinue the resuscitation attempt.
Check all AED connections and reanalyze.
Rotate AED electrodes to an alternate position. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Begin
chest compressions.
5. 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?
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, Give 0.5 mg of atropine.
Insert an advanced airway.
Administer 1 mg of epinephrine.
Administer a dopamine infusion. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Administer 1 mg of
epinephrine.
6. 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?
Establish vascular access.
Obtain the patient's history.
Resume chest compressions.
Terminate the resuscitative effort. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Resume chest
compressions.
7. What is a common but sometimes fatal mistake in cardiac arrest
management?
Failure to obtain vascular access
Support Exam (2026/2027)
UPDATE|EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH MULTIPLE CHOICES
|VERIFIED & REVISED ANSWERS
(NEW)!!
1. 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?
,Open the airway with a head tilt-chin lift.
Administer epinephrine at a dose of 1 mg/kg.
Deliver 2 rescue breaths each over 1 second.
Start chest compressions at a rate of at least 100/min. - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Start chest compressions at a rate of at least 100/min.
2. 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?
PETCO2
Chest x-ray
Laboratory testing
Obtaining a 12-lead ECG - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Obtaining a 12-lead ECG
3. What is the preferred method of access for epinephrine administration
during cardiac arrest in most patients?
,Intraosseous
Endotracheal
Central intravenous
Peripheral intravenous - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Peripheral intravenous
4. An activated AED does not promptly analyze the rhythm. What is your
next action?
Begin chest compressions.
Discontinue the resuscitation attempt.
Check all AED connections and reanalyze.
Rotate AED electrodes to an alternate position. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Begin
chest compressions.
5. 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?
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PRIVACY STATEMENT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
, Give 0.5 mg of atropine.
Insert an advanced airway.
Administer 1 mg of epinephrine.
Administer a dopamine infusion. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Administer 1 mg of
epinephrine.
6. 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?
Establish vascular access.
Obtain the patient's history.
Resume chest compressions.
Terminate the resuscitative effort. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Resume chest
compressions.
7. What is a common but sometimes fatal mistake in cardiac arrest
management?
Failure to obtain vascular access
