ALS/ACLS Red Cross Final Exam
2026 Exam Questions and
Correct Answers | New Update
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? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Wide-
complex ventricular rhythm or tall, pointed T waves
A patient with dyspnea and a change in mental status arrives at the
emergency department. The healthcare team completes the necessary
assessments and begins to care for the patient, including initiating cardiac
, monitoring, pulse oximetry, supplemental oxygen and vascular access. The
team reviews the patient's ECG rhythm strip, as shown in the following
figure. Which agent would the team most likely administer? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Atropine 0.5 mg every 4 to 5 minutes
A patient experiencing an unstable bradyarrhythmia does not respond to
atropine or transcutaneous pacing. Which intervention would the healthcare
provider use next? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Administration of an epinephrine
infusion
A patient's ECG reveals a tachyarrhythmia. The patient is hemodynamically
stable and has a heart rate ranging from 120 to 135 beats per minute.
Based on the findings of the secondary assessment, which statement(s) by
the patient would the team interpret as a possible contributing cause? - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔1. "I've had a terrible cold with a horrible cough and fever the
past week."
2. "I've been so anxious lately because I just lost my job."
3. "I've been vomiting for the past 2 days from a gastrointestinal bug."
A patient's ECG reveals a narrow QRS complex with a regular rhythm,
indicating a narrow-complex supraventricular tachyarrhythmia. The patient
2026 Exam Questions and
Correct Answers | New Update
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? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Wide-
complex ventricular rhythm or tall, pointed T waves
A patient with dyspnea and a change in mental status arrives at the
emergency department. The healthcare team completes the necessary
assessments and begins to care for the patient, including initiating cardiac
, monitoring, pulse oximetry, supplemental oxygen and vascular access. The
team reviews the patient's ECG rhythm strip, as shown in the following
figure. Which agent would the team most likely administer? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Atropine 0.5 mg every 4 to 5 minutes
A patient experiencing an unstable bradyarrhythmia does not respond to
atropine or transcutaneous pacing. Which intervention would the healthcare
provider use next? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Administration of an epinephrine
infusion
A patient's ECG reveals a tachyarrhythmia. The patient is hemodynamically
stable and has a heart rate ranging from 120 to 135 beats per minute.
Based on the findings of the secondary assessment, which statement(s) by
the patient would the team interpret as a possible contributing cause? - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔1. "I've had a terrible cold with a horrible cough and fever the
past week."
2. "I've been so anxious lately because I just lost my job."
3. "I've been vomiting for the past 2 days from a gastrointestinal bug."
A patient's ECG reveals a narrow QRS complex with a regular rhythm,
indicating a narrow-complex supraventricular tachyarrhythmia. The patient
