AHA ACLS POST-TEST QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS WITH CORRECT!!!
LATEST UPDATED 2026
Question: When providing rescue breathing for a patient who has a pulse but is
not breathing adequately, what is the correct ventilation frequency? Answer: Once
every 6 seconds. This rate (10 breaths per minute) provides sufficient oxygenation
without over-ventilating the patient, which could compromise blood flow back to
the heart. ✔️✔️
Question: Which respiratory sign is often observed in the early stages of cardiac
arrest and should be treated as a sign of no breathing? Answer: Agonal gasps.
These are irregular, gasping breaths that are not effective for ventilation; in an
unresponsive patient, they are a primary indicator that cardiac arrest is occurring.
✔️✔️
Question: For a patient in ventricular fibrillation that has not responded to initial
shocks and CPR, what is the recommended first IV dose of Amiodarone? Answer:
300 mg. This initial bolus is used to stabilize the heart's rhythm, typically followed
by a second dose of 150 mg if the arrhythmia persists. ✔️✔️
Three minutes into a cardiac arrest resuscitation attempt, one member of your team
inserts an endotracheal (ET) tube while another performs chest compressions.
Capnography shows a persistent waveform and a PetCO2 of 8mmHg. Which is the
significance of this finding?
Chest compressions may not be effective
3 multiple choice options
A patient in stable narrow-complex tachycardia with a peripheral IV in place is
refractory to the first dose of adenosine. Which dose would you administer next?
12 mg
, 3 multiple choice options
Which is an acceptable method of selecting an appropriately sized oropharyngeal
airway?
Measure from the corner of the mouth to the angle of the mandible
3 multiple choice options
You are evaluating a 58 year old man with chest pain. The BP is 92/50 and a heart
rate of 92/min, nonlabored respiratory rate is 14 breaths per minute, and his pulse
oximetry reading is 97%. What assessment step is most important now?
Obtaining a 12-lead ECG
3 multiple choice options
Which is the recommended oral dose of aspirin for a patient with a suspected acute
coronary syndrome?
162 to 325 mg
3 multiple choice options
You instruct a team member to give 1 mg atropine IV. Which response is an
example of closed-loop communication?
"I'll draw up 1 mg of atropine."
3 multiple choice options
AND ANSWERS WITH CORRECT!!!
LATEST UPDATED 2026
Question: When providing rescue breathing for a patient who has a pulse but is
not breathing adequately, what is the correct ventilation frequency? Answer: Once
every 6 seconds. This rate (10 breaths per minute) provides sufficient oxygenation
without over-ventilating the patient, which could compromise blood flow back to
the heart. ✔️✔️
Question: Which respiratory sign is often observed in the early stages of cardiac
arrest and should be treated as a sign of no breathing? Answer: Agonal gasps.
These are irregular, gasping breaths that are not effective for ventilation; in an
unresponsive patient, they are a primary indicator that cardiac arrest is occurring.
✔️✔️
Question: For a patient in ventricular fibrillation that has not responded to initial
shocks and CPR, what is the recommended first IV dose of Amiodarone? Answer:
300 mg. This initial bolus is used to stabilize the heart's rhythm, typically followed
by a second dose of 150 mg if the arrhythmia persists. ✔️✔️
Three minutes into a cardiac arrest resuscitation attempt, one member of your team
inserts an endotracheal (ET) tube while another performs chest compressions.
Capnography shows a persistent waveform and a PetCO2 of 8mmHg. Which is the
significance of this finding?
Chest compressions may not be effective
3 multiple choice options
A patient in stable narrow-complex tachycardia with a peripheral IV in place is
refractory to the first dose of adenosine. Which dose would you administer next?
12 mg
, 3 multiple choice options
Which is an acceptable method of selecting an appropriately sized oropharyngeal
airway?
Measure from the corner of the mouth to the angle of the mandible
3 multiple choice options
You are evaluating a 58 year old man with chest pain. The BP is 92/50 and a heart
rate of 92/min, nonlabored respiratory rate is 14 breaths per minute, and his pulse
oximetry reading is 97%. What assessment step is most important now?
Obtaining a 12-lead ECG
3 multiple choice options
Which is the recommended oral dose of aspirin for a patient with a suspected acute
coronary syndrome?
162 to 325 mg
3 multiple choice options
You instruct a team member to give 1 mg atropine IV. Which response is an
example of closed-loop communication?
"I'll draw up 1 mg of atropine."
3 multiple choice options
