ACLS Final Test Questions and Answers
2026–2027 | Advanced Cardiac Life Support
Exam Prep & Study Guide
1. VWhich Vtype Vof Vatrioventricular Vblock Vbest Vdescribes Vthis Vrhythm? V- Vcorrect
Vanswer-C) VSecond-degree Vtype VII
2. VYour Vpatient Vis Vin Vcardiac Varrest Vand Vhas Vbeen Vintubated. VTo Vassess
VCPR Vquality, Vwhich Vshould Vyou Vdo? V- Vcorrect Vanswer-A) VMonitor Vthe
Vpatient's VPETCO2
3. VWhich Vfacility Vis Vthe Vmost Vappropriate VEMS Vdestination Vfor Va Vpatient Vwith
Vsudden Vcardiac Vwho Vachieved Vreturn Vof Vspontaneous Vcirculation Vin Vthe Vfield?
V- Vcorrect Vanswer-D) VCoronary Vreperfusion-capable Vmedical Vcenter
4. VWhich Vof Vthe Vfollowing Vsigns Vis Va Vlikely Vindicator Vof Vcardiac Varrest Vin Van
Vunresponsive Vpatient? V- Vcorrect Vanswer-C) VAgonal Vgasps
5. VWhich Vtype Vof Vatrioventricular Vblock Vbest Vdescribes Vthis Vrhythm? V- Vcorrect
Vanswer-B) VSecond-degree Vatrioventricular Vblock Vtype VI
6. VTo Vproperly Vventilate Va Vpatient Vwith Va Vperfusing Vrhythm, Vhow Voften Vdo
Vyou Vsqueeze Vthe Vbag? V- Vcorrect Vanswer-B) VOnce Vevery V5 Vto V6 Vseconds.
7. VIn Vaddition Vto Vclinical Vassessment, Vwhich Vis Vthe Vmost Vreliable Vmethod Vto
Vconfirm Vand Vmonitor Vcorrect Vplacement Vof Van Vendotracheal Vtube? V- Vcorrect
Vanswer-C) VContinuous Vwaveform Vcapnography
8. VYou Vare Vcaring Vfor Va Vpatient Vwith Va Vsuspected Vstroke Vwhose Vsymptoms
Vstarted V2 Vhours Vago. VThe VCT Vscan Vwas Vnormal, Vwith Vno Vsigns Vof
Vhemorrhage. VThe Vpatient Vdoes Vnot Vhave Vany Vcontraindications Vto Vfibrinolytic
Vtherapy. VWhich Vtreatment Vis Vthe Vbest Vfor Vthis Vpatient? V- Vcorrect Vanswer-B)
VStart Vfibrinolytic Vtherapy Vas Vsoon Vas Vpossible.
9. VWhich Vbest Vdescribes Vthis Vrhythm? V- Vcorrect Vanswer-D) VThird-degree
Vatrioventricular Vblock.
10. VWhat Vis Vthe Vrecommended Vrange Vfrom Vwhich Va Vtemperature Vshould Vbe
Vselected Vand Vmaintained Vconstantly Vto Vachieve Vtargeted Vtemperature
Vmanagement Vafter Vcardiac Varrest? V- Vcorrect Vanswer-C) V32 Vto V36 VDegrees
VCelsius
11. VWhich Vis Vthe Vrecommended Vfirst Vintravenous Vdose Vof Vamiodarone Vfor Va
Vpatient Vwith Vrefractory Vventricular Vfibrillation? V- Vcorrect Vanswer-D) V300 Vmg
1
, 12. VWhat Vis Vthe Vprimary Vof Va Vmedical Vemergency Vteam Vor Vrapid Vresponse
Vteam? V- Vcorrect Vanswer-B) VImproving Vpatient Voutcomes Vby Videntifying Vand
Vtreating Vearly Vclinical Vdeterioration.
13. VWhat Vis Vthe Vrecommended Vnext Vstep Vafter Va Vdefibrillation Vattempt? V-
Vcorrect Vanswer-D) VResume VCPR, Vstarting Vwith Vchest Vcompressions
14. VEMS Vproviders Vare Vtreating Va Vpatient Vwith Vsuspected Vstroke. VAccording Vto
Vthe VAdult VSuspected VStroke VAlgorithm, Vwhich Vcritical Vaction Vperformed Vby Vthe
VEMS Vteam Vwill Vexpedite Vthis Vpatient's Vcare Von Varrival Vand Vreduce Vthe Vtime
Vto Vtreatment? V- Vcorrect Vanswer-A) VAlert Vthe Vhospital.
15. VA Vresponder Vis Vcaring Vfor Va Vpatient Vwith Va Vhistory Vof Vcongestive Vheart
Vfailure. VThe Vpatient Vis Vexperiencing Vshortness Vof Vbreath, Va Vblood Vpressure Vof
V68/50 VmmHg, Vand Va Vheart Vrate Vof V190/min. VThe Vpatient's Vlead VII VECG Vis
Vdisplayed Vhere. VWhich Vbest Vcharacterizes Vthis Vpatient's Vrhythm? V- Vcorrect
Vanswer-D) VUnstable Vsupraventricular Vtachycardia
16. VYour Vrescue Vteam Varrives Vto Vfind Va V59-year-old Vman Vlying Von Vthe
Vkitchen Vfloor. VYou Vdetermine Vthat Vhe Vis Vunresponsive. VWhich Vis Vthe Vnext
Vstep Vin Vyour Vassessment Vand Vmanagement Vof Vthis Vpatient? V- Vcorrect
Vanswer-B) VCheck Vthe Vpatient's Vbreathing Vand Vpulse.
17. VWhich Vbest Vdescribes Vthe Vlength Vof Vtime Vit Vshould Vtake Vto Vperform Va
Vpulse Vcheck Vduring Vthe VBLS Vassessment? V- Vcorrect Vanswer-B) V5 Vto V10
Vseconds
18. VYou Vinstruct Va Vteam Vmember Vto Vgive V1 Vmg VAtropine VIV. VWhich Vis Vthe
Vbest Vexample Vof Vclosed-loop Vcommunication? V- Vcorrect Vanswer-C) VI'll Vdraw
Vup V1 Vmg Vof VAtropine.
19. VWhat Vis Van Veffect Vof Vexcessive Vventilation? V- Vcorrect Vanswer-A)
VDecreased Vcardiac Voutput.
20. VIf Va Vteam Vmember Vis Vabout Vto Vmake Va Vmistake Vduring Va Vresuscitation
Vattempt, Vwhich Vbest Vdescribes Vthe Vaction Vthat Vthe Vteam Vleader Vor Vother
Vteam Vmembers Vshould Vtake? V- Vcorrect Vanswer-C) VAddress Vthe Vteam
Vmembers Vimmediately.
21. VWhich Vbest Vdescribes Vthis Vrhythm? V- Vcorrect Vanswer-A) VMonomorphic
Vventricular Vtachycardia.
22. VFor VSTEMI Vpatient, Vwhich Vbest Vdescribes Vthe Vrecommended Vmaximum
Vgoal Vtime Vfor Vemergency Vdepartment Vdoor-to-balloon Vinflation Vtime Vfor
Vpercutaneous Vcoronary Vintervention? V- Vcorrect Vanswer-D) V90 Vminutes.
23. VWhich Vis Vthe Vmaximum Vinterval Vyou Vshould Vallow Vfor Van Vinterruption Vin
Vchest Vcompressions? V- Vcorrect Vanswer-A) V10 Vseconds.
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2026–2027 | Advanced Cardiac Life Support
Exam Prep & Study Guide
1. VWhich Vtype Vof Vatrioventricular Vblock Vbest Vdescribes Vthis Vrhythm? V- Vcorrect
Vanswer-C) VSecond-degree Vtype VII
2. VYour Vpatient Vis Vin Vcardiac Varrest Vand Vhas Vbeen Vintubated. VTo Vassess
VCPR Vquality, Vwhich Vshould Vyou Vdo? V- Vcorrect Vanswer-A) VMonitor Vthe
Vpatient's VPETCO2
3. VWhich Vfacility Vis Vthe Vmost Vappropriate VEMS Vdestination Vfor Va Vpatient Vwith
Vsudden Vcardiac Vwho Vachieved Vreturn Vof Vspontaneous Vcirculation Vin Vthe Vfield?
V- Vcorrect Vanswer-D) VCoronary Vreperfusion-capable Vmedical Vcenter
4. VWhich Vof Vthe Vfollowing Vsigns Vis Va Vlikely Vindicator Vof Vcardiac Varrest Vin Van
Vunresponsive Vpatient? V- Vcorrect Vanswer-C) VAgonal Vgasps
5. VWhich Vtype Vof Vatrioventricular Vblock Vbest Vdescribes Vthis Vrhythm? V- Vcorrect
Vanswer-B) VSecond-degree Vatrioventricular Vblock Vtype VI
6. VTo Vproperly Vventilate Va Vpatient Vwith Va Vperfusing Vrhythm, Vhow Voften Vdo
Vyou Vsqueeze Vthe Vbag? V- Vcorrect Vanswer-B) VOnce Vevery V5 Vto V6 Vseconds.
7. VIn Vaddition Vto Vclinical Vassessment, Vwhich Vis Vthe Vmost Vreliable Vmethod Vto
Vconfirm Vand Vmonitor Vcorrect Vplacement Vof Van Vendotracheal Vtube? V- Vcorrect
Vanswer-C) VContinuous Vwaveform Vcapnography
8. VYou Vare Vcaring Vfor Va Vpatient Vwith Va Vsuspected Vstroke Vwhose Vsymptoms
Vstarted V2 Vhours Vago. VThe VCT Vscan Vwas Vnormal, Vwith Vno Vsigns Vof
Vhemorrhage. VThe Vpatient Vdoes Vnot Vhave Vany Vcontraindications Vto Vfibrinolytic
Vtherapy. VWhich Vtreatment Vis Vthe Vbest Vfor Vthis Vpatient? V- Vcorrect Vanswer-B)
VStart Vfibrinolytic Vtherapy Vas Vsoon Vas Vpossible.
9. VWhich Vbest Vdescribes Vthis Vrhythm? V- Vcorrect Vanswer-D) VThird-degree
Vatrioventricular Vblock.
10. VWhat Vis Vthe Vrecommended Vrange Vfrom Vwhich Va Vtemperature Vshould Vbe
Vselected Vand Vmaintained Vconstantly Vto Vachieve Vtargeted Vtemperature
Vmanagement Vafter Vcardiac Varrest? V- Vcorrect Vanswer-C) V32 Vto V36 VDegrees
VCelsius
11. VWhich Vis Vthe Vrecommended Vfirst Vintravenous Vdose Vof Vamiodarone Vfor Va
Vpatient Vwith Vrefractory Vventricular Vfibrillation? V- Vcorrect Vanswer-D) V300 Vmg
1
, 12. VWhat Vis Vthe Vprimary Vof Va Vmedical Vemergency Vteam Vor Vrapid Vresponse
Vteam? V- Vcorrect Vanswer-B) VImproving Vpatient Voutcomes Vby Videntifying Vand
Vtreating Vearly Vclinical Vdeterioration.
13. VWhat Vis Vthe Vrecommended Vnext Vstep Vafter Va Vdefibrillation Vattempt? V-
Vcorrect Vanswer-D) VResume VCPR, Vstarting Vwith Vchest Vcompressions
14. VEMS Vproviders Vare Vtreating Va Vpatient Vwith Vsuspected Vstroke. VAccording Vto
Vthe VAdult VSuspected VStroke VAlgorithm, Vwhich Vcritical Vaction Vperformed Vby Vthe
VEMS Vteam Vwill Vexpedite Vthis Vpatient's Vcare Von Varrival Vand Vreduce Vthe Vtime
Vto Vtreatment? V- Vcorrect Vanswer-A) VAlert Vthe Vhospital.
15. VA Vresponder Vis Vcaring Vfor Va Vpatient Vwith Va Vhistory Vof Vcongestive Vheart
Vfailure. VThe Vpatient Vis Vexperiencing Vshortness Vof Vbreath, Va Vblood Vpressure Vof
V68/50 VmmHg, Vand Va Vheart Vrate Vof V190/min. VThe Vpatient's Vlead VII VECG Vis
Vdisplayed Vhere. VWhich Vbest Vcharacterizes Vthis Vpatient's Vrhythm? V- Vcorrect
Vanswer-D) VUnstable Vsupraventricular Vtachycardia
16. VYour Vrescue Vteam Varrives Vto Vfind Va V59-year-old Vman Vlying Von Vthe
Vkitchen Vfloor. VYou Vdetermine Vthat Vhe Vis Vunresponsive. VWhich Vis Vthe Vnext
Vstep Vin Vyour Vassessment Vand Vmanagement Vof Vthis Vpatient? V- Vcorrect
Vanswer-B) VCheck Vthe Vpatient's Vbreathing Vand Vpulse.
17. VWhich Vbest Vdescribes Vthe Vlength Vof Vtime Vit Vshould Vtake Vto Vperform Va
Vpulse Vcheck Vduring Vthe VBLS Vassessment? V- Vcorrect Vanswer-B) V5 Vto V10
Vseconds
18. VYou Vinstruct Va Vteam Vmember Vto Vgive V1 Vmg VAtropine VIV. VWhich Vis Vthe
Vbest Vexample Vof Vclosed-loop Vcommunication? V- Vcorrect Vanswer-C) VI'll Vdraw
Vup V1 Vmg Vof VAtropine.
19. VWhat Vis Van Veffect Vof Vexcessive Vventilation? V- Vcorrect Vanswer-A)
VDecreased Vcardiac Voutput.
20. VIf Va Vteam Vmember Vis Vabout Vto Vmake Va Vmistake Vduring Va Vresuscitation
Vattempt, Vwhich Vbest Vdescribes Vthe Vaction Vthat Vthe Vteam Vleader Vor Vother
Vteam Vmembers Vshould Vtake? V- Vcorrect Vanswer-C) VAddress Vthe Vteam
Vmembers Vimmediately.
21. VWhich Vbest Vdescribes Vthis Vrhythm? V- Vcorrect Vanswer-A) VMonomorphic
Vventricular Vtachycardia.
22. VFor VSTEMI Vpatient, Vwhich Vbest Vdescribes Vthe Vrecommended Vmaximum
Vgoal Vtime Vfor Vemergency Vdepartment Vdoor-to-balloon Vinflation Vtime Vfor
Vpercutaneous Vcoronary Vintervention? V- Vcorrect Vanswer-D) V90 Vminutes.
23. VWhich Vis Vthe Vmaximum Vinterval Vyou Vshould Vallow Vfor Van Vinterruption Vin
Vchest Vcompressions? V- Vcorrect Vanswer-A) V10 Vseconds.
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