ACLS Practical Application Test- 2022 Answered & Graded 100% correct
You are providing bag-mask ventilations to a patient in respiratory arrest.
How often should you provide ventilations?
Ans - About every 5-6 seconds
A 45-year-old woman with a history of palpitations develops light headedness
and palpitations. She has recieved adenosine 6 mg IV for the rhythm shown
here, without conversion of the rhythm. She is now extremely apprehensive.
Her blood pressure is 128/70 mm Hg. What is the next appropriate
intervention?
Ans - Administer adenosine 12 mg IV
A patients 12-lead ECG is transmitted by the paramedics and shows a STEMI.
When the patient arrives in the emergency department, the rhythm shown
here is seen on the cardiac monitor. The patient has resolution of moderate
(5/10) chest pain after 3 doses of sublingual nitroglycerin. Blood pressure is
104/70 mm hg. Which intervention is most important in reducing this
patient's in hospital and 30 day mortality rate?
Ans - Reperfusion therapy
A patient becomes unresponsive. You are uncertain if a faint pulse is present.
The rhythm shown here is seen on the cardiac monitor. An IV is in place.
Which action do you take next?
Ans - Start high-quality CPR
What action minimizes the risk of air entering the victim's stomach during
bag-mask ventilation?
Ans - Ventilating until you see the chest rise
What is the recommended depth of chest compressions for an adult victim?
Ans - At least 2 inches
Your patient is not responsive and is not breathing. You can palpate a carotid
pulse. Which action do you take next?
Ans - Start rescue breathing
Your patient is a 56-year-old woman with a history of type 2 diabetes who
reports feeling dizzy. She is pale and diaphoretic. Her blood pressure is 80/60
You are providing bag-mask ventilations to a patient in respiratory arrest.
How often should you provide ventilations?
Ans - About every 5-6 seconds
A 45-year-old woman with a history of palpitations develops light headedness
and palpitations. She has recieved adenosine 6 mg IV for the rhythm shown
here, without conversion of the rhythm. She is now extremely apprehensive.
Her blood pressure is 128/70 mm Hg. What is the next appropriate
intervention?
Ans - Administer adenosine 12 mg IV
A patients 12-lead ECG is transmitted by the paramedics and shows a STEMI.
When the patient arrives in the emergency department, the rhythm shown
here is seen on the cardiac monitor. The patient has resolution of moderate
(5/10) chest pain after 3 doses of sublingual nitroglycerin. Blood pressure is
104/70 mm hg. Which intervention is most important in reducing this
patient's in hospital and 30 day mortality rate?
Ans - Reperfusion therapy
A patient becomes unresponsive. You are uncertain if a faint pulse is present.
The rhythm shown here is seen on the cardiac monitor. An IV is in place.
Which action do you take next?
Ans - Start high-quality CPR
What action minimizes the risk of air entering the victim's stomach during
bag-mask ventilation?
Ans - Ventilating until you see the chest rise
What is the recommended depth of chest compressions for an adult victim?
Ans - At least 2 inches
Your patient is not responsive and is not breathing. You can palpate a carotid
pulse. Which action do you take next?
Ans - Start rescue breathing
Your patient is a 56-year-old woman with a history of type 2 diabetes who
reports feeling dizzy. She is pale and diaphoretic. Her blood pressure is 80/60
