ACLS POST TEST 1,2 AND 3, EXAM, PRACTICE EXAM AND
STUDY GUIDE LATEST 2024 ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS |ALREADY GRADED
A+||EVERYTHING ON ADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR
LIFE SUPPORT EXAM
1. What should be done to minimize interruptions in chest compressions during
CPR?
Perform pulse checks only after defibrillation.
Safety threat to providersSafety threat to providers
Administer IV medications only when breaths are given.
Continue to use AED even after the arrival of a manual defibrillator. - ANSWER-
Safety threat to providers
2. Which condition is an indication to stop or withhold resuscitative efforts?
Unwitnessed arrest
Safety threat to providers
Patient age greater than 85 years
No return of spontaneous circulation after 10 minutes of CPR - ANSWER-Safety
threat to providers
3. After verifying the absence of a pulse, you initiate CPR with adequate bag-mask
ventilation. The patient's lead II ECG appears below. What is your next action?
IV or IO access
,ACLS POST TEST 1,2 AND 3, EXAM, PRACTICE EXAM AND
STUDY GUIDE LATEST 2024 ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS |ALREADY GRADED
A+||EVERYTHING ON ADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR
LIFE SUPPORT EXAM
Endotracheal tube placement
Consultation with cardiology for possible PCI
Application of a transcutaneous pacemaker - ANSWER-IV or IO access
4. After verifying unresponsiveness and abnormal breathing, you activate the
emergency response team. What is your next action?
Retrieve an AED.
Check for a pulse.
Deliver 2 rescue breaths.
Administer a precordial thump. - ANSWER-Check for a pulse.
5. What is the recommendation on the use of cricoid pressure to prevent
aspiration during cardiac arrest?
Not recommended for routine use
Recommended during every resuscitation attempt
Recommended when the patient is vomiting
Recommended only for supraglottic airway insertion - ANSWER-Not
recommended for routine use
,ACLS POST TEST 1,2 AND 3, EXAM, PRACTICE EXAM AND
STUDY GUIDE LATEST 2024 ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS |ALREADY GRADED
A+||EVERYTHING ON ADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR
LIFE SUPPORT EXAM
6. What survival advantages does CPR provide to a patient in ventricular
fibrillation?
Increases the defibrillation threshold
Directly restores an organized rhythm
Opposes the harmful effects of epinephrine
Produces a small amount of blood flow to the heart - ANSWER-Produces a small
amount of blood flow to the heart
7. What is the recommended compression rate for performing CPR?
60 to 80 per minute
80 to 100 per minute
About 100 per minute
At least 100 per minute - ANSWER-At least 100 per minute
8. EMS personnel arrive to find a patient in cardiac arrest. Bystanders are
performing CPR. After attaching a cardiac monitor, the responder observes the
following rhythm strip. What is the most important early intervention?
, ACLS POST TEST 1,2 AND 3, EXAM, PRACTICE EXAM AND
STUDY GUIDE LATEST 2024 ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS |ALREADY GRADED
A+||EVERYTHING ON ADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR
LIFE SUPPORT EXAM
Defibrillation
Endotrachealintubation
Epinephrine administration
Antiarrhythmic administration - ANSWER-Defibrillation
9. A patient remains in ventricular fibrillation despite 1 shock and 2 minutes of
continuous CPR. The next intervention is to
administer amiodarone.
administer a second shock.
administer epinephrine.
insert an advanced airway. - ANSWER-administer a second shock.
10. What is the recommended next step after a defibrillation attempt?
Open the patient's airway.
Determine if a carotid pulse is present.
Check the ECG for evidence of a rhythm.
Begin CPR, starting with chest compressions. - ANSWER-Begin CPR, starting with
chest compressions.
STUDY GUIDE LATEST 2024 ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS |ALREADY GRADED
A+||EVERYTHING ON ADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR
LIFE SUPPORT EXAM
1. What should be done to minimize interruptions in chest compressions during
CPR?
Perform pulse checks only after defibrillation.
Safety threat to providersSafety threat to providers
Administer IV medications only when breaths are given.
Continue to use AED even after the arrival of a manual defibrillator. - ANSWER-
Safety threat to providers
2. Which condition is an indication to stop or withhold resuscitative efforts?
Unwitnessed arrest
Safety threat to providers
Patient age greater than 85 years
No return of spontaneous circulation after 10 minutes of CPR - ANSWER-Safety
threat to providers
3. After verifying the absence of a pulse, you initiate CPR with adequate bag-mask
ventilation. The patient's lead II ECG appears below. What is your next action?
IV or IO access
,ACLS POST TEST 1,2 AND 3, EXAM, PRACTICE EXAM AND
STUDY GUIDE LATEST 2024 ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS |ALREADY GRADED
A+||EVERYTHING ON ADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR
LIFE SUPPORT EXAM
Endotracheal tube placement
Consultation with cardiology for possible PCI
Application of a transcutaneous pacemaker - ANSWER-IV or IO access
4. After verifying unresponsiveness and abnormal breathing, you activate the
emergency response team. What is your next action?
Retrieve an AED.
Check for a pulse.
Deliver 2 rescue breaths.
Administer a precordial thump. - ANSWER-Check for a pulse.
5. What is the recommendation on the use of cricoid pressure to prevent
aspiration during cardiac arrest?
Not recommended for routine use
Recommended during every resuscitation attempt
Recommended when the patient is vomiting
Recommended only for supraglottic airway insertion - ANSWER-Not
recommended for routine use
,ACLS POST TEST 1,2 AND 3, EXAM, PRACTICE EXAM AND
STUDY GUIDE LATEST 2024 ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS |ALREADY GRADED
A+||EVERYTHING ON ADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR
LIFE SUPPORT EXAM
6. What survival advantages does CPR provide to a patient in ventricular
fibrillation?
Increases the defibrillation threshold
Directly restores an organized rhythm
Opposes the harmful effects of epinephrine
Produces a small amount of blood flow to the heart - ANSWER-Produces a small
amount of blood flow to the heart
7. What is the recommended compression rate for performing CPR?
60 to 80 per minute
80 to 100 per minute
About 100 per minute
At least 100 per minute - ANSWER-At least 100 per minute
8. EMS personnel arrive to find a patient in cardiac arrest. Bystanders are
performing CPR. After attaching a cardiac monitor, the responder observes the
following rhythm strip. What is the most important early intervention?
, ACLS POST TEST 1,2 AND 3, EXAM, PRACTICE EXAM AND
STUDY GUIDE LATEST 2024 ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS |ALREADY GRADED
A+||EVERYTHING ON ADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR
LIFE SUPPORT EXAM
Defibrillation
Endotrachealintubation
Epinephrine administration
Antiarrhythmic administration - ANSWER-Defibrillation
9. A patient remains in ventricular fibrillation despite 1 shock and 2 minutes of
continuous CPR. The next intervention is to
administer amiodarone.
administer a second shock.
administer epinephrine.
insert an advanced airway. - ANSWER-administer a second shock.
10. What is the recommended next step after a defibrillation attempt?
Open the patient's airway.
Determine if a carotid pulse is present.
Check the ECG for evidence of a rhythm.
Begin CPR, starting with chest compressions. - ANSWER-Begin CPR, starting with
chest compressions.
