ACLS PRE TEST (ACTUAL 2025) QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS RATED A
Do not give aspirin for at least 24 hours if rtPA is
administered - <<<,Answers>>>A 62-year-old man suddenly
experienced difficulty speaking and left-sided weakness. He
was brought to the emergency department. He meets initial
criteria for fibrinolytic therapy, and a CT scan of the brain is
ordered. What are the guidelines for antiplatelet and
fibrinolytic therapy?
The correct dose of vasopressin is 40 units administered IV or
IO. - <<<,Answers>>>Which of the following statements is
most accurate regarding the administration of vasopressin
during cardiac arrest?
IV or IO - <<<,Answers>>>A patient is in cardiac arrest.
Ventricular fibrillation has been refractory to an initial shock.
What is the recommended route for drug administration
during CPR?
Lidocaine, epinephrine, vasopressin - <<<,Answers>>>Your
patient has been intubated. IV/IO access is not available.
Which combination of drugs can be administered by the
endotracheal route?
Administer epinephrine 1 mg. - <<<,Answers>>>You are the
code team leader and arrive to find a patient with the above
rhythm and CPR in progress. Team members report that the
patient was well but reported chest pain and then collapsed.
She has no pulse or respirations. Bag-mask ventilations are
producing visible chest rise, high-quality CPR is in progress,
, ACLS PRE TEST (ACTUAL 2025) QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS RATED A
and an IV has been established. What would be your next
order?
Give magnesium sulfate 1 to 2 g IV diluted in 10 mL D5W
given over 5 to 20 minutes. - <<<,Answers>>>A patient was
admitted to the general medical ward with a history of
alcoholism. A code in progress, and he has recurrent episodes
of the rhythm. You review his chart. Notes about the 12-lead
ECG say that his baseline QT interval is high normal to
slightly prolonged. He has received 2 doses of epinephrine 1
mg and 1 dose of aminodarone 300 mg IV so far. What would
you order for his next medication?
Give atropine 0.5 mg IV - <<<,Answers>>>You are
monitoring the patient and note the above rhythm on the
cardiac monitor. She has dizziness, and her blood pressure is
80/40 mm Hg. She has an IV in place.
What is your next action?Give atropine 0.5 mg IV. -
<<<,Answers>>>The patient suddenly becomes unconscious
and has a weak carotid pulse. Cardiac monitoring,
supplementary oxygen, and an IV have been initiated. The
code cart with all the drugs and a transcutaneous pacer are
immediately available. Next you would?
Give epinephrine 1 mg IV. - <<<,Answers>>>You arrive on
the scene to find CPR in progress. Nursing staff report that the
patient was recovering from a pulmonary embolism and
suddenly collapsed. There is no pulse or spontaneous
ANSWERS RATED A
Do not give aspirin for at least 24 hours if rtPA is
administered - <<<,Answers>>>A 62-year-old man suddenly
experienced difficulty speaking and left-sided weakness. He
was brought to the emergency department. He meets initial
criteria for fibrinolytic therapy, and a CT scan of the brain is
ordered. What are the guidelines for antiplatelet and
fibrinolytic therapy?
The correct dose of vasopressin is 40 units administered IV or
IO. - <<<,Answers>>>Which of the following statements is
most accurate regarding the administration of vasopressin
during cardiac arrest?
IV or IO - <<<,Answers>>>A patient is in cardiac arrest.
Ventricular fibrillation has been refractory to an initial shock.
What is the recommended route for drug administration
during CPR?
Lidocaine, epinephrine, vasopressin - <<<,Answers>>>Your
patient has been intubated. IV/IO access is not available.
Which combination of drugs can be administered by the
endotracheal route?
Administer epinephrine 1 mg. - <<<,Answers>>>You are the
code team leader and arrive to find a patient with the above
rhythm and CPR in progress. Team members report that the
patient was well but reported chest pain and then collapsed.
She has no pulse or respirations. Bag-mask ventilations are
producing visible chest rise, high-quality CPR is in progress,
, ACLS PRE TEST (ACTUAL 2025) QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS RATED A
and an IV has been established. What would be your next
order?
Give magnesium sulfate 1 to 2 g IV diluted in 10 mL D5W
given over 5 to 20 minutes. - <<<,Answers>>>A patient was
admitted to the general medical ward with a history of
alcoholism. A code in progress, and he has recurrent episodes
of the rhythm. You review his chart. Notes about the 12-lead
ECG say that his baseline QT interval is high normal to
slightly prolonged. He has received 2 doses of epinephrine 1
mg and 1 dose of aminodarone 300 mg IV so far. What would
you order for his next medication?
Give atropine 0.5 mg IV - <<<,Answers>>>You are
monitoring the patient and note the above rhythm on the
cardiac monitor. She has dizziness, and her blood pressure is
80/40 mm Hg. She has an IV in place.
What is your next action?Give atropine 0.5 mg IV. -
<<<,Answers>>>The patient suddenly becomes unconscious
and has a weak carotid pulse. Cardiac monitoring,
supplementary oxygen, and an IV have been initiated. The
code cart with all the drugs and a transcutaneous pacer are
immediately available. Next you would?
Give epinephrine 1 mg IV. - <<<,Answers>>>You arrive on
the scene to find CPR in progress. Nursing staff report that the
patient was recovering from a pulmonary embolism and
suddenly collapsed. There is no pulse or spontaneous
