Advanced Life Support: Final Exam (07/2021)
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1. An ECG strip of a patient in the emergency de- Absence of discrete P waves and
partment reveals the following rhythm. Which presence of irregularly irregular
feature would the healthcare provider interpret QRS complexes
as indicating atrial fibrillation?
2. For a patient with third-degree atrioventricular Initiate a dopamine infusion
(AV) block and a blood pressure of 70/48 mmHg,
what interventions should be considered? Administer atropine
Initiate transcutaneous pacing
3. A patient with acute renal failure experiences Hyperkalemia
cardiac arrest. Just before the cardiac arrest, the
patient's ECG showed peaked T waves. What
might be causing the patient's cardiac arrest?
4. A patient is admitted to the emergency depart- Within 90 minutes of the patient's
ment of a large medical center. The patient is di- first medical contact
agnosed with STEMI. The facility is capable of ad-
ministering PCI. To achieve the best outcomes,
therapy should be administered to this patient
within what time frame?
5. A patient is receiving ventilation support via 35 to 45 mmHg
bag-valve-mask (BVM) resuscitator. Capnogra-
phy is established and a blood gas is obtained to
evaluate the adequacy of the ventilations. Which
arterial carbon dioxide (PaCO2) value signifies
adequate ventilations?
6. Which statements accurately reflect the recom- Arterial blood gases may be used to
mendations for post-cardiac arrest patient care? guide ventilation and oxygenation
in the post-cardiac arrest patient.
, Advanced Life Support: Final Exam (07/2021)
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Perfusion should be assessed and
maintained to ensure the best out-
come for the post-cardiac arrest pa-
tient.
7. A person suddenly collapses while sitting in the Rapid assessment
sunroom of a healthcare facility. A healthcare
provider observes the event and hurries over
to assess the situation. The healthcare provider
performs which assessment first?
8. A patient experiences cardiac arrest, and the Pneumothorax
resuscitation team initiates ventilations using a
bag-valve-mask (BVM) resuscitator. The develop-
ment of which condition during the provision of
care would lead the team to suspect that improp-
er BVM technique is being used?
9. A resuscitation team is debriefing following a "We provided chest compressions
recent event. A patient experienced cardiac ar- at a rate of 100 to 120 compressions
rest, and advanced life support was initiat- per minute while giving 1 ventila-
ed. The patient required the placement of an tion every 6 seconds without paus-
advanced airway to maintain airway patency. ing compressions."
Which statement indicates that the team per-
formed high-quality CPR?
10. Assessment of a patient reveals an ETCO2 level Respiratory failure
of 55 mmHg and an arterial oxygen saturation
(SaO2) level of 88%. The provider would interpret
these findings as indicative of which condition?
11. Back blows
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1. An ECG strip of a patient in the emergency de- Absence of discrete P waves and
partment reveals the following rhythm. Which presence of irregularly irregular
feature would the healthcare provider interpret QRS complexes
as indicating atrial fibrillation?
2. For a patient with third-degree atrioventricular Initiate a dopamine infusion
(AV) block and a blood pressure of 70/48 mmHg,
what interventions should be considered? Administer atropine
Initiate transcutaneous pacing
3. A patient with acute renal failure experiences Hyperkalemia
cardiac arrest. Just before the cardiac arrest, the
patient's ECG showed peaked T waves. What
might be causing the patient's cardiac arrest?
4. A patient is admitted to the emergency depart- Within 90 minutes of the patient's
ment of a large medical center. The patient is di- first medical contact
agnosed with STEMI. The facility is capable of ad-
ministering PCI. To achieve the best outcomes,
therapy should be administered to this patient
within what time frame?
5. A patient is receiving ventilation support via 35 to 45 mmHg
bag-valve-mask (BVM) resuscitator. Capnogra-
phy is established and a blood gas is obtained to
evaluate the adequacy of the ventilations. Which
arterial carbon dioxide (PaCO2) value signifies
adequate ventilations?
6. Which statements accurately reflect the recom- Arterial blood gases may be used to
mendations for post-cardiac arrest patient care? guide ventilation and oxygenation
in the post-cardiac arrest patient.
, Advanced Life Support: Final Exam (07/2021)
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_dmu0x9
Perfusion should be assessed and
maintained to ensure the best out-
come for the post-cardiac arrest pa-
tient.
7. A person suddenly collapses while sitting in the Rapid assessment
sunroom of a healthcare facility. A healthcare
provider observes the event and hurries over
to assess the situation. The healthcare provider
performs which assessment first?
8. A patient experiences cardiac arrest, and the Pneumothorax
resuscitation team initiates ventilations using a
bag-valve-mask (BVM) resuscitator. The develop-
ment of which condition during the provision of
care would lead the team to suspect that improp-
er BVM technique is being used?
9. A resuscitation team is debriefing following a "We provided chest compressions
recent event. A patient experienced cardiac ar- at a rate of 100 to 120 compressions
rest, and advanced life support was initiat- per minute while giving 1 ventila-
ed. The patient required the placement of an tion every 6 seconds without paus-
advanced airway to maintain airway patency. ing compressions."
Which statement indicates that the team per-
formed high-quality CPR?
10. Assessment of a patient reveals an ETCO2 level Respiratory failure
of 55 mmHg and an arterial oxygen saturation
(SaO2) level of 88%. The provider would interpret
these findings as indicative of which condition?
11. Back blows
