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ALS Final Exam review questions and answers 2024
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ALS Final Exam review questions andanswers 2024
The ECG rhythm strip of a patient who arrived in the emergency department
complaining of dizziness, syncope and shortness of breath reveals sinus
bradycardia. When reviewing the patient's medication history, the healthcare
provider identifies which agent(s) as a potential cause of the patient's current
condition? - Digoxin
Verapamil
Metoprolol
A patient experiencing an unstable bradyarrhythmia does not respond to
atropine. Which interventions could the healthcare provider use next? -
Epinephrine/dopamine infusion
Transcutaneous pacing
A patient presents to the emergency department with mild to moderate recurrent
chest pain, without any nausea or vomiting. A 12-lead ECG is obtained and shows
ST-segment depression with transient T-wave elevation indicative of NSTE-ACS.
Cardiac serum markers are obtained and are not elevated. The patient's risk-
, ALS Final Exam review questions and
answers 2024
stratification score indicates low risk. These findings suggest which condition? -
Unstable angina
The following capnogram is from a patient experiencing respiratory distress. At
which point in the waveform would the patient's ETCO2 level be measured? - D
(end of the peaked plateau, right before it inverts downwards)
A patient comes to the emergency department complaining of palpitations and
"some shortness of breath." Cardiac monitoring is initiated and reveals the
following ECG rhythm strip. The provider interprets this strip as indicating which
arrhythmia? - Atrial flutter
A healthcare provider initiates ventilations to ensure adequate breathing and
oxygenation. While ventilations are being performed, capnography is established
to evaluate the adequacy of the ventilations. The healthcare provider determines
that ventilations are adequate based on which end-tidal carbon dioxide (ETCO2)
value? - 35-45 mmHg
A healthcare provider is establishing cardiac monitoring using a five-electrode
system. The healthcare provider demonstrates proper use of the system by
placing the green electrode in which location? - Lower right abdomen
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