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ALS ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT FINAL EXAM |
ALL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS |
GRADED A+ | VERIFIED ANSWERS | LATEST
VERSION (JUST RELEASED)
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? ------CORRECT ANSWER---------------
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? ------CORRECT
ANSWER---------------Lower right abdomen
A patient with suspected acute coronary syndromes (ACS) is placed on a
cardiac monitor. The patient is complaining of dyspnea and is given
supplemental oxygen. The provider determines that the supplemental
oxygen dose is correct based on which SaO2 level? ------CORRECT
ANSWER---------------95%
A patient's capnogram reveals the following waveform. Which segment
would the healthcare provider interpret as reflecting the beginning of
exhalation? ------CORRECT ANSWER---------------A-B (the flat line before a
sharp rise towards the peaked plateau)
,Assessment of a patient in the emergency department reveals that the
patient is experiencing respiratory compromise. From the assessment, the
team identifies that the patient is in the earliest stage of this condition.
Which stage would this be? ------CORRECT ANSWER---------------
Respiratory distress
After cardiac arrest and successful resuscitation, the patient has a return of
spontaneous circulation. The patient is unable to follow verbal commands.
Targeted temperature management is initiated. Which method(s) would be
appropriate for the resuscitation team to use? ------CORRECT ANSWER----
-----------Giving ice-cold IV fluid bolus
Applying cooling blankets
Using an endovascular catheter
A patient with a suspected stroke arrives at the emergency department at
7:10 p.m. The stroke team ensures that a comprehensive neurologic
assessment using the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) is
completed and that brain imaging is performed by which time? ------
CORRECT ANSWER---------------7:30pm
A patient is brought into the emergency department. The patient does not
have a pulse. The cardiac monitor shows the following rhythm. The team
interprets this as which condition? ------CORRECT ANSWER---------------
Ventricular tachycardia
A member of the resuscitation team is preparing to defibrillate a patient in
cardiac arrest using a biphasic defibrillator. The team member would set
the energy dose according to the manufacturer's recommendations, which
is usually: ------CORRECT ANSWER---------------120 to 200 joules
, A member of the resuscitation team is preparing to administer medications
intravenously to a patient in cardiac arrest. The team member should follow
each peripherally administered drug dose with a normal saline flush. How
much would the team member give? ------CORRECT ANSWER---------------
10 to 20 ml
A 30-year-old patient has been brought to the emergency department in
cardiac arrest. The cardiac monitor shows the following rhythm.
Interpretation of this rhythm would suggest which of the following as a
possible precipitating factor? ------CORRECT ANSWER---------------
Electrocution
The rhythm is ventricular fibrillation. Precipitating causes of ventricular
fibrillation include electrocution, myocardial ischemia or infarction, shock,
stimulant overdose and ventricular tachycardia.
Cardiac monitoring of a patient in cardiac arrest reveals ventricular
fibrillation. In addition to high-quality CPR, what intervention should be a
priority for the team? ------CORRECT ANSWER---------------Defibrillation
The resuscitation team suspects that hyperkalemia is the cause of cardiac
arrest in a patient brought to the emergency department. Which finding on
a 12-lead ECG would confirm this suspicion? ------CORRECT ANSWER----
-----------Wide-complex ventricular rhythm and tall, peaked T waves
A patient has experienced return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) after
cardiac arrest. The healthcare team is conducting a secondary assessment
to determine the possible cause of the patient's cardiac arrest. Before the
arrest, the patient exhibited jugular venous distension, cyanosis, apnea and
hyperresonance on percussion. The patient was also difficult to ventilate
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