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A patient admitted to the ED with signs & symptoms of stroke. The stroke team should complete a comprehensive neurologic assessment and obtain brain imaging results within what time frame? - Correct Answer With in 20 mins A person suddenly collapses while sitting in the sunroom of a healthcare f...

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Acls final exam Questions with 100
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A patient admitted to the ED with signs & symptoms of stroke. The stroke team should
complete a comprehensive neurologic assessment and obtain brain imaging results
within what time frame? - Correct Answer With in 20 mins

A person suddenly collapses while sitting in the 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? - Correct Answer Rapid
assessment

A patient is receiving ventilation support via BVM resuscitator. Capnography is
established & a blood gas is obtained to evaluate the adequacy of the ventilations.
Which PaO2 value signifies adequate ventilations? - Correct Answer 35 - 45 mmHg

A patient experiences cardiac arrest & the resuscitation team initiates ventilations using
a BVM resuscitator. The development of which condition during the provision care
would lead the team to suspect that improper BVM technique is being used? - Correct
Answer Pneumothorax

A resuscitation team is debriefing following a recent event. A patient experienced
cardiac arrest & ALS was initiated. The patient required the placement of an advanced
airway to maintain airway latency. Which statement indicates that the team performed
high quality CPR? - Correct Answer We provided chest compressions at a rate of 100-
120 compressions/minute while giving 1 ventilation Q 6secs. without pausing
compressions.

Assessment of a patient reveals an ETCO2 level of 55mmHg & an SaO2 level of 88%.
The provider would interpret these findings as indicative of which condition? - Correct
Answer Respiratory failure

A responsive patient is choking. What method should the provider use first to clear the
obstructed airway? - Correct Answer Back blows

A patient arrives at the ED complaining of SOB. The patient has a long history of
COPD. Assessment reveals respiratory failure. Which action would be the initial priority
to address the respiratory failure? - Correct Answer Assisted ventilation with BVM
resuscitator

A 20YO man with respiratory depression is brought to the ED by his parents. Opioid OD
is suspected & an initial dose of naloxone is administered at 10pm. The patient doesn't
not respond to this initial dose. The team would expect to administer a second dose
after how many minutes? - Correct Answer 2 minutes

, Assessment of a patient in the ED 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

The following capnogram is from a patient experiencing respiratory distress. At which
point in the waveform would the patient's ETCO2 level be measured? - Correct Answer
D

A patient is experiencing respiratory distress secondary to extinction of COPD. The
patient begins to exhibit signs & symptoms of worsening respiratory function and
experiences respiratory arrest. The team intervenes, delivering ventilations via BVM
resuscitator. The team should provide ventilations at a rate of 1 ventilation: - Correct
Answer Every 6 seconds

A patient enters the ED in respiratory compromise. The team is monitoring the patient
using capnography and ID's the ETCO2 levels are initially 33mmHg and later 40mmHg.
From these readings, the team identifies that the patient is progressing in what stage of
respiratory compromise? - Correct Answer Respiratory distress

A patient is in cardiac arrest. The underlying cause is thought to be opioid toxicity.
Which statement accurately describes the use of naloxone for this patient? - Correct
Answer Naloxone should be administered ASAP but is not a priority over high quality
CPR & AED use.

A patient in the telemetry unit is receiving continuous cardiac monitoring. The patient
has a history of MI. The patient's ECG rhythm strip is shown in the following figure. The
provider interprets this strip as indicating which arrhythmia? - Correct Answer Third
degree AV block

A patient with dyspnea, inadequate BP & a change in mental status arrives at the ED.
The healthcare team completes the necessary assessment & begins to care for the
patient, including initiating cardiac monitoring and pulse oximetry; providing
supplemental oxygen and ensuring adequate ventilation; and obtaining vascular access.
The team reviews the patients EKG strip as shown. Which agent would the team most
likely administer? - Correct Answer Atropine 1 mg Q 3-5 minutes

A patient comes to the ED complaining of palpations and SOB. Cardiac monitoring is
initiated and reveals the following EKG. The provider interprets this as which
arrhythmia? - Correct Answer Atrial Flutter

The EKG of a patient who arrived in the ED complaining of dizziness, syncope and SOB
reveals sinus bradycardia. When reviewing the patients medication history, the HCP
identifies which agents as a potential cause? - Correct Answer Metoprolol
Verapamil
Digoxin

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