AMERICAN RED CROSS ACLS FINAL EXAM 2024-
2025 ACTUAL EXAM 50 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
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A patient with suspected stroke arrives at the emergency department. The patient is
diagnosed with acute ischemic stroke and is a candidate for fibrinolytic therapy. To
achieve the best outcomes, this therapy should be initiated within what time frame?
A member of the resuscitation team is preparing to defibrillate a patient in cardiac
2 arrest using a biphasic defibrillator. The team member would set the energy dose
according to the manufacturer's recommendations, which is usually:
The resuscitation team suspects that hyperkalemia is the cause of cardiac arrest in a
3 patient brought to the emergency department. Which finding on a 12-lead ECG would
confirm this suspicion?
, A patient is in cardiac arrest. The cardiac monitor shows asystole. In addition to
4 providing continuous high-quality CPR, what is the other priority intervention for this
patient?
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A 20-year-old man with 2 minutes
respiratory depression is
brought to the emergency
department by his parents.
Opioid overdose is
suspected, and an initial
dose of naloxone is
administered at 10 p.m. The
patient does not respond to
this initial dose. The team
would expect to administer
a second dose after how
many minutes?
, A 28-year-old pregnant Point-of-care ultrasound
patient who resides in
transitional housing
presents to the emergency
department with complaints
of feeling feverish and very
faint. The patient tells the
emergency nurse that she
does not know when she
became pregnant. Upon
palpation, the fundus is not
at or above the umbilicus.
The patient's condition
quickly deteriorates and she
goes into cardiac arrest. If
available and able to be
used without impeding or
delaying the resuscitation
effort, what diagnostic tool
could be used to guide
decision-making in the care
of this patient?
A 30-year-old patient has Electrocution
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?
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