Test Prep ACLS Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

Test Prep ACLS Online Questions & Answers

• Question 161:

  A patient with an ST-segment elevation Ml has ongoing chest discomfort. Fibrinolytic therapy has been ordered. Heparin 4000 U IV bolus was administered and a heparin infusion 1000 U per hour is being administered, and Aspirin was not taken by the patient because he had a history of gastritis treated 5 years ago. Your next action is to:

  A. Give 325 mg enteric-coated aspirin rectally
  B. Give aspirin 160 to 325 mg chewed, immediately
  C. Give 75 mg enteric-coated aspirin orally
  D. Substitute clopidogrel 300 mg loading dose
  B. Give aspirin 160 to 325 mg chewed, immediately

• Question 162:

  T/F: An automated defibrillator can accurately diagnose ventricular fibrillation during chest compressions.

  A. True
  B. False
  B. False

• Question 163:

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  What is the legal term for providing emergency care when the patient does not consent to the treatment?

  A. Assault

  A

• Question 164:

  T/F: Mouth-to-mask ventilation usually provides greater tidal volume than bag-valve-mask devices.

  A. True
  B. False
  A. True

• Question 165:

  An 80-year-old patient presents with severe chest pain. Heart rate is 30 and blood pressure is 60/P mm Hg. The monitor shows sinus bradycardia. Which drug is indicated first?

  A. lidocaine 75 mg IV bolus
  B. isoproterenol infusion at 2?0 mcg/min
  C. atropine 0.5? mg IV
  D. morphine 2? mg IV
  C. atropine 0.5? mg IV

• Question 166:

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  The obligation to provide care is a concept known as:

  A. Duty to act

  A

• Question 167:

  Bag-valve-mask devices (Choose two.):

  A. may be used by untrained individuals
  B. with high flow and a reservoir deliver close to 100% oxygen
  C. aredifficultfor one person to use effectively
  D. usually provide greater tidal volume than mouth-to-mask ventilation
  B. with high flow and a reservoir deliver close to 100% oxygen
  C. aredifficultfor one person to use effectively

• Question 168:

  SIMULATION

  Describe the skin of a patient suffering from hypothermia.

  A. A patient suffering from hypothermia may exhibit skin that is both red in the early stages of hypothermia and, as hypothermia progresses; the skin will become pale, even cyanotic. Its texture may also become stiff and hard.

  A

• Question 169:

  Nitroglycerin:

  A. may be given sublingually or IV
  B. is useful in relieving chest pain in acute myocardial infarction
  C. causes hypotension
  D. may be repeated more than once
  E. All of the above
  E. All of the above

• Question 170:

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  When giving a patient epinephrine via the endotracheal tube, the proper dose should be 2?.5 times the recommended IV dose. How much normal saline should be used?

  A. 10 ml of normal saline

  A