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ACLS Exam Version A Update - 50 Questions and Answer
Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support
Exam Version A (50 questions)
Please do not mark on this exam. Record the best answer on the separate answer sheet.
1. You find an unresponsive patient who is not breathing. After activating the
emergency response system, you determine that there is no pulse. What is
your next action?
A. Open the airway with a head tilt–chin lift.
B. Administer epinephrine at a dose of 1 mg/kg. C. Deliver 2 rescue
breaths each over 1 second.
D. Start chest compressions at a rate of at least 100/min.
2. You are evaluating a 58-year-old man with chest pain. The blood pressure is 92/50
mm Hg, the heart rate is 92/min, the nonlabored respiratory rate is 14
breaths/min, and the pulse oximetry reading is 97%. What assessment step is most
important now?
A. PETCO2
B. Chest x-ray
C. Laboratory testing
D. Obtaining a 12-lead ECG
3. What is the preferred method of access for epinephrine administration during cardiac
arrest in most patients?
A.Intraosseous
B. Endotrachea
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