ACLS Principles Quiz 16

1. You are resuscitating a patient in the ICU. He is in cardiac arrest with pulseless electrical activity. The patient is intubated and has IV access in the left upper extremity. After 2 minutes of high-quality CPR, what is the next treatment of choice?

2. You are resuscitating an intubated patient in the ED, but intravenous access is not available. What is the next most appropriate access for the pharmacologic treatment of cardiac arrest?

3. You are reviving a cardiac arrest patient with pulseless electrical activity (PEA) in the ICU. The patient is intubated and has intravenous access on the left upper extremity. What is the next treatment of choice after 2 minutes of high-quality CPR?

4. You are tasked to administer epinephrine in a 1 mg IV bolus to a patient with asystole. Which one of the following choices is NOT the proper way to administer epinephrine?

5. You are trying to interpret an ECG strip on lead II. What constitutes a normal sinus rhythm in this lead?

6. You discover a patient who has drowned in a local public pool. You find him unresponsive and not breathing, and you are unsure if you feel a pulse. What adjustments should be made to perform basic life support appropriately in this patient?

7. You have defibrillated a cardiac arrest patient with ventricular fibrillation. After 2 minutes of CPR, you perform a rhythm check and observe an organized sinus bradycardia. You check for breathing and pulse but do not observe any. What is the next course of action?

8. You want to help a patient with cardiac arrest in an airport, but you are not certified. What should be your actions?

9. You were called to respond to an office worker who began choking while eating. He’s been trying to relieve the obstruction for quite a while, but he is now unresponsive. You notice that his face is blue, and he appears to gulp air. You assess that he is displaying agonal gasps. Which of the following is true regarding agonal gasps?

10. Your ACLS team is currently reviving a 29-year-old drowned patient in asystole. You are assigned as the medication administrator by your team leader. What is the drug of choice to convert asystole to a return of spontaneous circulation?