ACLS Exam B Latest
Question:
What is the recommended assisted ventilation rate for patients in respiratory arrest with a perfusing rhythm?
Answer:
10 to 12 breaths per minute
Question:
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?
Answer:
Obtaining a 12-lead ECG
Question:
Family members found a 45-year-old woman unresponsive in bed. The patient is unconscious and in respiratory arrest. What is the recommended initial airway management technique?
Answer:
Performing a head tilt-chin lift maneuver
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Question:
A patient in respiratory distress and with a blood pressure of 70/50 mm Hg
presents with the following lead II ECG rhythm: (strip missing displays
persistent tachyarrhythmia)
Answer:
Synchronized cardioversion
Question:
A patient has a witnessed loss of consciousness. The lead II ECG reveals this
rhythm: (strip missing displays polymorphic ventricular tachycardia)
Answer:
Defibrillation
Question:
What is the recommended energy dose for biphasic synchronized cardioversion of atrial fibrillation?
Answer:
120 to 200 J
Question:
Which of the following is an acceptable method of selecting an appropriately sized oropharyngeal airway (OPA)?
Answer:
Measure from the corner of the mouth to the angle of the mandible.
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