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ACLS FINAL EXAM | 3 DIFFERENT VERSIONS
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High-risk non-ST-segment elevation ACS (NSTE-ACS): A 42-
year-old woman presents to the emergency department with complaints of fatigue, shortness of breath, back pain, and nausea. A 12-lead ECG is obtained and shows ST-segment depression in leads II, III, and aVF and intermittent runs of nonsustained ventricular tachycardia. Cardiac serum markers are elevated. These findings suggest which condition?
Answer: High-risk non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary
syndrome (NSTE-ACS)
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Ventricular tachycardia: A patient is being treated in the
emergency department and is determined to have NSTE-ACS.Invasive management is planned based on which finding?
Answer: Intermittent runs of nonsustained ventricular
tachycardia
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Pneumothorax: A patient experiences cardiac arrest, and the
resuscitation team initiates ventilations using a bag-valve-mask (BVM) resuscitator. The development of which condition during the provision of care would lead the team to suspect that improper BVM technique is being used?
Answer: Pneumothorax
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Within 90 minutes of the patient's first medical contact: A
patient is admitted to the emergency department of a large medical center. The patient is diagnosed with STEMI. The facility is capable of administering PCI. To achieve the best outcomes, therapy should be administered to this patient within what time frame?
Answer: Within 90 minutes of the patient's first medical contact
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Administering epinephrine as early as possible: A patient is in
cardiac arrest. The cardiac monitor shows asystole. In addition to providing continuous high-quality CPR, what is the other priority intervention for this patient?
Answer: Administering epinephrine as early as possible
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Naloxone should be administered as soon as possible but is not a
priority over high-quality CPR and AED use: A patient is in
cardiac arrest. The underlying cause is thought to be opioid toxicity. Which statement accurately describes the use of naloxone for this patient?
Answer: Naloxone should be administered as soon as possible
but is not a priority over high-quality CPR and AED use.
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Resuscitative cesarean delivery (RCD) should be performed
within 5 minutes from the time of arrest: Which statement
accurately reflects the management of cardiac arrest in a pregnancy of 26 weeks' gestation?
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Answer: Resuscitative cesarean delivery (RCD) should be
performed within 5 minutes from the time of arrest.
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Consider an antiarrhythmic medication: Cardiac monitoring
indicates that a patient has a ventricular tachyarrhythmia. The patient has a pulse and is not showing any signs of hemodynamic compromise. A 12-lead ECG reveals an irregular rhythm with QRS complexes greater than 0.12 second in duration. Which action would be appropriate at this time?
Answer: Consider an antiarrhythmic medication
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2 minutes: A 20-year-old man with 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?