ACLS

ACLS practice questions, page 3 of 12, with answer review and explanations.

Question 11

FILL BLANK - Breath sounds cannot be heard following endotracheal intubation. What is the most likely problem?

Question 12

Endotracheal intubation complications include: Vocal cord injury, dental damage, esophageal intubation, and right main bronchus intubation. In a patient refractory to atropine, when is external pacing indicated?

  1. pulseless electrical activity
  2. agonal rhythm
  3. symptomatic bradycardia
  4. symptomatic ventricular fibrillation

Question 13

You have been unsuccessful in the first two attempts to defibrillate an adult. The energy for the third defibrillation attempt is

  1. 50 J
  2. 100 J
  3. 200ג€"300 J
  4. 360 J

Question 14

Greater defibrillating current is expected with which of the following? (Choose three.)

  1. successive countershocks
  2. firm paddle pressure
  3. use of conductive medium
  4. lower body weight

Question 15

For a deeply unconscious patient in shock, what is the airway of choice?

  1. endotracheal tube
  2. esophageal obturator
  3. oropharyngeal
  4. nasopharyngeal