Aha Acls Precourse Self Assessment - Questions And Answers Latest 2023/2024 (Verified Answers) 100% Correct

1. Give normal saline 250 mL to 500 mL fluid bolus. {Ans: A patient with a possible acute coronary syndrome has ongoing chest discomfort unresponsive to 3 sublingual nitroglycerin tablets. There are no contraindications, and 4 mg of morphine sulfate was administered. Shortly afterward, blood pressure falls to 88/60 mm Hg, and the patient has increased chest discomfort. You should: 1. Give normal saline 250 mL to 500 mL fluid bolus. 2. Give an additional 2 mg of morphine sulfate. 3. Give sublingual nitroglycerin 0.4 mg. 4. Start dopamine at 2 mcg/kg per minute and titrate to a systolic blood pressure reading of 100 mm Hg.}3˚ AV block {Ans: Identify the rhythm.}4. Administer epinephrine 1 mg. {Ans: You are the code team leader and arrive to find a patient with above rhythm and CPR in progress. Team members report that the patient was well but reported chest pain and then collapsed. She has no pulse or respirations. Bag-mask ventilations are producing visible chest rise, high-quality CPR is in progress, and an IV has been established. What would be your next order? 1. Administer atropine 1 mg. 2. Perform endotracheal intubation. 3. Start dopamine at 10 to 20