RQI 2025 ACLS HEALTHCARE PROVIDER ACTUAL EXAM LATEST 2023-2024 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |AGRADE

RQI 2025 ACLS HEALTHCARE PROVIDER ACTUAL

EXAM LATEST 2023-2024 QUESTIONS AND

CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)

|AGRADE

Your patient continues to say that he has chest discomfort. What

treatment can you repeat as long as it is not contradicted by vital signs?

o Morphine sublingual every 1 to 3 minutes

o Morphine IV every 1 to 3 minutes

o Nitroglycerine sublingual or translingual every 3 to 5 minutes

o Nitroglycerine every 1 to 3 minutes - ANSWER- o Nitroglycerine

sublingual or translingual every 3 to 5 minutes

What is your interpretation of the patient's ECG tracing?

o Anterior ST-segment elevation of myocardial infarction (STEMI)

o Ventricular tachycardia

o Posterior ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI)

o Normal sinus rhythm with premature ventricular contractions -

ANSWER- o Anterior ST-segment elevation of myocardial infarction

(STEMI)

With the diagnosis of STEMI, what is the most probable treatment?

o Release to home

o Admission to an intensive car unit

o Admission for observation

o Admission for PCI or fibrinolysis - ANSWER- o Admission for PCI or

fibrinolysis

What is your goal for PCI when treating this patient?

o Door-to-balloon inflation time of 30 minutes

o First medical contact-to-balloon inflation time of 90 minutes

o Door-to-needle time of 90 minutes

o First medical contact-to-needle time of 30 minutes - ANSWER- o First

medical contact-to-balloon inflation time of 90 minutes

The patient's vital signs show HR 92/min, RR 14/min, BP 130/86 mm

Hg, SpO2 97%, and atrial fibrillation on the monitor. What additional

assessment and stabilization activities should be completed with the first

10 minutes after the patient's arrival?

o Establish IV access

o Order an emergent CT scan or MRI of the brain and review patient

history

o Monitor for worsening symptoms

o Activate the stroke team

o Complete neurologic screening

o Check glucose

o Administer O2 - ANSWER- o Establish IV access

o Order an emergent CT scan or MRI of the brain and review patient

history

o Activate the stroke team

o Complete neurologic screening

o Check glucose

What needs to be completed for this patient within 20 minutes after

hospital arrival?

o Neurologic assessment

o Admission to a monitored bed

o Interpretation of the emergent CT scan or MRI of the brain

o Administration of fibrinolytic therapy - ANSWER- o Neurologic

assessment

As part of the neurologic assessment, you perform a physical and

neurologic examination. What are some of the general questions you

need to ask?

o What other symptoms do you have?

o Has your wife been sick as well?

o Do you take any medications?