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ACLS Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support Practice Exam - Question List

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6. What do preload, cardiac contractility and afterload reflect?
  1. Heart volume
  2. Stroke count
  3. Blood volume
  4. Stroke volume
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7. If a patient has a stroke volume of 80mLs and a heart rate of 60, what is their cardiac output?
  1. 480mLs
  2. 140mLs
  3. 4800mLs
  4. 1.33mLs
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8. What is the function of intercalated discs that are located in the cardiac muscle fibers?
  1. To connect cardiac muscle fibers with the diaphragm
  2. To connect cardiac muscle fibers with skeletal muscles
  3. To connect cardiac muscle fibers with the aorta
  4. To connect cardiac muscle fibers to conduct electrical impulses quickly
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9. In a patient that has cardiac problems, you notice peripheral edema. What type of congestion would you expect to see?
  1. High blood pressure
  2. Congestion in the systemic venous circulation
  3. Low blood pressure
  4. Congestion outside the systemic venous circulation
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10. Your patient is in shock. Their pulse pressure is narrow and there is a decrease in preload. What type of shock is your patient experiencing?
  1. Aggressive
  2. Decompensated
  3. Compensated
  4. Compensatory
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