Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
Anaesthesiology · Topic 2
Source: NMC CBME Curriculum 2024 · Volume III · Anaesthesiology · Topic 2 · combined PDF page 452
Practice questions
- According to the 2025 pediatric BLS guidance, which technique should rescuers use for chest compressions in an infant?
- What compression rate and approximate depth are specified in the cited pediatric BLS update for infant CPR?
- A conscious infant has a severe foreign-body airway obstruction. Which sequence does the cited pediatric BLS guideline recommend?
- A lay rescuer encounters a child aged 3 years in nontraumatic out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Which statement best reflects the cited 2025 pediatric BLS guidance on AED use?
- Which hospital strategy is specifically recommended in the cited pediatric BLS update to help identify deteriorating inpatients?
- In pediatric out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, which initial ventilation strategy is suggested by the cited 2025 pediatric advanced life support guideline?
- A 5-year-old child has an advanced airway during CPR. Which ventilation rate is proposed in the cited pediatric guidance?
- During in-hospital CPR, invasive arterial monitoring is available for a 6-month-old infant. What diastolic blood pressure target is given in the cited pediatric guideline?
- A 4-year-old child achieves ROSC after cardiac arrest. During the first 6 hours, which systolic blood pressure goal is recommended in the cited pediatric guideline?
- Which child is the best match for considering extracorporeal CPR under the cited pediatric guideline?
- Which approach best reflects the cited pediatric post-arrest neuroprognostication guidance?
- A vigorous term newborn is delivered and does not require immediate resuscitation. What deferred cord-clamping interval is recommended in the cited 2025 neonatal guideline?
- A nonvigorous term infant does not require immediate resuscitation, and deferred cord clamping cannot be performed. Which alternative may be reasonable under the cited neonatal guideline?
- A newborn at 36 weeks’ gestation requires respiratory support at birth. What initial oxygen concentration is recommended in the cited neonatal guideline?
- A newborn at 30 weeks’ gestation requires respiratory support. Which initial oxygen concentration is specified in the cited neonatal guideline?
- Which timing best describes the cited neonatal guideline’s goal for initiating respiratory support when required?
- During advanced neonatal resuscitation, which compression-to-ventilation ratio is maintained according to the cited guideline?
- Which intravascular epinephrine dose range is identified as the primary pharmacologic intervention in the cited neonatal guideline?
- Which statement about sodium bicarbonate in neonatal resuscitation matches the cited 2025 guideline?
- After ROSC in an adult, which respiratory strategy best matches the cited post-cardiac-arrest guideline?
- A comatose adult achieves ROSC and has no ST-segment elevation on the initial ECG. In the absence of another indication for urgent coronary assessment, which approach is supported by the cited guideline?
- A comatose adult remains unresponsive after ROSC and is undergoing temperature control. Which approach matches the cited post-arrest temperature recommendation?
- When should neuroprognostication be undertaken in an adult after cardiac arrest, according to the cited guideline?
- A patient has cardiac arrest attributed to acute hyperkalemia. Which intervention is suggested by the cited special-circumstances guideline?
- A patient is in cardiac arrest with suspected pulmonary embolism as the cause. Which cause-directed treatment may be considered according to the cited guideline?
- An intubated patient arrests while prone, and immediate repositioning is unsafe. Which action is consistent with the cited special-circumstances guidance?
- During first aid, an adult is unconscious and is not breathing normally. What action is recommended in the cited guideline?