Certification Examination General Content

ACLS Examination (Advanced Cardiac Life Support)

  • Airway/Oxygenation/Emergency Ventilation
  • Ventricular Fibrillation (Primary & Secondary)
  • Asystole & Pauses
  • Bradycardia & AV Blocks
  • Tachycardias (Stable & Unstable)
  • Pulseless Electrical Activity
  • Special Resuscitation Situations
  • Acute Coronary Syndromes
  • Stroke
  • Ethics, Medical Futility, Advanced Directives
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    PALS Examination (Pediatric Advanced Life Support)

  • Respiratory Distress
  • Respiratory Failure
  • Shock
  • Tachycardia (stable)
  • Tachycardia (unstable)
  • Cardiac Arrest
  • Post-resuscitation Management
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    Study Resource

    AMRI Case study library

    What would you do in these real-world situations?

    We have written these case studies so you'll know what to do when presented with these scenarios.

    9/25/2012

    School Shooting Case Study

    See how the PALS treatment recommendations are applied in an elementary school shooting.

    8/20/2012

    Stable Ventricular Tachycardia of Ischemic Origin Case Study

    Should there be different pharmacology for ischemic vs. non-ischemic stable ventricular tachycardia?

    2/29/2012

    Stroke Case Study

    What are the primary assessment and intervention considerations regarding a patient with stroke-like symptoms?

    7/17/2011

    Summer Case Study

    Can symptoms be atypical and lead to a misdiagnosis?