ACLS Certification Practice Test Results

Question 1
76% answer correctly
Following resuscitation with CPR and a single shock, you observe this rhythm while preparing the patient for transport. Your patient is stable and BP is 120/80 mm Hg. She is apprehensive but has no complaints other than palpitations. At this time you would:
give lidocaine 1-1.5 mg IV, start lidocaine infusion
give amiodarone 300 mg IV, start infusion
seek expert consultation
give magnesium sulfate 1-2 g over 20 minutes
Question 2
65% answer correctly
A patient in the ED develops recurrent chest discomfort (8/10) suspicious for ischemia. His monitored rhythm becomes irregular as seen above. Oxygen is being administered by NC at 4 L/min and an IV line is patent. Bp is 160/96. There are no allergies or contraindications to any meds. You would first order:
lidocaine 1 mg/kg and infusion 2 mg/min
Morphine sulfate 2-4 mg IV
IV nitroglycerine initiated at 10 ụg/min and titrated
Nitroglycerin 0.4 mg SL
Amiodarone 150 mg IV
Question 3
50% answer correctly

Which of the following identifies this ECG rhythm?

Asystole
Normal Sinus Rhythm (NSR)
Coarse Ventricular Fibrillation
Atrial Fibrillation
Sinus Bradycardia
2nd Degree Type II Block
3rd Degree Block
Sinus Tachycardia
Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT)
Fine Ventricular Fibrillation
Polymorphic VTach (Torsades)
Atrial Flutter
Monomorphic VTach
2nd Degree Type I Block