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 amiodarone 300 mg IV, start infusion
give lidocaine 1-1.5 mg IV, start lidocaine infusion
give magnesium sulfate 1-2 g over 20 minutes
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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
IV nitroglycerine initiated at 10 ụg/min and titrated
Amiodarone 150 mg IV
Morphine sulfate 2-4 mg IV
Nitroglycerin 0.4 mg SL
Question 3
50% answer correctly

Which of the following identifies this ECG rhythm?

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