ACLS Certification Pharmacology Practice Test Results

Question 1
52% answer correctly
Your patient has been intubated. IV/IO access is not available. Which combination of drugs can be administered by the endotracheal route of administration?
Epinephrine, vasopressin, amiodarone
Vasopressin, amiodarone, lidocaine
Amiodarone, lidocaine, epinephrine
Lidocaine, epinephrine, vasopressin
Question 2
83% answer correctly
A patient is in refractory VFib. High quality CPR is in progress and shocks have been given. One dose of epinephrine was given after the second shock. An antiarrhythmia drug was given immediately after the third shock. What drug should the team leader request to be prepared for administration?
Escalating dose epinephrine 3 mg
Repeat the antiarrhythmic
Second dose of epinephrine 1 mg
Sodium bicarbonate 50 mEq
Question 3
62% answer correctly
A patient with a possible acute coronary syndrome has ongoing chest discomfort unresponsive to 3 sublingual nitroglycerine tablets. There are no contraindications and 4 mg of morphine sulfate was administered. Shortly, BP falls to 88/60 and the patient complains of increased chest discomfort. You would:
Give an additional 2 mg of morphine sulfate
Start dopamine at 2 ụg/kg per minute and titrate to BP 100 systolic.
Give normal saline 250 mL to 500 mL fluid bolus
Give nitroglycerin 0.4 mg sublingually