ACLS Certification Pharmacology Practice Test Results

Question 1
82% answer correctly
A patient with possible ACS and a bradycardia of 42/min has ongoing chest discomfort. What is the initial dose of atropine?
Atropine 3 mg
Atropine 1.0 mg
Atropine 0.1 mg
Atropine 0.5 mg
Question 2
54% answer correctly
A patient has sinus bradycardia with a rate of 36/min. Atropine has been administered to a total dose of 3 mg. TCP has failed to capture. The patient is confused and BP is 100/60. Which of the following is now indicated?
Give additional 1mg Atropine
Start dopamine 10-20 ụg/kg per minute
Start epinephrine 2-10 ụg/min
Give NS bolus 250 mL-500mL
Question 3
71% answer correctly
A patient is in pulseless VTach. Two shocks and one dose of epinephrine have been given. The next drug/dose to anticipate to administer is:
Epinephrine 3 mg
Amiodarone 150 mg
Amiodarone 300 mg
Lidocaine 0.5 mg/kg
Vasopressin 40U