ACLS Certification Pharmacology Practice Test Results

Question 1
90% answer correctly
A 35-year old woman has palpitations, lightheadedness, and a stable tachycardia. The monitor shows a regular narrow-complex QRS at a rate of 180/min. Vagal maneuvers have not been effective in terminating the rhythm. An IV has been established. What drug should be administered IV?
Atropine 0.5 mg
Lidocaine 1 mg/kg
Adenosine 6 mg
Epinephrine 2-10 ụg/kg per minute
Question 2
86% answer correctly
A patient is in cardiac arrest. VFib has been refractory to an initial shock. Two attempts at peripheral IV have been unsuccessful. The next recommended access route of administration for the delivery of drugs during CPR is:
External jugular vein
Intraosseous
Endotracheal
Femoral vein
Question 3
85% answer correctly
A patient with a possible ST-segment elevation MI has ongoing chest discomfort. Which of the following would be a contraindication for administration of nitrates?
BP > 180 systolic
HR of 90/min
Left ventricular infarct with bilateral rales
Use of phosphodiesterase inhibitor within 12 hours