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?
Epinephrine 2-10 ụg/kg per minute
Atropine 0.5 mg
Lidocaine 1 mg/kg
Adenosine 6 mg
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:
Femoral vein
External jugular vein
Intraosseous
Endotracheal
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: