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 0.1 mg
Atropine 0.5 mg
Atropine 1.0 mg
Question 2
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?
Amiodarone, lidocaine, epinephrine
Vasopressin, amiodarone, lidocaine
Epinephrine, vasopressin, amiodarone
Lidocaine, epinephrine, vasopressin
Question 3
94% answer correctly
A patient is in cardiac arrest. VFib has been refractory to an initial shock. Of the following, which drug and dose should be administered first by IV/IO route?
Sodium bicarbonate 50 mEq
Vasopressin 20 U
Epinephrine 1 mg
Atropine 1 mg