ACLS Certification Pharmacology Practice Test Results

Question 1
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
Question 2
66% answer correctly
A 62 year-old man suddenly began to experience difficulty speaking and left-sided weakness. He is brought to the ER. He meets initial criteria for fibrinolytic therapy and a CT scan of the brain is ordered. Guidelines for antiplatelet and antothrombotic therapy are:
Do not give aspirin for at least 24 hours if tPA is administered\r\n
Give aspirin 160 mg and clopidogrel 75 mg orally
Administer heparin if CT scan is negative for hemorrhage
Administer aspirin 160-325 mg orally chewed, immediately
Question 3
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?
Start dopamine 10-20 ụg/kg per minute
Give NS bolus 250 mL-500mL
Start epinephrine 2-10 ụg/min
Give additional 1mg Atropine