ACLS Certification Pharmacology Practice Test Results

Question 1
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?
Lidocaine, epinephrine, vasopressin
Amiodarone, lidocaine, epinephrine
Epinephrine, vasopressin, amiodarone
Vasopressin, amiodarone, lidocaine
Question 2
71% answer correctly
Which of the following is most accurate regarding the administration of vasopressin during cardiac arrest?
Vasopressin is recommended instead of epinephrine for the treatment of asystole
Vasopressin can be administered twice during cardiac arrest
Vasopressin is indicated for VF and pulseless VT prior to the delivery of the first shock
The correct dose of Vasopressin is 40 U administered IV or IO
Question 3
61% answer correctly
A 57 year-old woman has palpitations, chest discomfort and tachycardia. The monitor shows a regular wide-complex QRS at a rate of 180.min. She becomes diaphoretic and BP is 80/60. The next action is to:
Give amiodarone 300 mg IV push
Establish IV and give sedation for electrical cardioversion
Obtain 12 lead ECG
Perform immediate synchronized cardioversion