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
Atropine 1 mg
Epinephrine 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:
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
Do not give aspirin for at least 24 hours if tPA is administered\r\n
Question 3
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
Femoral vein
Intraosseous
Endotracheal