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?
Vasopressin, amiodarone, lidocaine
Epinephrine, vasopressin, amiodarone
Lidocaine, epinephrine, vasopressin
Amiodarone, lidocaine, epinephrine
Question 2
83% answer correctly
A patient is in refractory VFib. High quality CPR is in progress and shocks have been given. One dose of epinephrine was given after the second shock. An antiarrhythmia drug was given immediately after the third shock. What drug should the team leader request to be prepared for administration?
Sodium bicarbonate 50 mEq
Escalating dose epinephrine 3 mg
Repeat the antiarrhythmic
Second dose of epinephrine 1 mg
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?
Vasopressin 20 U
Sodium bicarbonate 50 mEq
Atropine 1 mg
Epinephrine 1 mg