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 0.5 mg
Atropine 1.0 mg
Atropine 0.1 mg
Atropine 3 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
Epinephrine, vasopressin, amiodarone
Vasopressin, amiodarone, lidocaine
Lidocaine, epinephrine, vasopressin
Question 3
85% answer correctly
Which of the following statements about the use of magnesium in cardiac arrest is most accurate?
Magnesium is contraindicated in VT associated with a normal QT interval
Magnesium is indicated for VF refractory to shock and amiodarone or lidocaine.
Magnesium is indicated for shock-refractory monomorphic VT
Magnesium is indicated for VF/pulseless VT associated with torsades de pointes