ACLS Certification Pharmacology Practice Test Results

Question 1
90% answer correctly
A 35-year old woman has palpitations, lightheadedness, and a stable tachycardia. The monitor shows a regular narrow-complex QRS at a rate of 180/min. Vagal maneuvers have not been effective in terminating the rhythm. An IV has been established. What drug should be administered IV?
Adenosine 6 mg
Lidocaine 1 mg/kg
Epinephrine 2-10 ụg/kg per minute
Atropine 0.5 mg
Question 2
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:
Intraosseous
Femoral vein
External jugular vein
Endotracheal
Question 3
34% answer correctly
A patient with an ST-segment elevation MI has ongoing chest discomfort. Fibrinolytic therapy has been ordered. Heparin 4000 U IV bolus was administered and a heparin infusion 100 U per hour is being administered, and Aspirin was not taken by the patient because he had a history of gastritis treated 5 years ago. Your next action is to:
Give aspirin 160 – 325 mg chewed, immediately
Give 75 mg enteric-coated aspirin only
Substitute clopidogrel 300 mg loading dose
Give 325 mg enteric-coated aspiring rectally