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?
Lidocaine 1 mg/kg
Epinephrine 2-10 ụg/kg per minute
Adenosine 6 mg
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
Endotracheal
External jugular vein
Question 3
63% answer correctly
A bradycardia rhythm is treated when:
The patient has an MI on the 12-lead ECG
HR is < 60 with or without symptoms
BP < 100 systolic with out without symptoms
CP or shortness of breath is present