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?
Atropine 0.5 mg
Adenosine 6 mg
Epinephrine 2-10 ụg/kg per minute
Lidocaine 1 mg/kg
Question 2
54% answer correctly
A patient has sinus bradycardia with a rate of 36/min. Atropine has been administered to a total dose of 3 mg. TCP has failed to capture. The patient is confused and BP is 100/60. Which of the following is now indicated?
Give additional 1mg Atropine
Give NS bolus 250 mL-500mL
Start epinephrine 2-10 ụg/min
Start dopamine 10-20 ụg/kg per minute
Question 3
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:
Administer aspirin 160-325 mg orally chewed, immediately
Administer heparin if CT scan is negative for hemorrhage
Give aspirin 160 mg and clopidogrel 75 mg orally
Do not give aspirin for at least 24 hours if tPA is administered\r\n