ACLS Certification Pharmacology Practice Test Results

Question 1
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?
Atropine 1 mg
Vasopressin 20 U
Sodium bicarbonate 50 mEq
Epinephrine 1 mg
Question 2
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:
Give aspirin 160 mg and clopidogrel 75 mg orally
Do not give aspirin for at least 24 hours if tPA is administered\r\n
Administer heparin if CT scan is negative for hemorrhage
Administer aspirin 160-325 mg orally chewed, immediately
Question 3
71% answer correctly
Which of the following is most accurate regarding the administration of vasopressin during cardiac arrest?
Vasopressin is indicated for VF and pulseless VT prior to the delivery of the first shock
The correct dose of Vasopressin is 40 U administered IV or IO
Vasopressin can be administered twice during cardiac arrest
Vasopressin is recommended instead of epinephrine for the treatment of asystole