ACLS Certification Practical Application Practice Test Results

Question 1
59% answer correctly
A patient was in refractory VFib. A third shock has just been administered. Your immediate next order is:
resume high-quality chest compressions
give atropine 1 mg IV
perform endotracheal intubation
give amiodarone 300 mg IV
give epinephrine 1 mg IV
Question 2
34% answer correctly
This patient has been resuscitated from cardiac arrest. During the resuscitation amiodarone 300 mg was administered. Now the patient develops severe chest discomfort, is diaphoretic, and has the above rhythm. BP is 80/60 mm Hg. What is the next indicated action:
Give immediate unsynchronized defibrillation
Give lidocaine 1-1.5 mg/kg IV
Perform synchronized cardioversion
repeat amiodarone 300 mg IV.
Repeat amiodarone 150 mg IV
Question 3
91% answer correctly
You are the code team leader and arrive finding the above rhythm with CPR in progress. Team members report that the patient was well but complained of chest pain and collapsed. She has no pulse or respirations. Bag- mask ventilations are producing visible chest rise, high-quality CPR is in progress, and an IV has been established. Your next order would be:
perform endotracheal intubation
start dopamine at 2 to 10 ụg/kg per minute
administer epinephrine 1 mg
administer amiodarone 300 mg
administer atropine 1 mg