ACLS Certification Practical Application Practice Test Results

Question 1
27% answer correctly
A patient has been resuscitated from cardiac arrest and is being prepared for transport. She is intubated and is receiving 100% oxygen. During the resuscitation she received 2 doses of epinephrine 1 mg, atropine 1 mg, and lidocaine 100 mg IV. You now observe the above rhythm on the cardiac monitor. The rhythm abnormally is becoming more frequent and increasing in number. You should order:
give lidocaine 0.5-0.75 mg/kg IV, start lidocaine infusion
give amiodarone 150 mg IV, start infusion
repeat epinephrine 1 mg IV
give amiodarone 300 mg IV, start infusion
give lidocaine 1- 1.5 mg IV
Question 2
27% answer correctly
A patient has been resuscitated from cardiac arrest and is being prepared for transport. She is intubated and is receiving 100% oxygen. During the resuscitation she received 2 doses of epinephrine 1 mg, atropine 1 mg, and lidocaine 100 mg IV. You now observe the above rhythm on the cardiac monitor. The rhythm abnormally is becoming more frequent and increasing in number. You should order:
give amiodarone 300 mg IV, start infusion
give lidocaine 1- 1.5 mg IV
give amiodarone 150 mg IV, start infusion
give lidocaine 0.5-0.75 mg/kg IV, start lidocaine infusion
repeat epinephrine 1 mg IV
Question 3
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:
repeat amiodarone 300 mg IV.
Repeat amiodarone 150 mg IV
Give lidocaine 1-1.5 mg/kg IV
Give immediate unsynchronized defibrillation
Perform synchronized cardioversion