ACLS PHARMACOLOGY EXAM QUESTIONS WITH ACTUAL CORRECT ANSWERS CURRENTLY TESTING
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ACLS PHARMACOLOGY
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ACLS PHARMACOLOGY
This text outlines a series of ACLS pharmacology exam questions and their correct answers, focusing on various clinical scenarios involving medications used during cardiac arrest, acute strokes, and arrhythmias. Key drugs discussed include aspirin, atropine, epinephrine, and amiodarone, highlightin...
ACLS PHARMACOLOGY EXAM QUESTIONS WITH ACTUAL
CORRECT ANSWERS CURRENTLY TESTING
You are caring for a 66-year-old man with a history of a large intracerebral hemorrhage 2 months ago.
He is being evaluated for another acute stroke. The CT scan is negative for hemorrhage. The patient is
receiving oxygen via nasal cannula at 2 L/min, and an IV has been established. His blood pressure is
180/100 mm Hg. Which drug do you anticipate giving to this patient?
A. aspirin
B. glucose (D50)
C. nicardipine
D. rtPA - ANSWER-A. aspirin
A patient with sinus bradycardia and a heart rate of 42/min has diaphoresis and a blood pressure of
80/60 mm Hg. What is the initial dose of atropine?
A. 0.1 mg
B. 0.5 mg
C. 1 mg
D. 3 mg - ANSWER-B. 0.5 mg
A patient with STEMI has ongoing chest discomfort. Heparin 4000 units IV bolus and a heparin infusion
of 1000 unit per hour are being administered. The patient did not take aspirin because he has a history
of gastritis, which was treated 5 years ago. What is your next action?
A. give aspirin 160 to 325 mg to chew
B. give clopidogrel 300 mg orally
C. give enteric-coated aspirin 75 mg orally
D. give enteric-coated aspirin 325 mg rectally - ANSWER-A. give aspirin 160 to 325 mg to chew
, A patient is in pulseless ventricular tachycardia. Two shocks and 1 dose of epinephrine have been given.
Which drug should be given next?
A. adenosine 6 mg
B. amiodarone 300 mg
C. epinephrine 3 mg
D. lidocaine 0.5 mg/kg - ANSWER-B. amiodarone 300 mg
What is the indication for the us of magnesium in cardiac arrest?
A. ventricular tachycardia associated with a normal QT
interval
B. shock-refractory monomorphic ventricular tachycardia
C. pulseless ventricular tachycardia-associated torsades
de pointes
D. shock-refractory ventricular fibrillation - ANSWER-C. pulseless ventricular tachycardia-associated
torsades de pointes
In which situation does bradycardia require treatment?
A. 12-lead ECG showing a normal sinus rhythm
B. hypotension
C. diastolic blood pressure greater than 90 mm Hg
D. systolic blood pressure greater than 100 mm Hg - ANSWER-B. hypotension
You arrive on the scene with the code team. High-quality CPR is in progress. An AED has previously
advised "no shock indicated." A rhythm check now finds asystole. After resuming high-quality
compressions, which action do you take next?
A. call for a pulse check
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