ACLS Pharmacology 2024/2025 Exam
Questions and Corresponding Answers
with Surety of 100% Pass Mark
A patient with sinus bradycardia and a heart rate of 42 bpm has
diaphoresis and a BP of 80/60 mm Hg. What is the initial dose of atropine?
- 🧠ANSWER ✔✔0.5 mg
When can you use magnesium in cardiac arrest? - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔pulseless VT associated with torsades de pointes
A patient has a rapid irregular wide-complex tachycardia. The ventricular
rate is 138/min. He is asymptomatic, with a blood pressure of 110/70 mm
Hg. He has a history of angina. What should you do? - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔Seek expert consultation
A patient with possible ST-segment elevation MI has ongoing chest
discomfort. What is a containdication to the administration of nitrates? -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔Phosphodiesterase inhibitor within 12 hours
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, In which situation does bradycardia require treatment? - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔hypotension
You patient has been intubated. IV/IO access is not available. Which
combination of drugs can be administered by the endotracheal route? -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔Lidocaine, epinephrine, vasopressin
A patient is in cardiac arrest. Ventricular fibrillation has been refractory to a
second shock. Which drug and dose should be administered first by the
IV/IO route? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Epinephrine 1 mg
A patient is in refractory ventricular fibrillation. High quality CPR is in
progress, and shocks have been given. One dose of epinephrine was given
after the second shock. An antiarrhythmic drug was given immediately after
the third shock. What drug should the team leader request to be prepared
for administration next? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Second dose of epinephrine 1 mg
A 62 year old man suddenly experienced difficulty speaking and left-sided
weakness. He was brought into the emergency department. He meets
initial criteria for fibrinolytic therapy, and a CT scan of the brain is ordered.
What are the guidelines for antiplatelet and fibrinolytic therapy? -
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Questions and Corresponding Answers
with Surety of 100% Pass Mark
A patient with sinus bradycardia and a heart rate of 42 bpm has
diaphoresis and a BP of 80/60 mm Hg. What is the initial dose of atropine?
- 🧠ANSWER ✔✔0.5 mg
When can you use magnesium in cardiac arrest? - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔pulseless VT associated with torsades de pointes
A patient has a rapid irregular wide-complex tachycardia. The ventricular
rate is 138/min. He is asymptomatic, with a blood pressure of 110/70 mm
Hg. He has a history of angina. What should you do? - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔Seek expert consultation
A patient with possible ST-segment elevation MI has ongoing chest
discomfort. What is a containdication to the administration of nitrates? -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔Phosphodiesterase inhibitor within 12 hours
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1
, In which situation does bradycardia require treatment? - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔hypotension
You patient has been intubated. IV/IO access is not available. Which
combination of drugs can be administered by the endotracheal route? -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔Lidocaine, epinephrine, vasopressin
A patient is in cardiac arrest. Ventricular fibrillation has been refractory to a
second shock. Which drug and dose should be administered first by the
IV/IO route? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Epinephrine 1 mg
A patient is in refractory ventricular fibrillation. High quality CPR is in
progress, and shocks have been given. One dose of epinephrine was given
after the second shock. An antiarrhythmic drug was given immediately after
the third shock. What drug should the team leader request to be prepared
for administration next? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Second dose of epinephrine 1 mg
A 62 year old man suddenly experienced difficulty speaking and left-sided
weakness. He was brought into the emergency department. He meets
initial criteria for fibrinolytic therapy, and a CT scan of the brain is ordered.
What are the guidelines for antiplatelet and fibrinolytic therapy? -
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