HEARTCODE ACLS EXAM |LATEST 2026 ACTUAL QUESTIONS & VERIFIED ANSWERS

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HEARTCODE ACLS EXAM |LATEST
2026 ACTUAL QUESTIONS &
VERIFIED ANSWERS



adenosine - correct-answer -used in tachy



6mg bolus followed by 20mL normal saline



12mg can be used after 1-2 minutes




amiodirone - correct-answer -In VF/VT arrest AFTER trying CPR shock

and epi/vasopressin:

300mg then 150mg

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In life threatening arrhythmias:

150mg over 10 minute infusion, every 10 minutes as needed




atropine sulfate - correct-answer -use as first line defense in sinus

bradycardia



0.5mg every 3-5 minutes as needed MAX is 3mg ( think alive gets 0.5)



do not use if hypothermia




dopamine - correct-answer -2nd line drug for symptomatic bradycardia

use for hypotension with signs of shock



2-20 mcg/kg per minute

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epinephrine - correct-answer -in cardiac arrest:

1mg every 3-5 minutes



in bradycardia or hypotension:

2-10mcg/minute infusion




lidocaine - correct-answer -alternative to amiodirone in cardiac arrest:

1-1.5 mg/kg IV



for stable VT, wide complex VT:

0.5 - 0.75 mg.kg every 5-10 minutes max of 3mg/kg




magnesium sulfate - correct-answer -use in cardiac arrest only if

hypomagnesemia or torsades:

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1-2g diluted in 10mL of D5W



use in torsades with a pulse or AMI with hypomagnesia:

1-2g in 50 to 100 mL of D5W

maintenance with 0.5g per hour infusion




vasopressin - correct-answer -cardiac arrest:

40 units can replace either 1st or 2nd dose of epi




what meds can go down the endotrachial tube - correct-answer -

atropine

epinephrine

lidocaine

vasopressin