ACLS Drugs Exam Questions and Answers with Highest Ratings

Adenosine - ANSWER-1: SVT, wide QRS complex tachycardia 2: Rapid 6mg bolus, second dose 12mg if needed. Amiodarone (For cardiac arrest) - ANSWER-1: Cardiac Arrest: VF, pulseless VT 2: 300mg IV/IO push, second dose 150mg IV/IO push Amiodarone (Arrhythmias- Rapid, slow, and maintenance) - ANSWER-1: Life threatening arrhythmias. Rapid: 150mg over 10 minutes Slow: 360mg IV over 6 hours Maintenance: 540mg IV over 18 hours MAX DOSE: 2.2g/24 hours Atropine - ANSWER-1: Symptomatic Bradycardia 2:0.5mg IV bolus every 3-5 minutes MAX DOSE 3mg Dopamine (Both indications) - ANSWER-1: Symptomatic Bradycardia: IV infusion 2-10mcg/kg/minute titrate to effect 2:Severe hypotension(SBP 90mmHg) ROSC 5-10mcg/kg/minute titrate to effect Epinephrine (Cardiac Arrest) - ANSWER-1: VF, pulseless VT, asystole, PEA 2: IV/IO 1mg (10ml of 1:10,000) every 3-5 minutes Epinephrine (Symptomatic Bradycardia) - ANSWER-IV infusion 2-10mcg/minute titrate to effect