ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT ALS EXAM
UPDATED QUESTIONS WITH 100% SOLVED
ANSWERS!!
What letters are used to describe the waves on an EKG?
PQRST
According to FDA classification of medications for use in pregnant women, a medicine that
will pose harm to the fetus and the the risk of using such medication outweighs the possible
benefit to the mother would receive a classification of?
X
A vitamin essential to the conversion of glucose is?
Thiamine
You are at the scene of a patient who has attempted suicide by taking a large amount of
metoprolol. After initial care of the airway, breathing, and circulation, you should consider
the administration of:
Glucagon
What is the adult and pediatric dose of Epienphrine for anaphylaxis?
Adult: 0.3 mg 1:000 IM or 0.5-0.1mg 1:10,000; Pediatric 0.15 mg 1:1000 IM
For hemodynamically significant bradycardia in which pacing is delayed or unavailable,
what is the recommended dose of Atropine Sulfate?
0.5 mg
, Because of it's selective Alpha 1 antagonist properties, Labetalol is indicated in what?
Acute Hypertensive Emergencies
You are treating a patient who has been identified as having stable ventricular tachycardia.
Medical direction has ordered amiodarone as the antiarrhythmic of choice. The correct
dosage is?
150mg IV bolus infusion over 10 minutes
What is the antihistamine most commonly used in the treatment of allergic reactions in the
pre-hospital realm?
Diphenhydramine
The dosage of Benadryl when used to treat allergic reactions is?
25-50 mg IV/IM
Indications for the use of Dopamine include:
Cardiogenic Shock
The initial dose of Adenosine is?
6mg
When administering epinephrine 1:10,000 using the IV or IO route in cardiac arrest, the
standard initial dose is what?
1 mg
UPDATED QUESTIONS WITH 100% SOLVED
ANSWERS!!
What letters are used to describe the waves on an EKG?
PQRST
According to FDA classification of medications for use in pregnant women, a medicine that
will pose harm to the fetus and the the risk of using such medication outweighs the possible
benefit to the mother would receive a classification of?
X
A vitamin essential to the conversion of glucose is?
Thiamine
You are at the scene of a patient who has attempted suicide by taking a large amount of
metoprolol. After initial care of the airway, breathing, and circulation, you should consider
the administration of:
Glucagon
What is the adult and pediatric dose of Epienphrine for anaphylaxis?
Adult: 0.3 mg 1:000 IM or 0.5-0.1mg 1:10,000; Pediatric 0.15 mg 1:1000 IM
For hemodynamically significant bradycardia in which pacing is delayed or unavailable,
what is the recommended dose of Atropine Sulfate?
0.5 mg
, Because of it's selective Alpha 1 antagonist properties, Labetalol is indicated in what?
Acute Hypertensive Emergencies
You are treating a patient who has been identified as having stable ventricular tachycardia.
Medical direction has ordered amiodarone as the antiarrhythmic of choice. The correct
dosage is?
150mg IV bolus infusion over 10 minutes
What is the antihistamine most commonly used in the treatment of allergic reactions in the
pre-hospital realm?
Diphenhydramine
The dosage of Benadryl when used to treat allergic reactions is?
25-50 mg IV/IM
Indications for the use of Dopamine include:
Cardiogenic Shock
The initial dose of Adenosine is?
6mg
When administering epinephrine 1:10,000 using the IV or IO route in cardiac arrest, the
standard initial dose is what?
1 mg
