Pharmacology Quiz 1

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Pharmacology Quiz 1

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Question 1 of 10

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1. A 24-year-old man is believed to have taken a heroin overdose. Heroin is a synthetic opioid and has become an epidemic of abuse in the United States. What is the pharmacologic treatment of choice for opioid toxicity?
- a. Epinephrine
- b. Activated charcoal
- c. Ferrous sulfate
- d. Naloxone
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2. A 37-year-old woman is in cardiac arrest. CPR is started within 1 minute of collapse, and defibrillation is provided at about 4 minutes following the arrest. Her initial rhythm is shown below.

She has been treated with increasing doses of biphasic defibrillation without success. Three doses of epinephrine 1 mg have been administered. What is the next step in management?
- a. 1 mg IV epinephrine
- b. Terminating the resuscitation
- c. 300 mg IV amiodarone
- d. 1.5 mg/kg IV lidocaine
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Question 3 of 10

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3. Atropine is given at a dose of 1.0 mg IV every 3 to 5 minutes to a maximum dose of:
- a. 1 mg
- b. 2 mg
- c. 3 mg
- d. 4 mg
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Question 4 of 10

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4. Epinephrine is given IV to treat cardiac arrest in a dilution of:
- a. 1:10
- b. 1:100
- c. 1:1,000
- d. 1:10,000
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Question 5 of 10

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5. Naloxone can be administered in opioid-associated life-threatening emergencies by:
- a. trained EMS personnel
- b. emergency physicians
- c. bystanders at the scene
- d. all of the above
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6. Signs of tricyclic antidepressant toxicity include all of the following EXCEPT:
- a. altered mental status
- b. sinus bradycardia
- c. hypertension
- d. urinary retention
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Question 7 of 10

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7. What are the physiologic effects of epinephrine?
- a. Increased central perfusion pressure, increased cardiac output, increased myocardial oxygen requirement
- b. Decreased central perfusion pressure, increased cardiac output, increased myocardial oxygen requirement
- c. Increased central perfusion pressure, decreased cardiac output, increased myocardial oxygen requirement
- d. Increased central perfusion pressure, decreased cardiac output, decreased myocardial oxygen requirement
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Question 8 of 10

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8. Which one of the following statements is true?
- a. The administration of vasopressin alone is more effective than giving epinephrine and vasopressin as combination therapy.
- b. There is a significant advantage to giving vasopressin and epinephrine together compared to using epinephrine alone in the treatment of cardiac arrest.
- c. There is no significant advantage to giving vasopressin and epinephrine together compared to using vasopressin alone in the treatment of cardiac arrest.
- d. There is no significant advantage to giving vasopressin and epinephrine together compared to using epinephrine alone in the treatment of cardiac arrest.
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Question 9 of 10

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9. You are assigned by your team leader to give vasopressors intravenously while attempting to revive a cardiac arrest patient secondary to status asthmaticus. Vasopressors are used to:
- a. decrease perfusion to the brain
- b. increase ventilation to the lungs
- c. improve cardiac output
- d. improve oxygenation of the blood
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Question 10 of 10

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10. You are to administer naloxone to a patient with a drug overdose. How is naloxone administered?
- a. transdermal patch
- b. intranasal or intramuscular
- c. intravenous
- d. subcutaneous injection
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