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Paramedic Pharmacology — Drug Uses Quiz

Total questions: 51

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A patient presents with a regular narrow-complex tachycardia at 190 bpm and no P waves. Which medication is MOST appropriate?

a)

Diltiazem

b)

Adenosine

c)

Amiodarone

d)

Lidocaine

2.

Which medication is indicated for bronchospasm that does not improve after the first albuterol treatment?

a)

Racemic epinephrine

b)

Terbutaline

c)

Ipratropium bromide

d)

Magnesium sulfate

3.

A patient with suspected cyanide poisoning presents with dyspnea, seizures, and altered mental status. Which medication is designed to bind cyanide for renal excretion?

a)

Sodium bicarbonate

b)

Amyl nitrite

c)

Hydroxocobalamin

d)

Naloxone

4.

Which medication is indicated for ventricular fibrillation refractory to defibrillation?

a)

Lidocaine

b)

Procainamide

c)

Amiodarone

d)

Magnesium sulfate

5.

A patient with asthma continues to wheeze despite beta-agonists and anticholinergics. Which medication reduces airway inflammation?

a)

Terbutaline

b)

Magnesium sulfate

c)

Dexamethasone

d)

Epinephrine

6.

Which medication is indicated for symptomatic bradycardia due to excessive vagal tone?

a)

Dopamine

b)

Atropine

c)

Epinephrine

d)

Adenosine

7.

A hypoglycemic patient is unconscious and cannot protect their airway. Which medication is MOST appropriate?

a)

Oral glucose

b)

D10 IV

c)

Glucagon IM

d)

Thiamine

8.

Which medication is used for cardiac chest pain due to suspected myocardial ischemia?

a)

Morphine

b)

Aspirin

c)

Nitroglycerin

d)

Fentanyl

9.

Which drug is primarily used to treat opioid overdose?

a)

Flumazenil

b)

Naloxone

c)

Atropine

d)

Dopamine

10.

A patient with atrial fibrillation and rapid ventricular response but adequate blood pressure would MOST likely benefit from:

a)

Adenosine

b)

Diltiazem

c)

Amiodarone

d)

Lidocaine

11.

Which medication is used during pulseless ventricular tachycardia?

a)

Lidocaine

b)

Amiodarone

c)

Epinephrine

d)

All of the above

12.

Which medication is the treatment of choice for eclamptic seizures?

a)

Diazepam

b)

Midazolam

c)

Magnesium sulfate

d)

Lorazepam

13.

A patient in septic shock with persistent hypotension after fluids should receive:

a)

Dopamine

b)

Norepinephrine

c)

Epinephrine

d)

Labetalol

14.

Which medication is used for chemical sedation of a severely agitated psychiatric patient?

a)

Midazolam

b)

Ketamine

c)

Fentanyl

d)

Morphine

15.

Which medication is indicated for torsades de pointes?

a)

Lidocaine

b)

Amiodarone

c)

Magnesium sulfate

d)

Procainamide

16.

Which drug is used as an induction agent prior to neuromuscular blockade?

a)

Etomidate

b)

Fentanyl

c)

Ketamine

d)

Midazolam

17.

Which medication is indicated for non-hypovolemic hypotension with poor perfusion?

a)

Norepinephrine

b)

Epinephrine

c)

Dopamine

d)

Atropine

18.

Which medication reduces platelet aggregation in acute coronary syndrome?

a)

Heparin

b)

Aspirin

c)

Nitroglycerin

d)

Morphine

19.

Which medication is indicated for acute pulmonary edema?

a)

Dopamine

b)

Lasix

c)

Morphine

d)

Nitroglycerin

20.

Which medication is administered first in organophosphate poisoning?

a)

Pralidoxime

b)

Atropine

c)

Naloxone

d)

Diazepam

21.

Which medication is NOT recommended prehospital for benzodiazepine overdose?

a)

Naloxone

b)

Flumazenil

c)

Activated charcoal

d)

None

22.

Which medication is appropriate for wide-complex tachycardia of unknown origin?

a)

Adenosine

b)

Procainamide

c)

Diltiazem

d)

Verapamil

23.

Which medication is indicated for anaphylaxis with hypotension?

a)

Diphenhydramine

b)

Albuterol

c)

Epinephrine IM

d)

Dexamethasone

24.

Which medication is safest for pain control in a hypotensive trauma patient?

a)

Morphine

b)

Nitrous oxide

c)

Fentanyl

d)

Ketamine

25.

Which medications are used for RSI paralysis?

a)

Rocuronium

b)

Succinylcholine

c)

Vecuronium

d)

All of the above

26.

Which medication treats beta-blocker overdose?

a)

Dopamine

b)

Glucagon

c)

Atropine

d)

Epinephrine

27.

Which medications treat nausea and vomiting?

a)

Phenergan

b)

Zofran

c)

Both A and B

d)

Neither

28.

Which medications are appropriate for status epilepticus?

a)

Diazepam

b)

Midazolam

c)

Lorazepam

d)

All of the above

29.

Which medication is indicated for SVT unresponsive to adenosine?

a)

Lidocaine

b)

Diltiazem

c)

Magnesium sulfate

d)

Procainamide

30.

Which medication buffers metabolic acidosis?

a)

Calcium chloride

b)

Sodium bicarbonate

c)

Magnesium sulfate

d)

D10

31.

Which medication is administered after epinephrine in anaphylaxis?

a)

Diphenhydramine

b)

Albuterol

c)

Naloxone

d)

Dextrose

32.

Which medication provides analgesia during RSI?

a)

Etomidate

b)

Fentanyl

c)

Rocuronium

d)

Midazolam

33.

Which medication stabilizes the cardiac membrane in hyperkalemia?

a)

Sodium bicarbonate

b)

Calcium chloride

c)

Magnesium sulfate

d)

Lidocaine

34.

Which medication is contraindicated in wide-complex tachycardia?

a)

Procainamide

b)

Amiodarone

c)

Diltiazem

d)

Lidocaine

35.

Which medication improves coronary perfusion during cardiac arrest?

a)

Atropine

b)

Epinephrine

c)

Dopamine

d)

Norepinephrine

36.

Which medications are used for excited delirium?

a)

Haloperidol

b)

Midazolam

c)

Ketamine

d)

All of the above

37.

Which medication is appropriate for atrial flutter with RVR?

a)

Adenosine

b)

Verapamil

c)

Lidocaine

d)

Magnesium

38.

Which medication is indicated for croup?

a)

Albuterol

b)

Racemic epinephrine

c)

Terbutaline

d)

Magnesium sulfate

39.

Which medication reduces preload and myocardial oxygen demand?

a)

Aspirin

b)

Nitroglycerin

c)

Morphine

d)

Fentanyl

40.

Which medication is used in neurogenic shock?

a)

Dopamine

b)

Norepinephrine

c)

Epinephrine

d)

Atropine

41.

Which medications suppress ventricular ectopy?

a)

Lidocaine

b)

Procainamide

c)

Amiodarone

d)

All of the above

42.

Which medication has the fastest onset for RSI paralysis?

a)

Norcuron

b)

Rocuronium

c)

Succinylcholine

d)

Pancuronium

43.

Which medication reverses organophosphate-induced muscle weakness?

a)

Atropine

b)

Pralidoxime

c)

Diazepam

d)

Naloxone

44.

Which medication treats hypertensive emergency with end-organ damage?

a)

Norepinephrine

b)

Labetalol

c)

Dopamine

d)

Epinephrine

45.

Which medication is appropriate for severe agitation due to alcohol withdrawal?

a)

Naloxone

b)

Haloperidol

c)

Fentanyl

d)

Atropine

46.

Which medication is indicated for chest pain unrelieved by nitroglycerin?

a)

Morphine

b)

Aspirin

c)

Fentanyl

d)

Ketamine

47.

Which medication improves cardiac output at low doses?

a)

Norepinephrine

b)

Dopamine

c)

Epinephrine

d)

Labetalol

48.

Which medication is used for hypoglycemia in an alert patient?

a)

D10

b)

Glucagon

c)

Oral glucose

d)

Thiamine

49.

Which medication is first-line for septic shock after fluids?

a)

Dopamine

b)

Epinephrine

c)

Norepinephrine

d)

Labetalol

50.

Which medication treats status asthmaticus refractory to inhaled therapy?

a)

Albuterol

b)

Magnesium sulfate

c)

Racemic epinephrine

d)

Diphenhydramine

51.

Which medication prevents Wernicke’s encephalopathy?

a)

Dextrose

b)

Thiamine

c)

Glucagon

d)

Naloxone