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1. A 22-year-old man is hypotensive and tachycardic after a shotgun wound to the left
shoulder. His blood pressure is initially 80/40 mm Hg. After initial fluidresuscitation his
blood pressure increases to 122/84 mm Hg. His heart rate isnow 100 beats per minute and
his respiratory rate is 28 breaths per minute. A tube thoracostomy is performed for
decreased left chest breath sounds with the return of a small amount of blood and no air
leak. After chest tube insertion,the most appropriate next step is
Answer re-examine the chest
2. A construction worker falls two stories from a building and sustains bilateralcalcaneal
fractures. In the emergency department, he is alert, vital signs are normal, and he is
complaining of severe pain in both heels and his lower back. Lower extremity pulses are
strong and there is no other deformity. Thesuspected diagnosis is most likely to be
confirmed by
Answer complete spine x-ray series
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3. Which of the following is true regarding the initial resuscitation of a traumapatient?
Answer Evidence of improved perfusion after fluid resuscitation could include improvement in
Glasgow Coma Scale score on reevaluation.
4. In managing a patient with a severe traumatic brain injury, the most impor-tant initial
step is to
Answer secure the airway
5. A previously healthy, 70-kg (154-pound) man suffers an estimated acuteblood loss
of 2 liters.Which one of the following statements applies to thispatient?
Answer An ABG would demonstrate a base deficit between -6 and -10 mEq/L.
6. The physiological hypervolemia of pregnancy has clinical significance inthe
management of the severely injured, gravid woman by
Answer increasing the volume of blood loss to produce maternal hypotension
7. The best assessment of fluid resuscitation of the adult burn patient is
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