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ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE300 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY
GRADED AWhich of the following is least reliable for diagnosing esophageal
intubation? - CORRECT ANSWER ETT above carina on chest x ray
Which of the ...
ATLS Post Test. MCQ EXAM AND PRACTICE EXAM NEWEST
ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE300 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY
GRADED A+
Which of the following is least reliable for diagnosing esophageal
intubation? - CORRECT ANSWER ETT above carina on chest x ray
Which of the following signs necessitates the need for a definitive
airway in severe trauma patient? - CORRECT ANSWER Severe
maxillofacial trauma
Twenty seven people are severely injured in an aircraft crash at a
local airport. The principles of triage include: - CORRECT ANSWER
Produce the greatest number of survivors based on available
resources
Which of the following statements are correct? - CORRECT ANSWER
Cerebral contusions may coalesce to form an intracerebral hematoma
The primary indication for transferring a patient to a higher level
trauma center is: - CORRECT ANSWER Resource limitations as
determined by the transferring doctor
A teenaged bicycle rider is hit by a truck traveling at high speed. In
the emergency department, she is actively bleeding from open
fractures of her legs, and has abrasions on her chest and abdominal
wall. Her blood pressure is 80/50 mm Hg, heart rate is 140 beats per
minute, respiratory rate is 8 breaths per minute, and GCS score is 6.
The first step in managing this patient is to:
a) obtain a lateral cervical spine xray.
b) administer 2 liters of crystalloid solution.
c) insert a central venous pressure line.
,d) perform endotracheal intubation and ventilation. - CORRECT ANSWER
D. Perform endotracheal intubation and ventilation
Contraindication to nasogastric intubation is the presence of a: -
CORRECT ANSWER Fracture of the cribiform plate
Which of the following statements regarding patients with thoracic
spine injuries is true? - CORRECT ANSWER Log rolling may be
destabilizing to fractures from T12-L1
A young man sustains a rifle wound to the mid-abdomen. He is brought
promptly to the ED by prehospital personnel. His skin is cool and
diaphoretic, and his systolic blood pressure is 58mmHg. Warmed
crystalloid fluids are initiated without improvement in his vital signs.
The next, most appropriate, step is to perform:
A. a laparotomy
B. An abdominal CT-scan
C. Diagnostic laparoscopy
D. Abdominal ultrasonography
E. A diagnostic peritoneal lavage - CORRECT ANSWER A celiotomy
Young women sustains a severe head injury as the result of a motor
vehicle crash. In the emergency department her GCS is 6. Her BP is
140/90 mmHg and her HR is 80. She is intubated and is being
mechanically ventilated. Her pupils are 3 mm in size and equally
reactive to light. There is no other apparent injury. The more important
principle to follow in the early management of her head injury is to: -
CORRECT ANSWER Prevent secondary brain injury
22 year old man is brought to the hospital after crashing his
motorcycle into a telephone pole. He is unconscious and in profound
shock. He has no open wounds or obvious fractures. The cause of his
shocks is most likely caused by: - CORRECT ANSWER Hemorrhage into
the chest of abdomen
30 year old man is struck by a car traveling 35mph. He has obvious
fractures of the left tibia near the knee, pain in the pelvis area, and
severe dyspnea. His HR is 180, RR 48 bpm with no breath sounds
,heard in the left chest. A tension PTX is relieved by immediate needle
decompression and tube thoracostomy. Subsequently his HR
decreased to 140, his RR decreased to 36 bpm, and BP 80/50 mmHg.
Warmed LR is administered intravenously. The next priority should be
to: - CORRECT ANSWER Perform external fixation of the pelvis
8 year old girl is an unrestrained passenger in a vehicle struck from
behind. In the ED, her blood pressure is 80/60, heart rate is 80 bpm,
and respiratory rate is 16 breaths per minute. Her GCS score is 14. She
complains that her legs "feel funny and won't move right", however,
her spine x-rays do not show a fracture dislocation. A spinal injury in
this child: - CORRECT ANSWER Can be excluded by obtaining a CT of the
entire spine
Immediately chest tube insertion is indicated for which of the
following conditions? - CORRECT ANSWER Massive hemothorax
18 year old helmeted motorcyclist is brought by ambulance to the
emergency department following a high speed crash. Pre-hospital
personnel report that he was thrown 50 feet off his bike. He has a
history of hypotension prior to arrival in the ED, but is now awake,
alert, and conversational. Which of the following statements is true? -
CORRECT ANSWER The patient probably has an acute epidural
hematoma
Crosstable, lateral XR of the cervical spine: - CORRECT ANSWER Is
unacceptable unless 7 cervical vertebra and the C7 to T1 relationship
are visualized
During resuscitation, which one of the following is the most reliable as
a guide to volume replacement? - CORRECT ANSWER Urinary output
Which one of the following is the recommended method for initially
treating frostbite? - CORRECT ANSWER Warm 40C water
A young man sustains a gunshot wound to the abdomen and is brought
promptly to the ED by prehospital personnel. His skin is cool and
diaphoretic, and he is confused. His pulse is thready and his femoral
, pulse is only weakly palpable. The definitive treatment in managing
this patient is to:
A. Administer O-negative blood
B. Apply external warming devices
C. Control internal hemorrhage operatively
D. Apply a pneumatic antishock garment (PASG)
E. Infuse large volumes of intravenous crystalloid solutions. - CORRECT
ANSWER C. Control internal hemorrhage operatively
To establish a diagnosis of shock,
A. Systolic blood pressure must be below 90mmHg
B. The presence of a closed head injury should be excluded
C. Acidosis should be present by arterial blood gas analysis
D. The patient must fail to respond to intravenous fluid infusion
E. Clinical evidence of inadequate organ perfusion must be present. -
CORRECT ANSWER Clinical evidence of inadequate organ perfusion
must be present.
absence of breath sounds and dullness to percussion over the left
hemothorax are findings explained by: - CORRECT ANSWER Left
hemothorax
A 17-year-old helmeted motorcyclist is struck broadside by an
automobile at an intersection. He is unconscious at the scene with a
blood pressure of 140/90mmHg, heart rate of 90 beats per minute, and
respiratory rate of 22 breaths per minute. His respirations are
sonorous and deep. His GCS score is 6. Immobilization of the entire
patient may include the use of all the following EXCEPT:
A. Air splints
B. Bolstering devices
C. A long spine board
D. A scoop-style stretcher
E. A semi-rigid cervical collar - CORRECT ANSWER Air splints???
During an altercation, a 36-year-old man sustains a gunshot wound
above the nipple line on the right, with an exit wound posteriorly
above the scapula on the right. He is transported by ambulance to a
community hospital. He is endotracheally intubated, close tube
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