Tracheobronchial injury - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

TCRN Exam 320 Questions with Verified Answers Most common mechanism of injury - CORRECT ANSWER Falls Forms of energy - CORRECT ANSWER -mechanical -gravitational -thermal -chemical Types of trauma - CORRECT ANSWER -blunt -penetrating -burn -other Blunt trauma - CORRECT ANSWER accounts most injuries sustained frontal impact -aortic & cardiac injury, rib fxs, liver & spleen -dash board posterior hip fx/dislocation, femur, knee injury lateral impact -head/facial, c spine,...

ATCN Chapter 4 Thoracic Trauma Questions & Answers A+ __________________ is the most serious consequence of thoracic trauma. - ANS-Hypoxia Posterior dislocation of the ______________________________ leads to airway obstruction - ANSPosterior dislocation of the clavicals head leads to airway obstruction. The majority of tracheobronchial tree injuries occur where? - ANS-Occur within 1 inch of the carina. Incomplete expansion of the lung and continued large air leak after placement of a ches...

ATI Med Surg Respiratory B & S Test Bank Questions & Answers (All Answers Explained)-A perioperative nurse is caring for a postoperative patient. The patient has a shallow respiratory pattern and is reluctant to cough or to begin mobilizing. The nurse should address the patients increased risk for what complication? A) Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) B) Atelectasis C) Aspiration D) Pulmonary embolism - Ans: B Feedback: A shallow, monotonous respiratory pattern coupled with immob...

MAP [(2 x DBP) + SBP] / 3 Average arterial pressure during a single cardiac cycle. Kehr's Sign Shoulder pain as referred pain due to blood or other irritants in the peritoneal cavity. Left shoulder pain is classic of splenic injury. Parkland Formula 4ml x kg x BSA = fluid in 24 hrs, half in first 8. Do not count 1st degree BSA. Consensus Formula 2-4ml x kg x BSA = fluid in 24 hrs, half in first 8. Do not count 1st degree BSA. Electrical Alternans An ECG...

TCRN Practice Exam 100 Questions with Verified Answers A transcranial doppler is obtained for a patient with a traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage. The doppler is positive for vasospasm. The trauma nurse would expect which of the following medications to be prescribed? - CORRECT ANSWER A vasospasm is a known complication of subarachnoid hemorrhages. Calcium channel blockers are used to prevent or reverse vasospasms and are frequently used in the treatment of a subarachnoid hemorrhage. Metoprolo...

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 fluid resuscitation his blood pressure increases to 122/84 mm Hg. His heart rate is now 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 st...

Kehr's sign Correct Answer Referred left shoulder pain, usually indicates a splenic injury Base deficit Correct Answer Base deficit more than -6 indicates the need for agressive resuscitation and determination of the etiology CXR Correct Answer Most important tool providing useful information in the early minutes. Can identify major sources of blood loss from injuries in the chest or elevated diaphragm with displacement of abdominal organs Tracheobronchial injury Correct Answer Should ...

Coopernail's Sign bruising of the scrotum or labia -indicating pelvic bleeding/ abdominal bleeding -pelvic fx Halstead's Sign Marbled abdomen- bleeding Cullen's sign ecchymosis in umbilical area, seen with pancreatitis Murphy's Sign pain with palpation of the RUQ during inspiration -indicative of cholecystitis Factors fetal well-being 1.) Viability (most important) 2.) Fetal Heart rate 3.) Fetal movement PEEP (positive end expiratory pressure) -C...

ATLS PRACTICE TEST 1,2,3 & 4 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ATLS Practice Test 1 1. Which one of the following is the recommended method for initially treating frostbite? a. vasodilators b. anticoagulants c. warm (40°C) water d. padding and elevation e. application of heat from a hair dryer 2. A 6­year­old boy is struck by an automobile and brought to the emergency department. He is lethargic, but withdraws purposefully from painful stimuli. His blood pressure is 90 mm Hg ...

1. When something crashes in sec- ondary survey, you... 2. If the question says you do not have capabilities, you will most likely GO BACK TO PRIMARY SURVEY PREPARE FOR AND DO NOT DELAY TRANSPORT 3. How much blood can femur lose 2L 4. What is always going to be the shock type to pick 5. What are the classes of hemor- rhagic shock 6. What is the EARLIEST predictor of shock at what class 7. What will be base deficit for class 2 shock? 8. What will be the deficit for cla...