ATLS POST TEST (ADVANCED TRAUMA LIFE
SUPPORT) TEST ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
LATEST||BRAND NEW VERSION
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 step is: - ANSWER-re-
examine the chest
,Cauda equina syndrome - ANSWER--Bilateral sciatica
-Bowel dysfunction
-Saddle sensory changes
At what point should hyper oxygenation be administered
when performing tracheal suctioning on a mechanically
ventilated patient?
A. Before the procedure
B. After the procedure
C. Before and after the procedure
D. During the procedure - ANSWER-C. Before and after
the procedure
Nerve to muscle relationship - ANSWER-C5 - Deltoid
,C6 - Wrist extension
C7 - Elbow extension
Most common cause of kidney injuries - ANSWER-Motor
vehicle accidents
Crystalloid solutions - ANSWER-Ringer's lactate
Dextrose 5%
D5W plus 1/2 NS
NOT albumin
Indication for emergency thoracotomy
, A. Pulmonary contusion
B. Flail chest
C. Hemothorax with initial blood loss of 700 cc
D. Lung collapse with an air leak - ANSWER-D. Lung
collapse with an air leak
Studies used for a patient with widened mediastinum after
injury - ANSWER-CT scan
Upper endoscopy
Transesophageal ultrasound
Pericardial tamponade - ANSWER-Muffled heart sounds
JVD
Equalization of cardiac chamber pressure
SUPPORT) TEST ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
LATEST||BRAND NEW VERSION
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 step is: - ANSWER-re-
examine the chest
,Cauda equina syndrome - ANSWER--Bilateral sciatica
-Bowel dysfunction
-Saddle sensory changes
At what point should hyper oxygenation be administered
when performing tracheal suctioning on a mechanically
ventilated patient?
A. Before the procedure
B. After the procedure
C. Before and after the procedure
D. During the procedure - ANSWER-C. Before and after
the procedure
Nerve to muscle relationship - ANSWER-C5 - Deltoid
,C6 - Wrist extension
C7 - Elbow extension
Most common cause of kidney injuries - ANSWER-Motor
vehicle accidents
Crystalloid solutions - ANSWER-Ringer's lactate
Dextrose 5%
D5W plus 1/2 NS
NOT albumin
Indication for emergency thoracotomy
, A. Pulmonary contusion
B. Flail chest
C. Hemothorax with initial blood loss of 700 cc
D. Lung collapse with an air leak - ANSWER-D. Lung
collapse with an air leak
Studies used for a patient with widened mediastinum after
injury - ANSWER-CT scan
Upper endoscopy
Transesophageal ultrasound
Pericardial tamponade - ANSWER-Muffled heart sounds
JVD
Equalization of cardiac chamber pressure
