ATCN Actual Review Exam Bank – Trauma, Shock & Pneumothorax Q&A

ATCN ACTUAL REVIEW EXAM QUESTIONS
BANK; COMPLETE ACCURATE QUIZZES
WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS


10 Signs and sx of tension pneumothorax - correct
answer- 1.chest pain
2.air hunger
3.respiratory distress
4.tachycardia
5.hypotension
6.tracheal deviation away from injury
7.unilateral absence of breath sounds
8.elevated hemithorax w/out respiratory movement
9.neck vein distention
10.cyanosis (late sign)


Acid base balance, base deficit and shock - correct
answer- 1.Metabolic acidosis is corrected by control
of hemorrhage and admin of fluids and blood

, 2.The degree of metabolic acidosis is measured by the
base deficit from the abg's. The base deficit helps
estimate level of perfusion and pt's response to
resuscitation


Base deficit chart 1. normal 2. mild 3. moderate 4. severe
- correct answer- 1. Normal -2 to 2
2. Mild -5 to -3
3. Moderate -9 to -6*** (-6 or more indicates severe
injury and significant mortality)
4. Severe -10 or more


blunt cardiac injury s and sx - correct answer-
sx can be slow and gradual and silent. hypotension,
tachycardia, arrhythmias and dysrhythmias, visible
trauma, distended neck veins, muffled heart sounds, and
other signs of shock.
Note: rapid deceleration


define shock - correct answer- an abnormality
of the circulatory system that results in inadequate organ