ATLS CERTIFICATION EVALUATION EXAMS
SOLVED QUESTIONS STUDY GUIDE
GUARANTEED TO PASS
◉ (*)Degree of burn that is characterized by bone involvement.
Answer: Fourth
◉ Complications of head trauma. Answer: Intracerebral hematoma
Extradural hematoma
Brain abscess
◉ Most common cause of laryngotracheal stenosis. Answer: Trauma
◉ Intervention that can help prevent development of acute renal
failure. Answer: Infusion of normal saline
◉ A 26-year-old male is resuscitated with blood transfusion after a
motor vehicle collision that was complicated by a fractured pelvis. A
few hours later, the patient becomes febrile, hypotensive with a
normal CVP, and oliguric. Upon examination, the patient is found to
be bleeding from the NG tube and IV sites. Which of the following is
the most likely diagnosis?
A. Hemorrhagic shock
B. Acute adrenal insufficiency
,C. Fat embolism syndrome
D. Transfusion reaction. Answer: D. Transfusion reaction
◉ Skin antiseptic. Answer: -Ethanol 70% is an effective skin
antiseptic
-Acetic acid can be used to treat Gram- skin infections
-Salicylic acid is used to treat certain skin yeast infections
◉ Class IV hemorrhage indicates what % blood loss. Answer: 55%
◉ How does shivering affect body temperature. Answer: Increases
body temperature
◉ Class III hemorrhage indicates what % of blood loss. Answer: 35%
◉ Management of a stable patient with kidney contusion. Answer:
Observation
◉ Associated with hypovolemic shock. Answer: -Inadequate tissue
perfusion with resultant tissue hypoxia
-Blood shunting to vital organs
-Decreased circulating blood volume and decreased venous return
-Low cardiac output
-Loss of less than 20% of the blood volume is usually without
symptom except for mild tachycardia
,-Patients become orthostatic with losses between 20 and 40%
-Shock is evidenced by tachycardia, hypotension, oliguria, flat neck
veins
◉ The most effective method of monitoring the success of
resuscitation during CPR?. Answer: Reactivity of pupils to light
◉ Used to ensure correct placement of endotracheal tube. Answer: -
Ultrasound
-Bilateral breath sounds
-Sustained end-tidal CO2
◉ Total body surface area involved in a burn in an adult to the
anterior chest and abdomen. Answer: 18%
◉ What is often caused by carotid massage?. Answer: Bradycardia
◉ Step in a patient diagnosed with tension pneumothorax. Answer: 1.
Needle decompression/ thoracotomy
2. Chest tube
◉ True statements regarding diaphragmatic injuries. Answer: -Blunt
diaphragmatic injuries are usually associated with skeletal trauma
-Penetrating diaphragmatic injuries may be missed
-Repair of traumatic diaphragmatic injuries usually does not require
prosthetic material
, ◉ First priority in the treatment of an unconscious patient. Answer:
Checking the pulse
◉ A patient involved in a road accident is brought to the emergency
department in an unconscious state. On arrival, her vitals show a
temperature of 96.4 degrees Fahrenheit, a respiration rate of 24
breaths per minute, a heart rate of 140 beats per minute, and a blood
pressure of 80/40 mm Hg. She is cold, shivering, and perspiring
profusely. She has bilateral reactive pupils but she does not respond to
pain. On physical examination, she has no obvious sign of external
bleeding. Which of the following cannot be the cause of hypotension
in this patient?
A. Pelvic fracture
B. Fracture of femur
C. Intracranial hemorrhage
D. Hemothorax. Answer: C. Intracranial hemorrhage
◉ A patient suffered a slash to his right neck. The wound is over the
mid-portion of the sternocleidomastoid. There is a large hematoma
and brisk bleeding when uncovered. He is stable. What is the next
step in management?
A. Get an angiogram
B. Close the wound in the ER
C. Take him to the operating room
D. CT scan to evaluate neck structure. Answer: C. Take him to the OR
SOLVED QUESTIONS STUDY GUIDE
GUARANTEED TO PASS
◉ (*)Degree of burn that is characterized by bone involvement.
Answer: Fourth
◉ Complications of head trauma. Answer: Intracerebral hematoma
Extradural hematoma
Brain abscess
◉ Most common cause of laryngotracheal stenosis. Answer: Trauma
◉ Intervention that can help prevent development of acute renal
failure. Answer: Infusion of normal saline
◉ A 26-year-old male is resuscitated with blood transfusion after a
motor vehicle collision that was complicated by a fractured pelvis. A
few hours later, the patient becomes febrile, hypotensive with a
normal CVP, and oliguric. Upon examination, the patient is found to
be bleeding from the NG tube and IV sites. Which of the following is
the most likely diagnosis?
A. Hemorrhagic shock
B. Acute adrenal insufficiency
,C. Fat embolism syndrome
D. Transfusion reaction. Answer: D. Transfusion reaction
◉ Skin antiseptic. Answer: -Ethanol 70% is an effective skin
antiseptic
-Acetic acid can be used to treat Gram- skin infections
-Salicylic acid is used to treat certain skin yeast infections
◉ Class IV hemorrhage indicates what % blood loss. Answer: 55%
◉ How does shivering affect body temperature. Answer: Increases
body temperature
◉ Class III hemorrhage indicates what % of blood loss. Answer: 35%
◉ Management of a stable patient with kidney contusion. Answer:
Observation
◉ Associated with hypovolemic shock. Answer: -Inadequate tissue
perfusion with resultant tissue hypoxia
-Blood shunting to vital organs
-Decreased circulating blood volume and decreased venous return
-Low cardiac output
-Loss of less than 20% of the blood volume is usually without
symptom except for mild tachycardia
,-Patients become orthostatic with losses between 20 and 40%
-Shock is evidenced by tachycardia, hypotension, oliguria, flat neck
veins
◉ The most effective method of monitoring the success of
resuscitation during CPR?. Answer: Reactivity of pupils to light
◉ Used to ensure correct placement of endotracheal tube. Answer: -
Ultrasound
-Bilateral breath sounds
-Sustained end-tidal CO2
◉ Total body surface area involved in a burn in an adult to the
anterior chest and abdomen. Answer: 18%
◉ What is often caused by carotid massage?. Answer: Bradycardia
◉ Step in a patient diagnosed with tension pneumothorax. Answer: 1.
Needle decompression/ thoracotomy
2. Chest tube
◉ True statements regarding diaphragmatic injuries. Answer: -Blunt
diaphragmatic injuries are usually associated with skeletal trauma
-Penetrating diaphragmatic injuries may be missed
-Repair of traumatic diaphragmatic injuries usually does not require
prosthetic material
, ◉ First priority in the treatment of an unconscious patient. Answer:
Checking the pulse
◉ A patient involved in a road accident is brought to the emergency
department in an unconscious state. On arrival, her vitals show a
temperature of 96.4 degrees Fahrenheit, a respiration rate of 24
breaths per minute, a heart rate of 140 beats per minute, and a blood
pressure of 80/40 mm Hg. She is cold, shivering, and perspiring
profusely. She has bilateral reactive pupils but she does not respond to
pain. On physical examination, she has no obvious sign of external
bleeding. Which of the following cannot be the cause of hypotension
in this patient?
A. Pelvic fracture
B. Fracture of femur
C. Intracranial hemorrhage
D. Hemothorax. Answer: C. Intracranial hemorrhage
◉ A patient suffered a slash to his right neck. The wound is over the
mid-portion of the sternocleidomastoid. There is a large hematoma
and brisk bleeding when uncovered. He is stable. What is the next
step in management?
A. Get an angiogram
B. Close the wound in the ER
C. Take him to the operating room
D. CT scan to evaluate neck structure. Answer: C. Take him to the OR
