ATLS POST TEST II (SOAL POST TEST VERSION) EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS GUARANTEED
PASS
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 2 liters of crystalloid solution
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. His breath sounds are
decreased in the left hemithorax, and after initial IV fluid resuscitation, a closed tube
thoracostomy is performed for decreased left 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:
a) reexamine the chest.
b) perform an aortogram.
c) obtain a CT scan of the chest.
d) obtain arterial blood gas analyses - ANSWER ->a) reexamine the chest
Which one of the following physical findings suggests a cause of hypotension other than
spinal cord injury?
a) priapism.
b) bradycardia.
c) diaphragmatic breathing.
d) presence of deep tendon reflexes. - ANSWER ->d) presence of deep tendon
reflexes.
A construction worker falls two stories from a building and sustains bilateral calcaneal
fractures. In the emergency department, he is alert, vital signs are normal, and he is
,
,
,
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS GUARANTEED
PASS
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 2 liters of crystalloid solution
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. His breath sounds are
decreased in the left hemithorax, and after initial IV fluid resuscitation, a closed tube
thoracostomy is performed for decreased left 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:
a) reexamine the chest.
b) perform an aortogram.
c) obtain a CT scan of the chest.
d) obtain arterial blood gas analyses - ANSWER ->a) reexamine the chest
Which one of the following physical findings suggests a cause of hypotension other than
spinal cord injury?
a) priapism.
b) bradycardia.
c) diaphragmatic breathing.
d) presence of deep tendon reflexes. - ANSWER ->d) presence of deep tendon
reflexes.
A construction worker falls two stories from a building and sustains bilateral calcaneal
fractures. In the emergency department, he is alert, vital signs are normal, and he is
,
,
,
