ATLS POST TEST 4 NEWEST VERSIN / 170+ ACTUAL
EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS | A
GRADE
Terms in this set (175)
Which of the following is C. Warm (40 degrees) water
the recommended Method
for trestemt frostbite? A.
Vasodilators
B. Anticigulants
C. Warm (40
degrees)water
D. Padding and
elevationE. Application of
heat from a hairdryer
D. Presence of deep tendon reflexes. Spinal shock refers to
Which of the following loss of muscle toe (flaccidty) and loss of reflexes.
physical findings suggest a
cause of hypotension other
than spinal cord injury? A.
Prispism
B. Bradycardia C.
Diaphragmatic
breathing
D. Presence of
deeptendon reflexes
E. Ability to flex
forearmsbut not extend them
,The primary indication for C. Resource limitations as determined by the transferring
transferring A patient to a doctor (MÅ SJEKKES)
higher level trauma center
is:
A. Unavailibility of
surgeonor operating staff
B. Multiple system
injuries,including severe
head injury
C. Resource limitations
asdetermined by the
transferring doctor
D. Resource limitations
asdetermined by the
hospital administration
E. Widened
mediastinumon chest x-ray
following blunt trauma
,A young man sustains a rifle A. Laparotomy because of hemodynamic abnormality
wound to the midabdomen.
He is brought promptly to
the ED by prehospital
personnel. His skin is cool
and diaphoretic, and his
systolic blood pressure is
58mmHg. Warmed
crystalloid fluids are
initiated without
improvement in his vital
signs. The next, most
appropriate, step is to
perform: A. a laparotomy
B. An abdominal CT-scan
C. Diagnostic
laparoscopyD. Abdominal
ultrasonography
E. A diagnostic peritoneal
lavage
, A 42-year-old man is trapped MÅ SJEKKES
from the waist down beneath
his overturned tractor for
several hours before medical
assistance arrives. He is
awake and alert until just
before arriving in the ED. He
is now unconscious and
responds only to painful
stimuli by moaning. His pupils
are 3mm in diameter and
symmetrically reactive to
light. Prehospital personnel
indicate that they have not
seen the patient move either
of his lower extremities. On
examination in the ED, no
movement of his lower
extremities are detected,
even in response to painful
stimuli. The most likely cause
for this finding is:
A. An epidural
hematoma
B. A pelvic fracture
C. Central cord
syndromeD. Intracerebral
hemorrhage
E. Bilateral compartment
syndrome
EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS | A
GRADE
Terms in this set (175)
Which of the following is C. Warm (40 degrees) water
the recommended Method
for trestemt frostbite? A.
Vasodilators
B. Anticigulants
C. Warm (40
degrees)water
D. Padding and
elevationE. Application of
heat from a hairdryer
D. Presence of deep tendon reflexes. Spinal shock refers to
Which of the following loss of muscle toe (flaccidty) and loss of reflexes.
physical findings suggest a
cause of hypotension other
than spinal cord injury? A.
Prispism
B. Bradycardia C.
Diaphragmatic
breathing
D. Presence of
deeptendon reflexes
E. Ability to flex
forearmsbut not extend them
,The primary indication for C. Resource limitations as determined by the transferring
transferring A patient to a doctor (MÅ SJEKKES)
higher level trauma center
is:
A. Unavailibility of
surgeonor operating staff
B. Multiple system
injuries,including severe
head injury
C. Resource limitations
asdetermined by the
transferring doctor
D. Resource limitations
asdetermined by the
hospital administration
E. Widened
mediastinumon chest x-ray
following blunt trauma
,A young man sustains a rifle A. Laparotomy because of hemodynamic abnormality
wound to the midabdomen.
He is brought promptly to
the ED by prehospital
personnel. His skin is cool
and diaphoretic, and his
systolic blood pressure is
58mmHg. Warmed
crystalloid fluids are
initiated without
improvement in his vital
signs. The next, most
appropriate, step is to
perform: A. a laparotomy
B. An abdominal CT-scan
C. Diagnostic
laparoscopyD. Abdominal
ultrasonography
E. A diagnostic peritoneal
lavage
, A 42-year-old man is trapped MÅ SJEKKES
from the waist down beneath
his overturned tractor for
several hours before medical
assistance arrives. He is
awake and alert until just
before arriving in the ED. He
is now unconscious and
responds only to painful
stimuli by moaning. His pupils
are 3mm in diameter and
symmetrically reactive to
light. Prehospital personnel
indicate that they have not
seen the patient move either
of his lower extremities. On
examination in the ED, no
movement of his lower
extremities are detected,
even in response to painful
stimuli. The most likely cause
for this finding is:
A. An epidural
hematoma
B. A pelvic fracture
C. Central cord
syndromeD. Intracerebral
hemorrhage
E. Bilateral compartment
syndrome
