ATLS Post Test 10th Edition Questions
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Which of the following is least reliable for diagnosing esophageal intubation?
ETT above carina on chest x ray
Which of the following signs necessitates the need for a definitive airway in severe trauma patient?
Severe maxillofacial trauma
Twenty seven people are severely injured in an aircraft crash at a local airport. The principles of triage
include:
Produce the greatest number of survivors based on available resources
Which of the following statements are correct?
Cerebral contusions may coalesce to form an intracerebral hematoma
The primary indication for transferring a patient to a higher level trauma center is:
Resource limitations as determined by the transferring doctor
A teenaged bicycle rider is hit by a truck traveling at high speed. In the emergency department, she is
actively bleeding from open fractures of her legs, and has abrasions on her chest and abdominal wall.
, Her blood pressure is 80/50 mm Hg, heart rate is 140 beats per minute, respiratory rate is 8 breaths per
minute, and GCS score is 6. The first step in managing this patient is to:
a) obtain a lateral cervical spine xray.
b) administer 2 liters of crystalloid solution.
c) insert a central venous pressure line.
d) perform endotracheal intubation and ventilation.
D. Perform endotracheal intubation and ventilation
Contraindication to nasogastric intubation is the presence of a:
Fracture of the cribiform plate
Which of the following statements regarding patients with thoracic spine injuries is true?
Log rolling may be destabilizing to fractures from T12-L1
A young man sustains a rifle wound to the mid-abdomen. 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 laparoscopy
D. Abdominal ultrasonography
E. A diagnostic peritoneal lavage
A celiotomy
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Which of the following is least reliable for diagnosing esophageal intubation?
ETT above carina on chest x ray
Which of the following signs necessitates the need for a definitive airway in severe trauma patient?
Severe maxillofacial trauma
Twenty seven people are severely injured in an aircraft crash at a local airport. The principles of triage
include:
Produce the greatest number of survivors based on available resources
Which of the following statements are correct?
Cerebral contusions may coalesce to form an intracerebral hematoma
The primary indication for transferring a patient to a higher level trauma center is:
Resource limitations as determined by the transferring doctor
A teenaged bicycle rider is hit by a truck traveling at high speed. In the emergency department, she is
actively bleeding from open fractures of her legs, and has abrasions on her chest and abdominal wall.
, Her blood pressure is 80/50 mm Hg, heart rate is 140 beats per minute, respiratory rate is 8 breaths per
minute, and GCS score is 6. The first step in managing this patient is to:
a) obtain a lateral cervical spine xray.
b) administer 2 liters of crystalloid solution.
c) insert a central venous pressure line.
d) perform endotracheal intubation and ventilation.
D. Perform endotracheal intubation and ventilation
Contraindication to nasogastric intubation is the presence of a:
Fracture of the cribiform plate
Which of the following statements regarding patients with thoracic spine injuries is true?
Log rolling may be destabilizing to fractures from T12-L1
A young man sustains a rifle wound to the mid-abdomen. 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 laparoscopy
D. Abdominal ultrasonography
E. A diagnostic peritoneal lavage
A celiotomy
