ATLS ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND 100%
VERIFIED CORRECT ANSWERS NEWEST VERSION
A patient is brought to the emergency department after a motor
vehicle crash. He is conscious and there is no obvious external
trauma. His blood pressure is 60/40 mm Hg and his heart rate is 70
beats per minute. His skin is warm. Which one of the following
statements is TRUE?
Select one:
a.
Vasoactive medications have no role in this patient's management.
b.
The hypotension should be managed with volume resuscitation
alone.
c.
Flexion and extension views of the c-spine should be performed
early.
d.
Abdominal visceral injuries can be excluded as a cause of
hypotension.
,e.
Flaccidity of the lower extremities and loss of deep tendon reflexes
are expected. -Answer:-e.
Flaccidity of the lower extremities and loss of deep tendon reflexes
are expected
Which one of the following is the most effective method for initially
treating frostbite?
Select one:
a.
moist heat
b.
early amputation
c.
padding and elevation
d.
vasodilators and heparin
e.
topical application of silver sulfadiazine -Answer:-a.
,moist heat
A 32-year-old man's right leg is trapped beneath his overturned car
for nearly 2 hours before he is extricated. On arrival to the
emergency department, his right lower extremity is cool, mottled,
insensate, and motionless. Despite normal vital signs, a pulse cannot
be palpated below the right femoral artery and the muscles of the
lower extremity are firm and hard. During the management of this
patient, which of the following is most likely to improve the chances
for limb salvage?
Select one:
a.
applying skeletal traction
b.
administering anticoagulant drugs
c.
administering thrombolytic therapy
d.
surgical consultation for right lower extremity fasciotomy
, e.
transferring the patient to the trauma center 120 km away -
Answer:-d.
surgical consultation for right lower extremity fasciotomy
A patient arrives in the emergency department after being beaten
about the head and face with a wooden club. He is comatose and has
a palpable depressed skull fracture. His face is swollen and
ecchymotic. He has gurgling respirations and vomitus on his face
and clothing. The most appropriate step after providing
supplemental oxygen and elevating his jaw is to:
Select one:
a.
request a CT scan
b.
insert a gastric tube
c.
suction the oropharynx
d.
VERIFIED CORRECT ANSWERS NEWEST VERSION
A patient is brought to the emergency department after a motor
vehicle crash. He is conscious and there is no obvious external
trauma. His blood pressure is 60/40 mm Hg and his heart rate is 70
beats per minute. His skin is warm. Which one of the following
statements is TRUE?
Select one:
a.
Vasoactive medications have no role in this patient's management.
b.
The hypotension should be managed with volume resuscitation
alone.
c.
Flexion and extension views of the c-spine should be performed
early.
d.
Abdominal visceral injuries can be excluded as a cause of
hypotension.
,e.
Flaccidity of the lower extremities and loss of deep tendon reflexes
are expected. -Answer:-e.
Flaccidity of the lower extremities and loss of deep tendon reflexes
are expected
Which one of the following is the most effective method for initially
treating frostbite?
Select one:
a.
moist heat
b.
early amputation
c.
padding and elevation
d.
vasodilators and heparin
e.
topical application of silver sulfadiazine -Answer:-a.
,moist heat
A 32-year-old man's right leg is trapped beneath his overturned car
for nearly 2 hours before he is extricated. On arrival to the
emergency department, his right lower extremity is cool, mottled,
insensate, and motionless. Despite normal vital signs, a pulse cannot
be palpated below the right femoral artery and the muscles of the
lower extremity are firm and hard. During the management of this
patient, which of the following is most likely to improve the chances
for limb salvage?
Select one:
a.
applying skeletal traction
b.
administering anticoagulant drugs
c.
administering thrombolytic therapy
d.
surgical consultation for right lower extremity fasciotomy
, e.
transferring the patient to the trauma center 120 km away -
Answer:-d.
surgical consultation for right lower extremity fasciotomy
A patient arrives in the emergency department after being beaten
about the head and face with a wooden club. He is comatose and has
a palpable depressed skull fracture. His face is swollen and
ecchymotic. He has gurgling respirations and vomitus on his face
and clothing. The most appropriate step after providing
supplemental oxygen and elevating his jaw is to:
Select one:
a.
request a CT scan
b.
insert a gastric tube
c.
suction the oropharynx
d.
