ATLS10th Edition Post Test Exam Questions and Answers 100- Correct Grade A+ 2025

ATLS10th Edition Post Test Exam Questions and
Answers 100% Correct Grade A+ 2025
1. An 18-yeard- g




old, unhelmeted motorcyclist is brought by ambulance to the ED following a cr
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ash. He had decreased level of consciousness at the scene, but then was alert
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and conversational during transportation. Now his GCS is only 11. Which of th
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e following statements is TRUE?
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A. Cerebral perfusion is intact
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B. Intravascular volume status is normal g g g g




C. The patient is in a postictal state
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D. Intra-abdominal visceral injury is unlikely g g g g




E. The patient probably has an acute epidural hematoma:
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Answer>E. The patient proba- bly has an acute epidural hematoma
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2. A previously healthy, 70kg (175 pound) man suffers an estimated acute bl
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ood loss of two liters. Which one of the following statements apply to this pati
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,ent?

A. His pulse pressure will be widened
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B. His urinary output will be at the lower limits of normal
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C. He will have tachycardia, but no change in systolic blood pressure
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D. His systolic blood pressure will be decreased with a narrowed, pulse p
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ressure

E. His systolic blood pressure will be maintained with an elevated diastolic pr
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Answer>E. His systolic blood pressure will be maintained with an elevated dias-
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tolic pressure.
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3. The physioclogic hypervolemia of pregnancy has clinical significance in t
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he management of the severely injured gravid woman by
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A. Reducing the need for blood transfusiong g g g g




B. Increasing the risk of pulmonary edema g g g g g




C. Complicating the management of closed head injury g g g g g g




D. Increasing the volume of blood loss to produce shock/maternal hypoten-
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E. Reducing the volume of crystalloid required for resuscitation:
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g Answer> D. Increasing the volume of blood loss to produce shock
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,4. A 17-year- g




old helmeted motorcyclist loses consciousness when he is struck broad side
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by an automobile at an intersection. He arrives in the ED with a blood pressure
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of 140/92, pulse rate 88 beats per minute, a respiratory rate of 18 breaths per mi
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nue, and a GCS of 7. Appropriate initial immobilization of this patient should incl
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ude a semi-rigid cervical collar and:
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A. A scoop stretcher
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, B. A long spine board
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C. A short spine board
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D. Cervical traction tongs
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E. Pneumatic antishock garment:
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Answer>B. A long spine board
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5. During an altercation, a 36-year- g g g g




old man sustains a gunshot wound above the nipple line on the right, with an e
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xit wound posteriorly above the scapula on the right. He is transported by amb
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ulance to a community hospital. He is endotracheally intubated, close tube tho
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racostomy is performed, and 2 liters Ringers lactate solution are infused via 2 la
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rge-

caliber IV´s. His blood pressure now is 60/0mmHg, heart rate is 160 beats per mi
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nute, and respiratory rate is 14 breaths per minute (ventilated with 100% O2). T
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he most appropriate next step in managin this patient is:
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A. Laparotomy

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C. Arterial blood gas determination g g g




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