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Essential airway skills include manual clearing of the airway, manual maneuvers, suctioning and which of
the following?
A) Dual lumen airway
B) Endotracheal intubation
C) Laryngeal mask airway
D) Oropharyngeal airway - answer-;D) Oropharyngeal airway
Your patient is a middle aged male who crashed his motorcycle. He is unresponsive. After opening the
airway using a modified jaw thrust, you note the patient has respirations at a rate of 6. Auscultation
reveals breath sounds are absent on the left side. Which of the following is the most appropriate next
intervention?
A) Apply a non-rebreather mask
B) Begin ventilation with a BVM
C) Insert an endotracheal tube
D) Perform a needle decompression - answer-;B) Begin ventilation with a BVM
Which best describes shock?
A) Decreased Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS)
,B) Flushed, dry, hot skin combined with bradycardia
C) Generalized inadequate tissue perfusion
D) Low blood pressure combined with tachycardia - answer-;C) Generalized inadequate tissue perfusion
Your patient has a deep laceration to his antecubital fossa with significant bleeding. What is the most
appropriate initial action?
A) Apply a tourniquet
B) Apply direct pressure
C) Initiate rapid transport
D) Restore blood volume - answer-;B) Apply direct pressure
Hypotension of unknown etiology in a trauma patient should be assumed to result from which of the
following?
A) Blood loss
B) Cardiac tamponade
C) Spinal injury
D) Tension pneumothorax - answer-;A) Blood loss
Which assessment is most beneficial in differentiating hemorrhagic shock from neurogenic shock in the
prehospital setting?
A) Abdomen
B) Blood pressure
C) Neurologic status
D) Skin - answer-;D) Skin
The body initially compensates for blood loss through activation of which of the following?
, A) Parasympathetic nervous system
B) Reticular activating system
C) Spinal reflex arcs
D) Sympathetic nervous system - answer-;D) Sympathetic nervous system
Medication used by trauma patients for pre-existing conditions may cause which of the following?
A) Herbal preparations may enhance blood clotting
B) Anti-inflammatory agents may enhance blood clotting
C) Beta blockers may prevent tachycardia with blood loss
D) Calcium channel blockers may slow the onset of shock - answer-;C) Beta blockers may prevent
tachycardia with blood loss
The target blood pressure for a trauma patient with suspected intraabdominal hemorrhage is which of
the following?
A) 60 - 70mm Hg
B) 80 - 90 mm Hg
C) 100 - 110 mm Hg
D) 120 - 130 mm Hg - answer-;B) 80 - 90 mm Hg
Which best explains the mechanism by which gas exchange is impaired in pulmonary contusion?
A) Blood in the alveoli
B) Collapse of the alveoli
C) Compression of the lung tissue
D) Partial occlusion of the bronchi - answer-;A) Blood in the alveoli
Which of the following is a key finding that differentiates cardiac tamponade from tension
pneumothorax?
PHTLS Pre-Test and Post Test Exam Preparation /PHTLS
Pre-Test and Post Test Practice Exam With 500
Complete Questions And Correct Detailed Answers
|Already Graded A+|Brand New Version!!
Essential airway skills include manual clearing of the airway, manual maneuvers, suctioning and which of
the following?
A) Dual lumen airway
B) Endotracheal intubation
C) Laryngeal mask airway
D) Oropharyngeal airway - answer-;D) Oropharyngeal airway
Your patient is a middle aged male who crashed his motorcycle. He is unresponsive. After opening the
airway using a modified jaw thrust, you note the patient has respirations at a rate of 6. Auscultation
reveals breath sounds are absent on the left side. Which of the following is the most appropriate next
intervention?
A) Apply a non-rebreather mask
B) Begin ventilation with a BVM
C) Insert an endotracheal tube
D) Perform a needle decompression - answer-;B) Begin ventilation with a BVM
Which best describes shock?
A) Decreased Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS)
,B) Flushed, dry, hot skin combined with bradycardia
C) Generalized inadequate tissue perfusion
D) Low blood pressure combined with tachycardia - answer-;C) Generalized inadequate tissue perfusion
Your patient has a deep laceration to his antecubital fossa with significant bleeding. What is the most
appropriate initial action?
A) Apply a tourniquet
B) Apply direct pressure
C) Initiate rapid transport
D) Restore blood volume - answer-;B) Apply direct pressure
Hypotension of unknown etiology in a trauma patient should be assumed to result from which of the
following?
A) Blood loss
B) Cardiac tamponade
C) Spinal injury
D) Tension pneumothorax - answer-;A) Blood loss
Which assessment is most beneficial in differentiating hemorrhagic shock from neurogenic shock in the
prehospital setting?
A) Abdomen
B) Blood pressure
C) Neurologic status
D) Skin - answer-;D) Skin
The body initially compensates for blood loss through activation of which of the following?
, A) Parasympathetic nervous system
B) Reticular activating system
C) Spinal reflex arcs
D) Sympathetic nervous system - answer-;D) Sympathetic nervous system
Medication used by trauma patients for pre-existing conditions may cause which of the following?
A) Herbal preparations may enhance blood clotting
B) Anti-inflammatory agents may enhance blood clotting
C) Beta blockers may prevent tachycardia with blood loss
D) Calcium channel blockers may slow the onset of shock - answer-;C) Beta blockers may prevent
tachycardia with blood loss
The target blood pressure for a trauma patient with suspected intraabdominal hemorrhage is which of
the following?
A) 60 - 70mm Hg
B) 80 - 90 mm Hg
C) 100 - 110 mm Hg
D) 120 - 130 mm Hg - answer-;B) 80 - 90 mm Hg
Which best explains the mechanism by which gas exchange is impaired in pulmonary contusion?
A) Blood in the alveoli
B) Collapse of the alveoli
C) Compression of the lung tissue
D) Partial occlusion of the bronchi - answer-;A) Blood in the alveoli
Which of the following is a key finding that differentiates cardiac tamponade from tension
pneumothorax?
