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2025/2026 ACTUAL EXAM
250 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (100% VERIFIED
ANSWERS)
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A 22-year-old man is re-examine the chest
hypotensive and
tachycardic after a
shotgun wound to the left
shoulder. His blood
pressure is initially 80/40
mm Hg. After initial fluid
resuscitation his blood
pressure increases to
122/84 mm Hg. His heart
rate is now 100 beats per
minute and his respiratory
rate is 28 breaths per
minute. A tube
thoracostomy is
performed for decreased
left chest breath sounds
with the return of a small
amount of blood and no
air leak. After chest tube
insertion, the most
appropriate next step is:
, A construction worker complete spine x-ray series
falls two stories from a
building and sustains
bilateral calcaneal
fractures. In the
emergency department,
he is alert, vital signs are
normal, and he is
complaining of severe
pain in both heels and his
lower back. Lower
extremity pulses are
strong and there is no
other deformity. The
suspected diagnosis is
most likely to be
confirmed by:
Which of the following is Evidence of improved perfusion after fluid
true regarding the initial resuscitation could include improvement in Glasgow
resuscitation of a trauma Coma Scale score on reevaluation.
patient?
In managing a patient with secure the airway
a severe traumatic brain
injury, the most important
initial step is to:
A previously healthy, 70- An ABG would demonstrate a base deficit between -6
kg (154-pound) man and -10 mEq/L.
suffers an estimated acute
blood loss of 2 liters.
Which one of the
following statements
applies to this patient?
2025/2026 ACTUAL EXAM
250 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (100% VERIFIED
ANSWERS)
Terms in this set (274) Hide definitions
A 22-year-old man is re-examine the chest
hypotensive and
tachycardic after a
shotgun wound to the left
shoulder. His blood
pressure is initially 80/40
mm Hg. After initial fluid
resuscitation his blood
pressure increases to
122/84 mm Hg. His heart
rate is now 100 beats per
minute and his respiratory
rate is 28 breaths per
minute. A tube
thoracostomy is
performed for decreased
left chest breath sounds
with the return of a small
amount of blood and no
air leak. After chest tube
insertion, the most
appropriate next step is:
, A construction worker complete spine x-ray series
falls two stories from a
building and sustains
bilateral calcaneal
fractures. In the
emergency department,
he is alert, vital signs are
normal, and he is
complaining of severe
pain in both heels and his
lower back. Lower
extremity pulses are
strong and there is no
other deformity. The
suspected diagnosis is
most likely to be
confirmed by:
Which of the following is Evidence of improved perfusion after fluid
true regarding the initial resuscitation could include improvement in Glasgow
resuscitation of a trauma Coma Scale score on reevaluation.
patient?
In managing a patient with secure the airway
a severe traumatic brain
injury, the most important
initial step is to:
A previously healthy, 70- An ABG would demonstrate a base deficit between -6
kg (154-pound) man and -10 mEq/L.
suffers an estimated acute
blood loss of 2 liters.
Which one of the
following statements
applies to this patient?
