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TCAR POST TEST EXAM | ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS | LATEST UPDATE 2026/2027
| GRADED A+ | NEW | 100% GUARANTEED PASS.
1. A trauma patient has a heart rate of 92/min; systolic blood pressure is
115 mm Hg. This patient's shock index is
0.97
1.25
2.3
0.8 - ANSWER: 0.8
In the patient with an open fracture, IV antibiotics significantly decrease
the risk of osteomyelitis if administered within ____ of hospital arrival.
1 hour
4 hours
6 hours
8 hours - ANSWER: 1 hour
2. A young adult who fell from a third-floor balcony has a blood
pressure of 110/70 mm Hg and a heart rate of 108/min. Pulse pressure
is
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55 mm Hg 70
mm Hg
40 mm Hg
35 m Hg - ANSWER: 40 mm Hg
3. An amateur boxer sustained a powerful punch to the upper abdomen.
36 hours after the event, which of the following findings suggests
pancreatic injury?
Bowel sounds in the chest
Serum lipase elevation
Left shoulder pain
Blood in the urine - ANSWER: Serum lipase elevation
4. The goals of damage control surgery in the trauma patient include
each of the following EXCEPT
restoration of normal physiology. repair
of all traumatic injuries. early blood
product transfusion.
active hemorrhage control. - ANSWER: repair of all traumatic injuries.
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5. A hemodynamically stable patient was transfused 500 mL of red
blood cells. Approximately how much of that volume will remain in
the vascular space 60 minutes later?
250 mL 83
mL
333 mL
500 mL - ANSWER: 500 mL
Common causes of non-hemorrhagic fluid loss in the trauma patient
during the post-resuscitation phase of care include mechanical
ventilation and isotonic tube feedings. hypometabolism and interstitial
fluid shifts. diarrhea and hypertonic enteral formulas.
pressure dressings and renal contusions. - ANSWER: hypometabolism
and interstitial fluid shifts.
32. The primary goal of early, small-volume enteral feeding is to
support the intestinal mucosa and reduce
bacterial and toxin translocation. post-
traumatic muscle wasting. the
hyperglycemic stress response.
protein-calorie malnutrition. - ANSWER: bacterial and toxin
translocation.
TCAR POST TEST EXAM | ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS | LATEST UPDATE 2026/2027
| GRADED A+ | NEW | 100% GUARANTEED PASS.
1. A trauma patient has a heart rate of 92/min; systolic blood pressure is
115 mm Hg. This patient's shock index is
0.97
1.25
2.3
0.8 - ANSWER: 0.8
In the patient with an open fracture, IV antibiotics significantly decrease
the risk of osteomyelitis if administered within ____ of hospital arrival.
1 hour
4 hours
6 hours
8 hours - ANSWER: 1 hour
2. A young adult who fell from a third-floor balcony has a blood
pressure of 110/70 mm Hg and a heart rate of 108/min. Pulse pressure
is
,Page 2 of 20
55 mm Hg 70
mm Hg
40 mm Hg
35 m Hg - ANSWER: 40 mm Hg
3. An amateur boxer sustained a powerful punch to the upper abdomen.
36 hours after the event, which of the following findings suggests
pancreatic injury?
Bowel sounds in the chest
Serum lipase elevation
Left shoulder pain
Blood in the urine - ANSWER: Serum lipase elevation
4. The goals of damage control surgery in the trauma patient include
each of the following EXCEPT
restoration of normal physiology. repair
of all traumatic injuries. early blood
product transfusion.
active hemorrhage control. - ANSWER: repair of all traumatic injuries.
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5. A hemodynamically stable patient was transfused 500 mL of red
blood cells. Approximately how much of that volume will remain in
the vascular space 60 minutes later?
250 mL 83
mL
333 mL
500 mL - ANSWER: 500 mL
Common causes of non-hemorrhagic fluid loss in the trauma patient
during the post-resuscitation phase of care include mechanical
ventilation and isotonic tube feedings. hypometabolism and interstitial
fluid shifts. diarrhea and hypertonic enteral formulas.
pressure dressings and renal contusions. - ANSWER: hypometabolism
and interstitial fluid shifts.
32. The primary goal of early, small-volume enteral feeding is to
support the intestinal mucosa and reduce
bacterial and toxin translocation. post-
traumatic muscle wasting. the
hyperglycemic stress response.
protein-calorie malnutrition. - ANSWER: bacterial and toxin
translocation.
