ATLS POST TEST EXAM (4 LATEST VERSIONS) | 2026/2027
COMPLETE ATLS POST TEST EXAM QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS | GRADED A+ | NEWEST VERSION.
A 13-year-old boy fell while riding his bicycle and hit his head. He was
unconscious for 4 or 5 minutes. He vomited twice. He has no memory
of the event or a headache. His exam is entirely normal. Glasgow coma
score is 15. Select the next step in management.
A. Discharge home with concussion instructions
B. CT of the head
C. Skull films
D. Admit for observation - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > B. CT of the head
A healthy 24-year-old is involved in a motor vehicle accident. He loses
consciousness but regains it within a few hours and appears normal to
friends. He later presents to the emergency room very lethargic, weak,
,and with a dilated pupil on the left side. The patient most likely has
which of the following conditions?
A. Acute subdural hematoma
B. Subarachnoid hemorrhage
C. Acute epidural hematoma
D. Intra-cerebral hemorrhage - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > C. Acute epidural
hematoma
What occurs in patients developing a central herniation of the brain?
A. One sided paralysis
B. Pupillary constriction
C. Bilateral deterioration of functioning
D. Lower extremity paralysis - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > C. Bilateral
deterioration of functioning
What is the MOST sensitive test used to make a diagnosis of skull
fracture?
A. Physical exam
,B. Head CT
C. Skull radiographs
D. MRI - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > B. Head CT
The most common complication after nasotracheal intubation is:
A. Epistaxis
B. Nasal congestion
C. Infection
D. Aspiration - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > A. Epistaxis
True about depressed skull fractures - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Any bone
fragment displaced > 1 cm inward should be elevated surgically
During CPR, the highest amount of blood flow is observed with which
technique? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > High impulse CPR at 100-120
compressions per min
What is the main bleeding source in a subdural hematoma?
, A. Capillary
B. Venous
C. Arterial
D. Mix type - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > B. Venous
Central venous pressure is reflective of: - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Pressure
of blood returning to the heart
Blood containing HIV that is spilled on the floor can be disinfected with
which of the following?
A. Benzene
B. Sodium hypochlorite
COMPLETE ATLS POST TEST EXAM QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS | GRADED A+ | NEWEST VERSION.
A 13-year-old boy fell while riding his bicycle and hit his head. He was
unconscious for 4 or 5 minutes. He vomited twice. He has no memory
of the event or a headache. His exam is entirely normal. Glasgow coma
score is 15. Select the next step in management.
A. Discharge home with concussion instructions
B. CT of the head
C. Skull films
D. Admit for observation - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > B. CT of the head
A healthy 24-year-old is involved in a motor vehicle accident. He loses
consciousness but regains it within a few hours and appears normal to
friends. He later presents to the emergency room very lethargic, weak,
,and with a dilated pupil on the left side. The patient most likely has
which of the following conditions?
A. Acute subdural hematoma
B. Subarachnoid hemorrhage
C. Acute epidural hematoma
D. Intra-cerebral hemorrhage - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > C. Acute epidural
hematoma
What occurs in patients developing a central herniation of the brain?
A. One sided paralysis
B. Pupillary constriction
C. Bilateral deterioration of functioning
D. Lower extremity paralysis - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > C. Bilateral
deterioration of functioning
What is the MOST sensitive test used to make a diagnosis of skull
fracture?
A. Physical exam
,B. Head CT
C. Skull radiographs
D. MRI - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > B. Head CT
The most common complication after nasotracheal intubation is:
A. Epistaxis
B. Nasal congestion
C. Infection
D. Aspiration - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > A. Epistaxis
True about depressed skull fractures - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Any bone
fragment displaced > 1 cm inward should be elevated surgically
During CPR, the highest amount of blood flow is observed with which
technique? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > High impulse CPR at 100-120
compressions per min
What is the main bleeding source in a subdural hematoma?
, A. Capillary
B. Venous
C. Arterial
D. Mix type - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > B. Venous
Central venous pressure is reflective of: - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Pressure
of blood returning to the heart
Blood containing HIV that is spilled on the floor can be disinfected with
which of the following?
A. Benzene
B. Sodium hypochlorite
