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ATLS PRE-TEST EXAM LATEST 2026 ACTUAL
VERIFIED EXAM WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (100% VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+|| NEWEST
EXAM!!!!!||
The physiological hypervolemia of pregnancy has clinical
significance in the management of the severely injured,
gravid woman by: - Answer-- increasing the volume of
blood loss to produce maternal hypotension.
The best assessment of fluid resuscitation of the adult
burn patient is: - Answer-- urinary output of 0.5 mL/kg/hr
The diagnosis of shock must include: - Answer-- evidence
of inadequate organ perfusion
A 7-year-old boy is brought to the emergency department
by his parents several minutes after he fell through a
window. He is bleeding profusely from a 6-cm wound of
his medial right thigh. Immediate management of the
wound should consist of: - Answer-- direct pressure on the
wound
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For the patient with severe traumatic brain injury, profound
hypocarbia should be avoided to prevent: - Answer--
respiratory acidosis xxx
- metabolic acidosis
- *Cerebral vasoconstriction with diminished perfusion*
- neurogenic pulmonary edema
- shift of the oxyhemoglobin dissociation curve
After being involved in a motor vehicle crash, a 25-year-
old man is brought to a hospital that has surgery
capabilities available. Computed tomography of the chest
and abdomen shows an aortic injury and splenic laceration
with free abdominal fluid. His blood pressure falls to 70
mm Hg after CT. The next step is: - Answer-- perform an
exploratory laparotomy
Which one of the following statements regarding
abdominal trauma in the pregnant patient is TRUE? -
Answer-- The fetus is in jeopardy only with major
abdominal trauma.
- *Leakage of amniotic fluid is an indication for hospital
admission.*
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- Indications for peritoneal lavage are different from those
in the nonpregnant patient.
- With penetrating trauma, injury to the mother's abdominal
hollow viscus is more common in late than in early
pregnancy.
- The secondary survey follows a different pattern from
that of the nonpregnant patient.
A 22-year-old man is 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: - Answer--
*Re-examine the chest*
- Perform an aortogram
- Obtain a CT scan of the chest
- Obtain ABG analysis
- Transesophageal echocardiography
A construction worker falls two stories from a building and
sustains bilateral calcaneal fractures. In the emergency
ATLS PRE-TEST EXAM LATEST 2026 ACTUAL
VERIFIED EXAM WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (100% VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+|| NEWEST
EXAM!!!!!||
The physiological hypervolemia of pregnancy has clinical
significance in the management of the severely injured,
gravid woman by: - Answer-- increasing the volume of
blood loss to produce maternal hypotension.
The best assessment of fluid resuscitation of the adult
burn patient is: - Answer-- urinary output of 0.5 mL/kg/hr
The diagnosis of shock must include: - Answer-- evidence
of inadequate organ perfusion
A 7-year-old boy is brought to the emergency department
by his parents several minutes after he fell through a
window. He is bleeding profusely from a 6-cm wound of
his medial right thigh. Immediate management of the
wound should consist of: - Answer-- direct pressure on the
wound
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For the patient with severe traumatic brain injury, profound
hypocarbia should be avoided to prevent: - Answer--
respiratory acidosis xxx
- metabolic acidosis
- *Cerebral vasoconstriction with diminished perfusion*
- neurogenic pulmonary edema
- shift of the oxyhemoglobin dissociation curve
After being involved in a motor vehicle crash, a 25-year-
old man is brought to a hospital that has surgery
capabilities available. Computed tomography of the chest
and abdomen shows an aortic injury and splenic laceration
with free abdominal fluid. His blood pressure falls to 70
mm Hg after CT. The next step is: - Answer-- perform an
exploratory laparotomy
Which one of the following statements regarding
abdominal trauma in the pregnant patient is TRUE? -
Answer-- The fetus is in jeopardy only with major
abdominal trauma.
- *Leakage of amniotic fluid is an indication for hospital
admission.*
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- Indications for peritoneal lavage are different from those
in the nonpregnant patient.
- With penetrating trauma, injury to the mother's abdominal
hollow viscus is more common in late than in early
pregnancy.
- The secondary survey follows a different pattern from
that of the nonpregnant patient.
A 22-year-old man is 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: - Answer--
*Re-examine the chest*
- Perform an aortogram
- Obtain a CT scan of the chest
- Obtain ABG analysis
- Transesophageal echocardiography
A construction worker falls two stories from a building and
sustains bilateral calcaneal fractures. In the emergency
