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 ✔✔✔ Correct Answer >
C. Skull films
D. Admit for observation - 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,
, ✔✔✔ Correct Answer >
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 - C. Acute epidural
hematoma
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 - B. ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Head CT
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 - C. ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Bilateral
deterioration of functioning
The most common complication after nasotracheal intubation is:
A. Epistaxis
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 ✔✔✔ Correct Answer >
C. Skull films
D. Admit for observation - 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,
, ✔✔✔ Correct Answer >
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 - C. Acute epidural
hematoma
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 - B. ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Head CT
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 - C. ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Bilateral
deterioration of functioning
The most common complication after nasotracheal intubation is:
A. Epistaxis
