PHTLS POST TEST 8TH EDITION TESTED QUESTIONS AND
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
◉ When energy produced by cells occurs during the state of inadequate oxygenation, it is referred to
as what condition?
Answer: anaerobic metabolism
◉ What sign of shock is not found during the primary survey?
Answer: low blood pressure measurement
◉ E.M.S. responds to a patient who has sustained a blunt injury to the head. She had a period of
unconsciousness followed by a brief period of consciousness and then became unresponsive just as
E.M.S. arrived. Based solely on this information, what is most likely her injury?
Answer: epidural hema-toma
, ◉ Inadvertent hyper-ventilation of a patient with suspected traumatic brain injury (TBI) may lead to
which complication?
Answer: cerebral vasoconstriction
◉ Spinal cord injuries can lead to hypo-tension due to what type of physiologic changes?
Answer: vasodilation below the level of injury
◉ Which subset of patients compensate for blood loss the longest?
Answer: pediatrics
◉ A 55-year-old male is found unconscious after being assaulted. Assessment reveals: snoring
respirations, brady-pnea, facial swelling, and unequal pupils. What is the most appropriate first step?
Answer: jaw thrust maneuver
◉ What is the best method for confirming proper placement of an endo-tracheal tube in a trauma
patient that has a palpable pulse?
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
◉ When energy produced by cells occurs during the state of inadequate oxygenation, it is referred to
as what condition?
Answer: anaerobic metabolism
◉ What sign of shock is not found during the primary survey?
Answer: low blood pressure measurement
◉ E.M.S. responds to a patient who has sustained a blunt injury to the head. She had a period of
unconsciousness followed by a brief period of consciousness and then became unresponsive just as
E.M.S. arrived. Based solely on this information, what is most likely her injury?
Answer: epidural hema-toma
, ◉ Inadvertent hyper-ventilation of a patient with suspected traumatic brain injury (TBI) may lead to
which complication?
Answer: cerebral vasoconstriction
◉ Spinal cord injuries can lead to hypo-tension due to what type of physiologic changes?
Answer: vasodilation below the level of injury
◉ Which subset of patients compensate for blood loss the longest?
Answer: pediatrics
◉ A 55-year-old male is found unconscious after being assaulted. Assessment reveals: snoring
respirations, brady-pnea, facial swelling, and unequal pupils. What is the most appropriate first step?
Answer: jaw thrust maneuver
◉ What is the best method for confirming proper placement of an endo-tracheal tube in a trauma
patient that has a palpable pulse?
