ATLS POST TEST EXAM/ ATLS POST TEST QUIZ 2024 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+

16. To establish a diagnosis of shock: systolic blood pressure must be below 90 mm Hg. the presence of a closed head injury should be excluded. acidosis should be present by arterial blood gas analysis. the patient must fail to respond to intravenous fluid . clinical evidence of inadequate organ perfusion must be present. 17. Absence of breath sounds and dullness to percussion over the left hemithorax are fmdings best explained by: left hemothorax. cardiac contusion. left simple pneumothorax. left diaphragmatic rupture. right tension pneumothorax. 18. 17-year-old helmeted motorcyclist is struck broadside by an automobile at an intersection. He is unconscious at the scene with a blood pressure of 140/90 mm Hg, heart rate of 90 beats per mi