ATLS PRACTICE EXAM LATEST 2024/2025 QUESTION AND CORRECT ANSWERS GRADE A+

ATLS PRACTICE EXAM LATEST 2024/2025 QUESTION AND CORRECT ANSWERS GRADE A+ A patient involved in a road accident is brought to the emergency department in an unconscious state. On arrival, her vitals show a temperature of 96.4 degrees Fahrenheit, a respiration rate of 24 breaths per minute, a heart rate of 140 beats per minute, a nd a blood pressure of 80/40 mm Hg. She is cold, shivering, and perspiring profusely. She has bilateral reactive pupils but she does not respond to pain. On physical examination, she has no obvious sign of external bleeding. Which of the following cannot b e the cause of hypotension in this patient? A. Pelvic fracture B. Fracture of femur C. Intracranial hemorrhage D. Hemothorax ✔ANSWER✔C. Intracranial hemorrhage A patient suffered a slash to his right neck. The wound is over the mid -portion of the sternocleidomastoid. There is a large hematoma and brisk bleeding when uncovered. He is stable. What is the next step in management? A. Get an angiogram B. Close the wound in the ER C. Take him to the operating room D. CT scan to evaluate neck structure ✔ANSWER✔C. Take him to the OR A patient involved in a road accident is brought to the emergency department in an unconscious state. On arrival, her vitals show a temperature of 96.4 degrees Fahrenheit, a respiration rate of 24 breaths per minute, a heart rate of 140 beats per minute, a nd a blood pressure of 80/40 mm Hg. She is cold, shivering, and perspiring profusely. She has bilateral reactive pupils but she does not respond to pain. On physical examination, she has no obvious sign of external bleeding. Which of the following cannot b e the cause of hypotension in this patient? A. Pelvic fracture B. Fracture of femur C. Intracranial hemorrhage D. Hemothorax ✔ANSWER✔C. Intracranial hemorrhage A patient suffered a slash to his right neck. The wound is over the mid -portion of the sternocleidomastoid. There is a large hematoma and brisk bleeding when uncovered. He is stable. What is the next step in management? A. Get an angiogram B. Close the wound in the ER C. Take him to the operating room D. CT scan to evaluate neck structure ✔ANSWER✔C. Take him to the OR (*)Degree of burn that is characterized by bone involvement ✔ANSWER✔Fourth Complications of head trauma ✔ANSWER✔Intracerebral hematoma Extradural hematoma Brain abscess Most common cause of laryngotracheal stenosis ✔ANSWER✔Trauma Intervention that can help prevent development of acute renal failure ✔ANSWER✔Infusion of normal saline A 26 -year -old male is resuscitated with blood transfusion after a motor vehicle collision that was complicated by a fractured pelvis. A few hours later, the patient becomes febrile, hypotensive with a normal CVP , and oliguric. Upon examination, the patient is found to be bleeding from the NG tube and IV sites. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis? A. Hemorrhagic shock B. Acute adrenal insufficiency C. Fat embolism syndrome D. Transfusion reaction ✔ANSWER✔D. Transfusion reaction Skin antiseptic ✔ANSWER✔-Ethanol 70% is an effective skin antiseptic -Acetic acid can be used to treat Gram - skin infections -Salicylic acid is used to treat certain skin yeast infections Class IV hemorrhage indicates what % blood loss ✔ANSWER✔55% How does shivering affect body temperature ✔ANSWER✔Increases body temperature Class III hemorrhage indicates what % of blood loss ✔ANSWER✔35% Management of a stable patient with kidney contusion ✔ANSWER✔Observation A patient involved in a road accident is brought to the emergency department in an unconscious state. On arrival, her vitals show a temperature of 96.4 degrees Fahrenheit, a respiration rate of 24 breaths per minute, a heart rate of 140 beats per minute, a nd a blood pressure of 80/40 mm Hg. She is cold, shivering, and perspiring profusely. She has bilateral reactive pupils but she does not respond to pain. On physical examination, she has no obvious sign of external bleeding. Which of the following cannot b e the cause of hypotension in this patient? A. Pelvic fracture B. Fracture of femur C. Intracranial hemorrhage D. Hemothorax ✔ANSWER✔C. Intracranial hemorrhage A patient suffered a slash to his right neck. The wound is over the mid -portion of the sternocleidomastoid. There is a large hematoma and brisk bleeding when uncovered. He is stable. What is the next step in management? A. Get an angiogram B. Close the wound in the ER