ATLS MCQ Test 1 Latest 2023/24 With Complete
Solution
A 22-year-old man is hypotensive and tachycardic after a shotgun wound to the left
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shoulder. His blood pressure is initially 80/40 mm Hg. After initial fluid
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resuscitation his blood pressure increases to 122/84 mm Hg. His heart rate is now
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100 beats per minute and his respiratory rate is 28 breaths per minute. A tube
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thoracostomy is performed for decreased left chest breath sounds with the return
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of a small amount of blood and no air leak. After chest tube insertion, the most
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appropriate next step is:
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reexamine the chest l/ l/
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perform an aortogram l/ l/
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d.
obtain arterial blood gas analyses
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e.
perform transesophageal echocardiography - Verified ANS ✔✔ - A) Reexamine
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the chest
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,A construction worker falls two stories from a building and sustains bilateral
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calcaneal fractures. In the emergency department, he is alert, vital signs are
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normal, and he is complaining of severe pain in both heels and his lower back.
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Lower extremity pulses are strong and there is no other deformity. The suspected
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diagnosis is most likely to be confirmed by:
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Select one:
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a.
angiography
b.
compartment pressures l/
c.
retrograde urethrogram l/
d.
Doppler ultrasound studies
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e.
complete spine x-ray series - Verified ANS ✔✔ - e) Complete spine x-ray series
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Which of the following is true regarding the initial resuscitation of a trauma
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patient?
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a.
A patient that presents with a torso gunshot wound and is hypotensive should
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receive crystalloid fluid resuscitation until the blood pressure is normal
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b.
Evidence of improved perfusion after fluid resuscitation could include
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improvement in Glasgow coma scale score on reevaluation
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, c.
Massive transfusion is defined as transfusion of more than >10 of packed red blood
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cells and plasma in 24 hours
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d.
When tranexamic acid is administered by pre-hospital providers a second dose is
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required within 24 hours
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e.
Fluid resuscitation is far more important than bleeding control in trauma patients -
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Verified ANS ✔✔ - b.
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Evidence of improved perfusion after fluid resuscitation could include
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improvement in Glasgow coma scale score on reevaluation
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In managing a patient with a severe traumatic brain injury, the most important
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initial step is to:
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a.
Secure the airway l/ l/
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obtain a c-spine filml/ l/ l/
c.
support the circulation l/ l/
d.
control scalp hemorrhage l/ l/
e.
determine the GCS score l/ l/ l/
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Solution
A 22-year-old man is hypotensive and tachycardic after a shotgun wound to the left
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shoulder. His blood pressure is initially 80/40 mm Hg. After initial fluid
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resuscitation his blood pressure increases to 122/84 mm Hg. His heart rate is now
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100 beats per minute and his respiratory rate is 28 breaths per minute. A tube
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thoracostomy is performed for decreased left chest breath sounds with the return
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of a small amount of blood and no air leak. After chest tube insertion, the most
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appropriate next step is:
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Select one: l/
a.
reexamine the chest l/ l/
b.
perform an aortogram l/ l/
c.
obtain a CT scan of the chest l/ l/ l/ l/ l/ l/
d.
obtain arterial blood gas analyses
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e.
perform transesophageal echocardiography - Verified ANS ✔✔ - A) Reexamine
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the chest
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,A construction worker falls two stories from a building and sustains bilateral
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calcaneal fractures. In the emergency department, he is alert, vital signs are
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normal, and he is complaining of severe pain in both heels and his lower back.
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Lower extremity pulses are strong and there is no other deformity. The suspected
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diagnosis is most likely to be confirmed by:
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Select one:
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a.
angiography
b.
compartment pressures l/
c.
retrograde urethrogram l/
d.
Doppler ultrasound studies
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e.
complete spine x-ray series - Verified ANS ✔✔ - e) Complete spine x-ray series
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Which of the following is true regarding the initial resuscitation of a trauma
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patient?
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Select one:
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a.
A patient that presents with a torso gunshot wound and is hypotensive should
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receive crystalloid fluid resuscitation until the blood pressure is normal
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b.
Evidence of improved perfusion after fluid resuscitation could include
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improvement in Glasgow coma scale score on reevaluation
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, c.
Massive transfusion is defined as transfusion of more than >10 of packed red blood
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cells and plasma in 24 hours
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d.
When tranexamic acid is administered by pre-hospital providers a second dose is
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required within 24 hours
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e.
Fluid resuscitation is far more important than bleeding control in trauma patients -
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Verified ANS ✔✔ - b.
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Evidence of improved perfusion after fluid resuscitation could include
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improvement in Glasgow coma scale score on reevaluation
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In managing a patient with a severe traumatic brain injury, the most important
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initial step is to:
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Select one: l/
a.
Secure the airway l/ l/
b.
obtain a c-spine filml/ l/ l/
c.
support the circulation l/ l/
d.
control scalp hemorrhage l/ l/
e.
determine the GCS score l/ l/ l/
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