TNS study guide sample questions WITH
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Orthopedic .surgeon .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-An .adult .presents .with .an .epidural
.hematoma .and .open .femur .fracture. .The .trauma .surgeon .declares .these .to .be
.isolated .injuries, .consults .orthopedics .and .neurosurgery .for .immediate
.operative .intervention .and .signs .off .the .case. .Anesthesia .is .tied .up .in .surgery
.and .asks .they .be .given .an .extra .60 .minutes .to .locate .a .second
.anesthesiologist. .the .neurosurgeon .arrives .in .the .OR .in .90 .minutes. .Both .the
.craniotomy .and .femur .repair .are .started .2.5 .hours .later. .
Based .on .the .Illinois .trauma .center .rules, .which .provider .met .the .level .2
.requirements?
Hypovolemia .and .need .for .fluid .resuscitation .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-What .does
.a .central .venous .pressure .of .2mmHg .reflect .in .an .adult .with .multiple .trauma?
Lactated .Ringers .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Isotonic .IV .solution
pO2 .45mmHg .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Which .of .these .would .cause .vasodilation .of
.cerebral .blood .vessels? .(pO2 .45 .mmHg; .pO2 .90 .mmHg; .pCO2 .30mmHg; .pCO2
.40mmHg)
Pulmonary .embolism .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Condition .that .increases .anatomic
.dead .space
Cricothyrotomy .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Which .definitive .airway .access .method .is
.indicated .for .an .awake .adult .who .presents .with .massive .facial .trauma, .no
.detectable .nasal .or .oral .openings, .and .extremely .labored .ventilations .with .loud
.gurgling .sounds?
Surgery .to .stop .the .hemorrhage .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-An .adult .presents .to .the
.ED .after .being .struck .in .the .abdomen .with .a .baseball .bat. .FAST .exam .shows .a
.massive .splenic .hemorrhage. .ABG .results: .pH .6.9; .pCO2 .42; .pO2 .80; .HCO3 .18.
.Base .deficit .12mEq/L. .VS: .BP .94/60; .P130. .What .is .the .definitive .intervention
.for .this .patient?
100% VERIFIED SOLUTIONS, SCORED A+
Orthopedic .surgeon .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-An .adult .presents .with .an .epidural
.hematoma .and .open .femur .fracture. .The .trauma .surgeon .declares .these .to .be
.isolated .injuries, .consults .orthopedics .and .neurosurgery .for .immediate
.operative .intervention .and .signs .off .the .case. .Anesthesia .is .tied .up .in .surgery
.and .asks .they .be .given .an .extra .60 .minutes .to .locate .a .second
.anesthesiologist. .the .neurosurgeon .arrives .in .the .OR .in .90 .minutes. .Both .the
.craniotomy .and .femur .repair .are .started .2.5 .hours .later. .
Based .on .the .Illinois .trauma .center .rules, .which .provider .met .the .level .2
.requirements?
Hypovolemia .and .need .for .fluid .resuscitation .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-What .does
.a .central .venous .pressure .of .2mmHg .reflect .in .an .adult .with .multiple .trauma?
Lactated .Ringers .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Isotonic .IV .solution
pO2 .45mmHg .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Which .of .these .would .cause .vasodilation .of
.cerebral .blood .vessels? .(pO2 .45 .mmHg; .pO2 .90 .mmHg; .pCO2 .30mmHg; .pCO2
.40mmHg)
Pulmonary .embolism .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Condition .that .increases .anatomic
.dead .space
Cricothyrotomy .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Which .definitive .airway .access .method .is
.indicated .for .an .awake .adult .who .presents .with .massive .facial .trauma, .no
.detectable .nasal .or .oral .openings, .and .extremely .labored .ventilations .with .loud
.gurgling .sounds?
Surgery .to .stop .the .hemorrhage .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-An .adult .presents .to .the
.ED .after .being .struck .in .the .abdomen .with .a .baseball .bat. .FAST .exam .shows .a
.massive .splenic .hemorrhage. .ABG .results: .pH .6.9; .pCO2 .42; .pO2 .80; .HCO3 .18.
.Base .deficit .12mEq/L. .VS: .BP .94/60; .P130. .What .is .the .definitive .intervention
.for .this .patient?
