ATLS POST EXAM | 2025
APROVED NEW QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS TEST | GRADED
A+
A 22 year old male is brought by ambulance to a small
community hospital after falling from the top of an 8 foot
ladder. Initially, he was found to have a large right
pneumothorax. A chest tube was inserted and connected
to an underwater seal drainage collection system with
negative pressure. A repeat CXR demonstrates a residual,
large right pneumothorax. After transferring the patient to
a verified trauma center, a third chest x-ray reveals a
persistent right pneumothorax. The chest tube appears to
be functioning and in good position. He remains
hemodynamically normal with no signs of respiratory
distress. The most likely cause for the persistent right
pneumothorax is:
A. Flail chest
B. Diaphragmatic injury
C. Pulmonary contusion
D. Esophageal perforation
E. Tracheobronchial injury
E. Tracheobronchial injury
Which of the following is LEAST reliable for diagnosing
ESOPHAGEAL intubation?
A. symmetrical chest wall movement
B. end-tidal CO2
C. bilateral breath sounds
APROVED NEW QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS TEST | GRADED
A+
A 22 year old male is brought by ambulance to a small
community hospital after falling from the top of an 8 foot
ladder. Initially, he was found to have a large right
pneumothorax. A chest tube was inserted and connected
to an underwater seal drainage collection system with
negative pressure. A repeat CXR demonstrates a residual,
large right pneumothorax. After transferring the patient to
a verified trauma center, a third chest x-ray reveals a
persistent right pneumothorax. The chest tube appears to
be functioning and in good position. He remains
hemodynamically normal with no signs of respiratory
distress. The most likely cause for the persistent right
pneumothorax is:
A. Flail chest
B. Diaphragmatic injury
C. Pulmonary contusion
D. Esophageal perforation
E. Tracheobronchial injury
E. Tracheobronchial injury
Which of the following is LEAST reliable for diagnosing
ESOPHAGEAL intubation?
A. symmetrical chest wall movement
B. end-tidal CO2
C. bilateral breath sounds
