ATLS Test 1 Actual Questions with Verified Answers (2025 / 2026), 100% Guarantee Score Pass

ATLS Test 1
Actual Questions with Verified Answers (),
100% Guarantee Score Pass



1. A 22-year-old man is hypotensive and tachycardic after a shotgun wound to the
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left 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
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return of a small amount of blood and no air leak. Afterchesttube insertion, the most
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appropriate next step is:
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obtaina CTscanofthe chest d.
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2. Aconstructionworkerfallstwostoriesfromabuildingandsustainsbilateral
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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
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suspected diagnosis is most likely to be confirmed by:
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3. Whichofthefollowingistrueregardingtheinitialresuscitationofatrauma
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patient?
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Apatientthatpresentswithatorsogunshotwoundandishypotensiveshould
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, receive crystalloid fluid resuscitation until the blood pressure is normal b.
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provement in Glasgow coma scale score on reevaluation
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cells and plasma in 24 hours
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required within 24 hours
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4. Inmanaging a patientwith a severetraumaticbrain injury,themostimpor- tant
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initial step is to:
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5. Apreviouslyhealthy,70-kg(154-pound)mansuffersanestimatedacute
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blood loss of 2 liters.
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Hispulsepressurewillbe widened. b.
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His urinary output will be at the lower limits of normal.
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