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ATLS POST TEST 1, 2, 3, & 4
Questions & 100% Verified Answers
100% Guaranteed Pass 2025/2026
Which of the following signs is LEAST reliable for diagnosing esophageal intubation?
a. symmetrical chest wall movement
b. end-tidal CO2 presence by colorimetry
c. bilateral breath sounds
d. oxygen saturation >92%
e. ETT above carina on chest x-ray -Correct Ans ✓✓ D
Which of the following signs the necessitates a definitive airway in severe trauma patients?
a. fascial lacerations
b. repeated vomiting
c. severe maxillofacial fractures
d. sternal fracture
e. Glasgow Coma Scale score of 12 -Correct Ans ✓✓ C
Twenty-seven patients are seriously injured in an aircraft crash at a local airport. The principles of triage
include:
a. establish a triage site within the internal perimeter of the crash site
b. treat only the most severely injured patients first
c. immediately transport all patients to the nearest hospital
d. treat the greatest number of patients in the shortest period of time
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e. produce the greatest number of survivors based on available resources -Correct Ans ✓✓ E
Which of the following statements is correct?
a. Cerebral contusions may coalesce to form an intracerebral hematoma.
b. Epidural hematomas are usually seen in the frontal region.
c. Subdural hematomas are caused by injury to the middle meningeal artery. d. Subdural hematomas typically
have a lenticular shape on CT scan.
e. The associated brain damage is more severe in epidural hematomas. -Correct Ans ✓✓ A
An 18-ycar-old male is brought to the emergenc} department after having been shot. He has one bullet
wound just below the right clavicle and another just below the costal margin in the right posterior
axillary line. His blood pressure is110/60 mm Hg. heart rate is 90 beats per minute, and respiratory rate is
34 breaths per minute. After ensuring a patent airway and inserting 2 large caliber IVlines., the next
appropriate step is to:
a. obtain a portable chest x-ray
b. administer a bolus of additional IV fluid
c. perform a laparotomy
d. obtain an abdominal CT scan
e. perform diagnostic peritoneal lavage -Correct Ans ✓✓ A
A 47-year-old house painter is brought to the hospital after falling 6 meters (20 feet) from a ladder and
landing straddled on a fence. Examination of his perineum reveals extensive ecchymosis. There is a blood
in the external urethral meatus. The initial diagnostic study for the evaluation of the urinary tract in this
patient should be:
a. cystoscopy
b. cystography
c. intravenous pyelography
d. CT scan
e. retrograde urethrography -Correct Ans ✓✓ E
Neurogenic shock has all of the following classic characteristics except which one?
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a. hypotension
b. vasodilation
c. bradycardia
d. neurologic deficit
e. narrowed pulse pressure -Correct Ans ✓✓ E
Which one of the following statements is false concerning Rh isoimmunization in pregnant trauma
patients?
a. It occurs in blunt or penetrating abdominal trauma.
b. It is produced by minor degrees of fetomaternal hemorrhage.
c. Rh immunoglobulin therapy should be administered to pregnant females who have sustained a gunshot wound
to the leg.
d. This is not a problem in traumatized, Rh-positive pregnant patients.
e. Initiation of Rh immunoglobulin therapy does not require proof of fetomaternal hemorrhage. -Correct Ans
✓✓ C
An 18-year-old motorcyclist sustains massive facial injuries in a head-on crash with a pick-up truck. He is
brought to the emergency department completely immobilized on a long spine board and wearing a
cervical collar. His blood pressure is 150/88 mmHg, heart rate is 88 beats per minute and regular, and
respiratory rate is 26 breaths per minute. His respirations are labored and sonorous. His Glasgow Coma
Scale score is 7. Attempts at orotracheal intubation with manual inline stabilization of the c-spine are
unsuccessful due to bleeding and distorted anatomy. The patient becomes apneic. The best procedure for
airway management in this situation is:
a. nasotracheal intubation
b. emercency tracheostomy
c. surgical cricothyroidotomy
d. placement of an oropharyngeal airway
e. placement of a nasopharyngeal airway -Correct Ans ✓✓ C
A 25-year-old male is brought to the hospital after sustaining partial and full-thickness burns involving
60% of his body surface area. His right arm and hand are severely burned. There are obvious full-
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thickness burns of the entire right hand and a circumferential burn of the right arm. Pulses are absent at
the right wrist and are not detected by Doppler examination. The first step management of the right
upper extremity should be:
a. fasciotomy
b. angiography
c. escharotomy
d. heparinization
e. tangential excision -Correct Ans ✓✓ C
All of the following signs on the chest x-ray of a patient who sustained a blunt injury may suggest aortic
rupture except which one?
a. mediastinal emphysema
b. presence of a pleural cap
c. obliteration of the aortic knob
d. deviation of the trachea to the right
e. depression of the left mainstem bronchus -Correct Ans ✓✓ A
A 30-year-old woman fell down four stairs landing on concrete. Witnesses report she was unconscious for
five minutes beginning immediately after the fall. She regained full consciousness during the ten minute
transport to the hospital. Upon arrival in the emergency department, she is awake, alert, and responsive
with a Glasgow Coma Scale score of 15. Her only complaint is a slight headache. Thirty minutes later, she
becomes unresponsive with a Glasgow Coma Scale score of 6. On the exam, her left pupil is large and
non-reactive. The right pupil is normal. The one type of neurological injury most consistent with this
patient's entire clinical course since her fall is:
a. a subdural hematoma
b. an epidural hematoma
c. an occipital lobe hemorrhage
d. focal subarachnoid hemorrhage
e. a cerebellar hemorrhage -Correct Ans ✓✓ B
ATLS POST TEST 1, 2, 3, & 4
Questions & 100% Verified Answers
100% Guaranteed Pass 2025/2026
Which of the following signs is LEAST reliable for diagnosing esophageal intubation?
a. symmetrical chest wall movement
b. end-tidal CO2 presence by colorimetry
c. bilateral breath sounds
d. oxygen saturation >92%
e. ETT above carina on chest x-ray -Correct Ans ✓✓ D
Which of the following signs the necessitates a definitive airway in severe trauma patients?
a. fascial lacerations
b. repeated vomiting
c. severe maxillofacial fractures
d. sternal fracture
e. Glasgow Coma Scale score of 12 -Correct Ans ✓✓ C
Twenty-seven patients are seriously injured in an aircraft crash at a local airport. The principles of triage
include:
a. establish a triage site within the internal perimeter of the crash site
b. treat only the most severely injured patients first
c. immediately transport all patients to the nearest hospital
d. treat the greatest number of patients in the shortest period of time
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e. produce the greatest number of survivors based on available resources -Correct Ans ✓✓ E
Which of the following statements is correct?
a. Cerebral contusions may coalesce to form an intracerebral hematoma.
b. Epidural hematomas are usually seen in the frontal region.
c. Subdural hematomas are caused by injury to the middle meningeal artery. d. Subdural hematomas typically
have a lenticular shape on CT scan.
e. The associated brain damage is more severe in epidural hematomas. -Correct Ans ✓✓ A
An 18-ycar-old male is brought to the emergenc} department after having been shot. He has one bullet
wound just below the right clavicle and another just below the costal margin in the right posterior
axillary line. His blood pressure is110/60 mm Hg. heart rate is 90 beats per minute, and respiratory rate is
34 breaths per minute. After ensuring a patent airway and inserting 2 large caliber IVlines., the next
appropriate step is to:
a. obtain a portable chest x-ray
b. administer a bolus of additional IV fluid
c. perform a laparotomy
d. obtain an abdominal CT scan
e. perform diagnostic peritoneal lavage -Correct Ans ✓✓ A
A 47-year-old house painter is brought to the hospital after falling 6 meters (20 feet) from a ladder and
landing straddled on a fence. Examination of his perineum reveals extensive ecchymosis. There is a blood
in the external urethral meatus. The initial diagnostic study for the evaluation of the urinary tract in this
patient should be:
a. cystoscopy
b. cystography
c. intravenous pyelography
d. CT scan
e. retrograde urethrography -Correct Ans ✓✓ E
Neurogenic shock has all of the following classic characteristics except which one?
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a. hypotension
b. vasodilation
c. bradycardia
d. neurologic deficit
e. narrowed pulse pressure -Correct Ans ✓✓ E
Which one of the following statements is false concerning Rh isoimmunization in pregnant trauma
patients?
a. It occurs in blunt or penetrating abdominal trauma.
b. It is produced by minor degrees of fetomaternal hemorrhage.
c. Rh immunoglobulin therapy should be administered to pregnant females who have sustained a gunshot wound
to the leg.
d. This is not a problem in traumatized, Rh-positive pregnant patients.
e. Initiation of Rh immunoglobulin therapy does not require proof of fetomaternal hemorrhage. -Correct Ans
✓✓ C
An 18-year-old motorcyclist sustains massive facial injuries in a head-on crash with a pick-up truck. He is
brought to the emergency department completely immobilized on a long spine board and wearing a
cervical collar. His blood pressure is 150/88 mmHg, heart rate is 88 beats per minute and regular, and
respiratory rate is 26 breaths per minute. His respirations are labored and sonorous. His Glasgow Coma
Scale score is 7. Attempts at orotracheal intubation with manual inline stabilization of the c-spine are
unsuccessful due to bleeding and distorted anatomy. The patient becomes apneic. The best procedure for
airway management in this situation is:
a. nasotracheal intubation
b. emercency tracheostomy
c. surgical cricothyroidotomy
d. placement of an oropharyngeal airway
e. placement of a nasopharyngeal airway -Correct Ans ✓✓ C
A 25-year-old male is brought to the hospital after sustaining partial and full-thickness burns involving
60% of his body surface area. His right arm and hand are severely burned. There are obvious full-
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thickness burns of the entire right hand and a circumferential burn of the right arm. Pulses are absent at
the right wrist and are not detected by Doppler examination. The first step management of the right
upper extremity should be:
a. fasciotomy
b. angiography
c. escharotomy
d. heparinization
e. tangential excision -Correct Ans ✓✓ C
All of the following signs on the chest x-ray of a patient who sustained a blunt injury may suggest aortic
rupture except which one?
a. mediastinal emphysema
b. presence of a pleural cap
c. obliteration of the aortic knob
d. deviation of the trachea to the right
e. depression of the left mainstem bronchus -Correct Ans ✓✓ A
A 30-year-old woman fell down four stairs landing on concrete. Witnesses report she was unconscious for
five minutes beginning immediately after the fall. She regained full consciousness during the ten minute
transport to the hospital. Upon arrival in the emergency department, she is awake, alert, and responsive
with a Glasgow Coma Scale score of 15. Her only complaint is a slight headache. Thirty minutes later, she
becomes unresponsive with a Glasgow Coma Scale score of 6. On the exam, her left pupil is large and
non-reactive. The right pupil is normal. The one type of neurological injury most consistent with this
patient's entire clinical course since her fall is:
a. a subdural hematoma
b. an epidural hematoma
c. an occipital lobe hemorrhage
d. focal subarachnoid hemorrhage
e. a cerebellar hemorrhage -Correct Ans ✓✓ B
