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CLC TEST FINAL EXAM TEST 2025/2026 BANK CURRENTLY
TESTING COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED
VERIFIED ANSWERS /ALREADY GRADED A+
Why is a measure of serum lactate obtained in the initial assessment of
the trauma patient?
-a) to measure oxygenation and ventilation
b) to quantify the base deficit for the adequacy of cellular perfusion
c) *to gauge end-organ perfusion and tissue hypoxia **
d) to determine the underlying cause of shock
A trauma patient is restless and repeatedly asking "where am I?" vital
signs upon arrival were BP 100/60 mm Hg, HR 96 beats/min, and RR 24
breaths/min. Her skin is cool and dry. Current vital signs are BP
104/84mm Hg, HR 108, RR 28 breaths/min. The patient is
demonstrating signs and symptoms of which stage of shock?
A) compensated **
B) Progressive
C) irreversible
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D) decompensated
An elderly patient with a history of anticoagulant use presents after a
fall at home that day. she denies any loss of consciousness. She has a
hematoma to her forehead and complains of headache, dizziness, and
nausea. Which is a most likely cause of her symptoms?
-a) epidural hematoma
B) diffuse axonal injury
C) post-concussive syndrome
D) subdural hematoma ***
EMS brings a patient who fell riding his bicycle. Using the American
College of Surgeons screening guidelines, which assessment finding
would prompt the nurse to prepare the patient for radiologic spine
clearance?
A) Alert with no neurologic deficits
B) Multiple abrasions to the extremities
C) Multiple requests of water
D) Smell of alcohol on breath ***
Which of the following occurs during the third impact of a motor
vehicle crash?
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A) The driver of the vehicle collides with the steering wheel
B) the vehicle collides with a tree
C) the aorta is torn at its attachment with the ligamentum arteriosum
D) the airbag deploys and strikes the front seat passenger ***
A passenger is brought to the emergency department of a rural hospital
following a high-speed MVC. When significant abdominal and pelvic
injuries are noted in the primary survey, which of the following is the
priority interventions?
A) initiate transfer to a trauma center **
B) provide report to the operating room nurse
C) Obtained imaging studies
D) Place a gastric tube
Which of the following injuries is LEAST likely to be promptly identified?
Answer: C - ANSWERS--A) spleen
B) lung
C) bowel ***
D) brain
CLC TEST FINAL EXAM TEST 2025/2026 BANK CURRENTLY
TESTING COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED
VERIFIED ANSWERS /ALREADY GRADED A+
Why is a measure of serum lactate obtained in the initial assessment of
the trauma patient?
-a) to measure oxygenation and ventilation
b) to quantify the base deficit for the adequacy of cellular perfusion
c) *to gauge end-organ perfusion and tissue hypoxia **
d) to determine the underlying cause of shock
A trauma patient is restless and repeatedly asking "where am I?" vital
signs upon arrival were BP 100/60 mm Hg, HR 96 beats/min, and RR 24
breaths/min. Her skin is cool and dry. Current vital signs are BP
104/84mm Hg, HR 108, RR 28 breaths/min. The patient is
demonstrating signs and symptoms of which stage of shock?
A) compensated **
B) Progressive
C) irreversible
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D) decompensated
An elderly patient with a history of anticoagulant use presents after a
fall at home that day. she denies any loss of consciousness. She has a
hematoma to her forehead and complains of headache, dizziness, and
nausea. Which is a most likely cause of her symptoms?
-a) epidural hematoma
B) diffuse axonal injury
C) post-concussive syndrome
D) subdural hematoma ***
EMS brings a patient who fell riding his bicycle. Using the American
College of Surgeons screening guidelines, which assessment finding
would prompt the nurse to prepare the patient for radiologic spine
clearance?
A) Alert with no neurologic deficits
B) Multiple abrasions to the extremities
C) Multiple requests of water
D) Smell of alcohol on breath ***
Which of the following occurs during the third impact of a motor
vehicle crash?
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A) The driver of the vehicle collides with the steering wheel
B) the vehicle collides with a tree
C) the aorta is torn at its attachment with the ligamentum arteriosum
D) the airbag deploys and strikes the front seat passenger ***
A passenger is brought to the emergency department of a rural hospital
following a high-speed MVC. When significant abdominal and pelvic
injuries are noted in the primary survey, which of the following is the
priority interventions?
A) initiate transfer to a trauma center **
B) provide report to the operating room nurse
C) Obtained imaging studies
D) Place a gastric tube
Which of the following injuries is LEAST likely to be promptly identified?
Answer: C - ANSWERS--A) spleen
B) lung
C) bowel ***
D) brain
