ATLS POST EXAM TEST (4 LATEST
VERSION) | 2025 COMPLETE ATLS POST
CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS |
ALREADY GRADED A+ EXAM
A 13-year-old boy fell while riding his bicycle and hit his head. He was
unconscious for 4 or 5 minutes. He vomited twice. He has no memory
of the event or a headache. His exam is entirely normal. Glasgow coma
score is 15. Select the next step in management.
A. Discharge home with concussion instructions
B. CT of the head
C. Skull films
D. Admit for observation - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > B. CT of the head
A healthy 24-year-old is involved in a motor vehicle accident. He loses
consciousness but regains ‘it ‘within ‘a ‘few ‘hours ‘and ‘appears ‘normal ‘to
‘ friends. ‘He ‘later ‘presents ‘to ‘the ‘emergency ‘room ‘very ‘lethargic, ‘weak,
‘
,and ‘with ‘a ‘dilated ‘pupil ‘on ‘the ‘left ‘side. ‘The ‘patient ‘most ‘likely ‘has
‘which ‘of ‘the ‘following ‘conditions? ‘
A. ‘Acute ‘subdural ‘hematoma ‘
B. ‘Subarachnoid ‘hemorrhage ‘
C. ‘Acute ‘epidural ‘hematoma ‘
D. ‘Intra-cerebral ‘hemorrhage ‘- ‘✔✔✔ ‘Correct ‘Answer ‘> ‘C. ‘Acute ‘epidural
‘ hematoma ‘
What ‘occurs ‘in ‘patients ‘developing ‘a ‘central ‘herniation ‘of ‘the ‘brain? ‘
A. ‘One ‘sided ‘paralysis ‘
B. ‘Pupillary ‘constriction ‘
C. ‘Bilateral ‘deterioration ‘of ‘functioning ‘
D. ‘Lower ‘extremity ‘paralysis ‘- ‘✔✔✔ ‘Correct ‘Answer ‘> ‘C. ‘Bilateral
‘ deterioration ‘of ‘functioning ‘
What ‘is ‘the ‘MOST ‘sensitive ‘test ‘used ‘to ‘make ‘a ‘diagnosis ‘of ‘skull
‘fracture? ‘
A. ‘Physical ‘exam ‘
,B. ‘Head ‘CT ‘
C. ‘Skull ‘radiographs ‘
D. ‘MRI ‘- ‘✔✔✔ ‘Correct ‘Answer ‘> ‘B. ‘Head ‘CT ‘
The ‘most ‘common ‘complication ‘after ‘nasotracheal ‘intubation ‘is:
‘ A. ‘Epistaxis ‘
B. ‘Nasal ‘congestion ‘
C. ‘Infection ‘
D. ‘Aspiration ‘- ‘✔✔✔ ‘Correct ‘Answer ‘> ‘A. ‘Epistaxis ‘
True ‘about ‘depressed ‘skull ‘fractures ‘- ‘✔✔✔ ‘Correct ‘Answer ‘> ‘Any ‘bone
‘fragment ‘displaced ‘> ‘1 ‘cm ‘inward ‘should ‘be ‘elevated ‘surgically ‘
During ‘CPR, ‘the ‘highest ‘amount ‘of ‘blood ‘flow ‘is ‘observed ‘with ‘which
‘ technique? ‘- ‘✔✔✔ ‘Correct ‘Answer ‘> ‘High ‘impulse ‘CPR ‘at ‘100-120 ‘
compressions ‘per ‘min ‘
What ‘is ‘the ‘main ‘bleeding ‘source ‘in ‘a ‘subdural ‘hematoma? ‘
, A. ‘Capillary ‘
B. ‘Venous ‘
C. ‘Arterial ‘
D. ‘Mix ‘type ‘- ‘✔✔✔ ‘Correct ‘Answer ‘> ‘B. ‘Venous
‘
Central ‘venous ‘pressure ‘is ‘reflective ‘of: ‘- ‘✔✔✔ ‘Correct ‘Answer ‘> ‘Pressure
‘of ‘blood ‘returning ‘to ‘the ‘heart ‘
Why ‘does ‘the ‘ACLS ‘protocol ‘recommend ‘epinephrine? ‘
A. ‘Increases ‘muscular ‘blood ‘flow ‘
B. ‘Dilates ‘the ‘bronchioles ‘
C. ‘Enhances ‘myocardial ‘contractility ‘D. ‘Raises ‘the ‘systolic ‘blood
‘ pressure ‘- ‘✔✔✔ ‘Correct ‘Answer ‘> ‘C. ‘Enhances ‘myocardial
‘ contractility ‘
Blood ‘containing ‘HIV ‘that ‘is ‘spilled ‘on ‘the ‘floor ‘can ‘be ‘disinfected ‘with
‘which ‘of ‘the ‘following? ‘
A. ‘Benzene ‘
B. ‘Sodium ‘hypochlorite ‘
VERSION) | 2025 COMPLETE ATLS POST
CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS |
ALREADY GRADED A+ EXAM
A 13-year-old boy fell while riding his bicycle and hit his head. He was
unconscious for 4 or 5 minutes. He vomited twice. He has no memory
of the event or a headache. His exam is entirely normal. Glasgow coma
score is 15. Select the next step in management.
A. Discharge home with concussion instructions
B. CT of the head
C. Skull films
D. Admit for observation - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > B. CT of the head
A healthy 24-year-old is involved in a motor vehicle accident. He loses
consciousness but regains ‘it ‘within ‘a ‘few ‘hours ‘and ‘appears ‘normal ‘to
‘ friends. ‘He ‘later ‘presents ‘to ‘the ‘emergency ‘room ‘very ‘lethargic, ‘weak,
‘
,and ‘with ‘a ‘dilated ‘pupil ‘on ‘the ‘left ‘side. ‘The ‘patient ‘most ‘likely ‘has
‘which ‘of ‘the ‘following ‘conditions? ‘
A. ‘Acute ‘subdural ‘hematoma ‘
B. ‘Subarachnoid ‘hemorrhage ‘
C. ‘Acute ‘epidural ‘hematoma ‘
D. ‘Intra-cerebral ‘hemorrhage ‘- ‘✔✔✔ ‘Correct ‘Answer ‘> ‘C. ‘Acute ‘epidural
‘ hematoma ‘
What ‘occurs ‘in ‘patients ‘developing ‘a ‘central ‘herniation ‘of ‘the ‘brain? ‘
A. ‘One ‘sided ‘paralysis ‘
B. ‘Pupillary ‘constriction ‘
C. ‘Bilateral ‘deterioration ‘of ‘functioning ‘
D. ‘Lower ‘extremity ‘paralysis ‘- ‘✔✔✔ ‘Correct ‘Answer ‘> ‘C. ‘Bilateral
‘ deterioration ‘of ‘functioning ‘
What ‘is ‘the ‘MOST ‘sensitive ‘test ‘used ‘to ‘make ‘a ‘diagnosis ‘of ‘skull
‘fracture? ‘
A. ‘Physical ‘exam ‘
,B. ‘Head ‘CT ‘
C. ‘Skull ‘radiographs ‘
D. ‘MRI ‘- ‘✔✔✔ ‘Correct ‘Answer ‘> ‘B. ‘Head ‘CT ‘
The ‘most ‘common ‘complication ‘after ‘nasotracheal ‘intubation ‘is:
‘ A. ‘Epistaxis ‘
B. ‘Nasal ‘congestion ‘
C. ‘Infection ‘
D. ‘Aspiration ‘- ‘✔✔✔ ‘Correct ‘Answer ‘> ‘A. ‘Epistaxis ‘
True ‘about ‘depressed ‘skull ‘fractures ‘- ‘✔✔✔ ‘Correct ‘Answer ‘> ‘Any ‘bone
‘fragment ‘displaced ‘> ‘1 ‘cm ‘inward ‘should ‘be ‘elevated ‘surgically ‘
During ‘CPR, ‘the ‘highest ‘amount ‘of ‘blood ‘flow ‘is ‘observed ‘with ‘which
‘ technique? ‘- ‘✔✔✔ ‘Correct ‘Answer ‘> ‘High ‘impulse ‘CPR ‘at ‘100-120 ‘
compressions ‘per ‘min ‘
What ‘is ‘the ‘main ‘bleeding ‘source ‘in ‘a ‘subdural ‘hematoma? ‘
, A. ‘Capillary ‘
B. ‘Venous ‘
C. ‘Arterial ‘
D. ‘Mix ‘type ‘- ‘✔✔✔ ‘Correct ‘Answer ‘> ‘B. ‘Venous
‘
Central ‘venous ‘pressure ‘is ‘reflective ‘of: ‘- ‘✔✔✔ ‘Correct ‘Answer ‘> ‘Pressure
‘of ‘blood ‘returning ‘to ‘the ‘heart ‘
Why ‘does ‘the ‘ACLS ‘protocol ‘recommend ‘epinephrine? ‘
A. ‘Increases ‘muscular ‘blood ‘flow ‘
B. ‘Dilates ‘the ‘bronchioles ‘
C. ‘Enhances ‘myocardial ‘contractility ‘D. ‘Raises ‘the ‘systolic ‘blood
‘ pressure ‘- ‘✔✔✔ ‘Correct ‘Answer ‘> ‘C. ‘Enhances ‘myocardial
‘ contractility ‘
Blood ‘containing ‘HIV ‘that ‘is ‘spilled ‘on ‘the ‘floor ‘can ‘be ‘disinfected ‘with
‘which ‘of ‘the ‘following? ‘
A. ‘Benzene ‘
B. ‘Sodium ‘hypochlorite ‘
