ATLS COMPREHENSIVE TEST BANK
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
PRACTICE SOLUTION VERIFIED
◉ A construction worker falls two stories from a building and sustains
bilateral calcaneal fractures. In the emergency department, he is alert,
vital signs are normal, and he is complaining of severe pain in both
heels and his lower back. Lower extremity pulses are strong and there
is no other deformity. The suspected diagnosis is most likely to be
confirmed by. Answer: complete spine x-ray series.
◉ The principle of balanced resuscitation is:. Answer: Permissive
hypotension and early plasma infusion
◉ Question:4 In managing the head-injured patient, the most
important initial step is to. Answer: secure airway
◉ A previously healthy, 70-kg (154-pound) man suffers an estimated
acute blood loss of 2 liters. Which one of the following statements
applies to this patient?. Answer: His systolic blood pressure will be
decreased with a narrowed pulse pressure.
◉ The diagnosis of shock must include. Answer: poor organ perfusion
, ◉ Question:9 A 7-year-old boy is brought to the emergency
department by his parents several minutes after he fell through a
window. He is bleeding profusely from a 6-cm wound of his medial
right thigh. Immediate management of the wound should consist of.
Answer: direct pressure
◉ For the patient with severe traumatic brain injury, profound
hypocarbia should be avoided to prevent. Answer: cerebral
vasoconstriction with diminished perfusion.
◉ Question:11 A 25-year-old man is brought to a hospital with a
general surgeon after being involved in a motor vehicle crash.
Computed tomography shows an aortic injury and splenic laceration
with free abdominal fluid. His blood pressure falls to 70 mm Hg after
CT. The next step is. Answer: exploratory laparotomy.
◉ 20-year-old woman, at 32 weeks gestation, is stabbed in the upper
right chest. In the emergency department, her blood pressure is 80/60
mm Hg. She is gasping for breath, extremely anxious, and yelling for
help. Breath sounds are diminished in the right chest. The most
appropriate first step is to. Answer: perform needle decompression of
the right chest.
◉ Which one of the following findings in an adult is most likely to
require immediate management during the primary survey?. Answer:
resp of 40/mi
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
PRACTICE SOLUTION VERIFIED
◉ A construction worker falls two stories from a building and sustains
bilateral calcaneal fractures. In the emergency department, he is alert,
vital signs are normal, and he is complaining of severe pain in both
heels and his lower back. Lower extremity pulses are strong and there
is no other deformity. The suspected diagnosis is most likely to be
confirmed by. Answer: complete spine x-ray series.
◉ The principle of balanced resuscitation is:. Answer: Permissive
hypotension and early plasma infusion
◉ Question:4 In managing the head-injured patient, the most
important initial step is to. Answer: secure airway
◉ A previously healthy, 70-kg (154-pound) man suffers an estimated
acute blood loss of 2 liters. Which one of the following statements
applies to this patient?. Answer: His systolic blood pressure will be
decreased with a narrowed pulse pressure.
◉ The diagnosis of shock must include. Answer: poor organ perfusion
, ◉ Question:9 A 7-year-old boy is brought to the emergency
department by his parents several minutes after he fell through a
window. He is bleeding profusely from a 6-cm wound of his medial
right thigh. Immediate management of the wound should consist of.
Answer: direct pressure
◉ For the patient with severe traumatic brain injury, profound
hypocarbia should be avoided to prevent. Answer: cerebral
vasoconstriction with diminished perfusion.
◉ Question:11 A 25-year-old man is brought to a hospital with a
general surgeon after being involved in a motor vehicle crash.
Computed tomography shows an aortic injury and splenic laceration
with free abdominal fluid. His blood pressure falls to 70 mm Hg after
CT. The next step is. Answer: exploratory laparotomy.
◉ 20-year-old woman, at 32 weeks gestation, is stabbed in the upper
right chest. In the emergency department, her blood pressure is 80/60
mm Hg. She is gasping for breath, extremely anxious, and yelling for
help. Breath sounds are diminished in the right chest. The most
appropriate first step is to. Answer: perform needle decompression of
the right chest.
◉ Which one of the following findings in an adult is most likely to
require immediate management during the primary survey?. Answer:
resp of 40/mi
