ITLS Test Review | Questions and Correct Solutions Latest Update 2024

ITLS Test Review | Questions and Correct Solutions Latest Update 2024 Hypoxemia - Answer - The most common cause of cardiopulmonary arrest in the trauma patient Cardiac output - Answer - Heart rate x stroke volume Shock - Answer - Condition that occurs when perfussion of the bodies tissues with oxygen, glucose, electrolytes and fluid becomes inadequate. Compensated shock - Answer - Weakness, lightheaded, pallor, tachy, diaphoresis, tachypenia, decreased urine output, weak peripheral pulses Decompinsated shock - Answer - Hypotension, altered mental status, cardiac arrest Early shock - Answer - Loss of 15-25% of blood volume, tachy, pallor, narrowed pulse pressure, thirst, weakness Late shock - Answer - Loss of 30-45% blood loss, hypotension. Bodies ability to compensate has failed Pressence of tachycardia - Answer - Tachycardia in the resting patient is always an indication something medically wrong or possibly occult hemorhage. Whats considered tachycardia? - Answer - Above 100 in an adult and higher in younger ages Low volume shock - Answer - absolute hypovolemia, caused by a Weak, thready pulse,rapid rate,hemorhage, or other major body fluid loss High space shock - Answer - relative hypovolemia, caused by spinal injury, vasovagal syncope, sepsis and certain drug overdoses, normal weak pulse Mechanical shock - Answer - cardiogenic shock, also known as obstructive shock, caused by pericardia