ATLS TEST EXAM 2024 ACTUAL EXAM 2 VERSIONS (VERSION A AND B) COMPLETE 450 QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS (100% VERIFIED ANSWERS) /ALREADY GRADED A+

1 | P a g e ATLS TEST EXAM 2024 ACTUAL EXAM 2 VERSIONS (VERSION A AND B) COMPLETE 450 QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS (100% VERIFIED ANSWERS) /ALREADY GRADED A+ A trauma patient is rapidly intubated and capnograph is hooked up to the outflow line. After five breaths the capnography tracings falls off. What is the next step in the management? A. Increased FIO2 B. Hyperventilate patient C. Immediately remove the endotracheal tube and reintubate D. Add CO2 to the system - ....ANSWER...C. Immediately remove the endotracheal tube and reintubate A 28 -year-old male was involved in a motor vehicle accident. He is stable. When he is asked to sit up, the 2 | P a g e umbilicus move s up toward the neck area. What type of injury can this indicate? A. Rectus hematoma B. Diastasis recti C. T6-T10 spinal cord injury D. Muscle spasms - ....ANSWER...C. T6 -T10 spinal cord injury A 22 -year-old man sustains a gunshot wound to the abdomen and presents with shock. He requires multiple units of packed red blood cells during resuscitation. Later he complains of numbness around his mouth. Physical exam reveals carpopedal spasm and a positive Chvostek sign. An electrocardiogram demonstrates a pr olonged QT interval. Which of the following is the most appropriate treatment? A. IV bicarbonate B. IV furosemide C. IV calcium D. IV insulin - ....ANSWER...C. IV calcium A patient injures his left arm and is found to have a transected nerve. Which is true about this injury? A. Nerves tend to recover and grow at a rate of 1 mm/day 3 | P a g e B. The growing ends of the nerve can be located by EMG studies C. All cut nerves should be immediately resutured D. The neuromuscular junction end plates start to degenerat e 2-3 weeks after the nerve is transected - ....ANSWER...A. Nerves tend to recover and grow at a rate of 1 mm/day Which of the following patients is most lik ely going to have a difficult intubation? A. A patient with a previous tracheostomy B. A patient with COPD C. An obese patient D. A patient with a huge goiter - ....ANSWER...D. A patient with a huge goiter 37-year-old man is struck on the side of the h ead but is conscious and talkative after the injury. No evidence of skull fracture. Several days later, he becomes increasingly lethargic, somewhat confused, and unable to move his right side. Which type of event has most likely occurred? A. Subdural hemat oma B. Epidural hematoma C. Carotid dissection 4 | P a g e D. Brain contusion - ....ANSWER...A. Subdural hematoma An investigational drug is being tried on health volunteers for its safety and pharmacokinetic properties. Which of the following stages in the drug d evelopment process does this scenario most closely describe? A. Phase I B. Phase II C. Phase III D. Phase IV - ....ANSWER...A. Phase I What intravenous fluid is to be given with blood products? A. Normal saline B. Ringers lactate C. 5% dextrose in wa ter D. Half normal saline with 20 mEq/L of KCl - ....ANSWER...A. Normal saline A female is transported to the emergency department after a motor vehicle accident with trauma to the left leg and back. Vital signs show temperature=37.1ºC, BP= 125/75 mm Hg, HR= 94, R=20. GCS is 15. There is paraplegia, T12 sensory level, and decr eased rectal tone. Hemoglobin