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ATLS POST TEST EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+ 100% VERIFIED.
Which of the following is the recommended
Method for treatment frostbite?
A. Vasodilators
B. Anticoagulants
C. Warm (40 degrees) water
D. Padding and elevation
E. Application of heat from a hairdryer ANS >>>
C. Warm (40 degrees) water
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Which of the following physical findings suggest
a cause of hypotension other than spinal cord
injury?
A. Priapism
B. Bradycardia
C. Diaphragmatic breathing
D. Presence of deep tendon reflexes
E. Ability to flex forearms but not extend them
ANS >>> D. Presence of deep tendon reflexes.
Spinal shock refers to loss of muscle toe
(flaccidity) and loss of reflexes.
The primary indication for transferring A patient
to a higher-level trauma centre is:
A. Unavailability of surgeon or operating staff
B. Multiple system injuries, including severe
head injury
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C. Resource limitations as determined by the
transferring doctor
D. Resource limitations as determined by the
hospital administration
E. Widened mediastinum on chest x-ray
following blunt trauma ANS >>> C. Resource
limitations as determined by the transferring
doctor
A young man sustains a rifle wound to the mid-
abdomen. He is brought promptly to the ED by
prehospital personnel. His skin is cool and
diaphoretic, and his systolic blood pressure is
58mmHg. Warmed crystalloid fluids are
initiated without improvement in his vital signs.
The next, most appropriate, step is to perform:
A. a laparotomy
B. An abdominal CT-scan
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C. Diagnostic laparoscopy
D. Abdominal ultrasonography
E. A diagnostic peritoneal lavage ANS >>> A.
Laparotomy because of hemodynamic
abnormality
A 42-year-old man is trapped from the waist
down beneath his overturned tractor for
several hours before medical assistance arrives.
He is awake and alert until just before arriving
in the ED. He is now unconscious and responds
only to painful stimuli by moaning. His pupils
are 3mm in diameter and symmetrically
reactive to light. Prehospital personnel indicate
that they have not seen the patient move either
of his lower extremities. On examination in the
ED, no movement of his lower extremities are
detected, even in response to painful stimuli.
The most likely cause for this finding is:
ATLS POST TEST EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+ 100% VERIFIED.
Which of the following is the recommended
Method for treatment frostbite?
A. Vasodilators
B. Anticoagulants
C. Warm (40 degrees) water
D. Padding and elevation
E. Application of heat from a hairdryer ANS >>>
C. Warm (40 degrees) water
,ATLS POST TEST EXAM QUESTIONS ATLS POST TEST EXAM QUESTIONS
Which of the following physical findings suggest
a cause of hypotension other than spinal cord
injury?
A. Priapism
B. Bradycardia
C. Diaphragmatic breathing
D. Presence of deep tendon reflexes
E. Ability to flex forearms but not extend them
ANS >>> D. Presence of deep tendon reflexes.
Spinal shock refers to loss of muscle toe
(flaccidity) and loss of reflexes.
The primary indication for transferring A patient
to a higher-level trauma centre is:
A. Unavailability of surgeon or operating staff
B. Multiple system injuries, including severe
head injury
,ATLS POST TEST EXAM QUESTIONS ATLS POST TEST EXAM QUESTIONS
C. Resource limitations as determined by the
transferring doctor
D. Resource limitations as determined by the
hospital administration
E. Widened mediastinum on chest x-ray
following blunt trauma ANS >>> C. Resource
limitations as determined by the transferring
doctor
A young man sustains a rifle wound to the mid-
abdomen. He is brought promptly to the ED by
prehospital personnel. His skin is cool and
diaphoretic, and his systolic blood pressure is
58mmHg. Warmed crystalloid fluids are
initiated without improvement in his vital signs.
The next, most appropriate, step is to perform:
A. a laparotomy
B. An abdominal CT-scan
, ATLS POST TEST EXAM QUESTIONS ATLS POST TEST EXAM QUESTIONS
C. Diagnostic laparoscopy
D. Abdominal ultrasonography
E. A diagnostic peritoneal lavage ANS >>> A.
Laparotomy because of hemodynamic
abnormality
A 42-year-old man is trapped from the waist
down beneath his overturned tractor for
several hours before medical assistance arrives.
He is awake and alert until just before arriving
in the ED. He is now unconscious and responds
only to painful stimuli by moaning. His pupils
are 3mm in diameter and symmetrically
reactive to light. Prehospital personnel indicate
that they have not seen the patient move either
of his lower extremities. On examination in the
ED, no movement of his lower extremities are
detected, even in response to painful stimuli.
The most likely cause for this finding is:
