ATLS Pre-Test Examination NEWEST A+ GRADED Course MEDICINE 108 Institution 123 University These test items are undergoing psychometric analysis. Note: It is understood that medical practices vary with institutional policies and individual preferences. Thi

ATLS Pre-Test Examination NEWEST A+ GRADED Course MEDICINE 108 Institution 123 University These test items are undergoing psychometric analysis. Note: It is understood that medical practices vary with institutional policies and individual preferences. This test is designed in conjunction with the material presented in the 9th edition of the ATLS® Course. Please answer the questions accordingly. Important directions before you begin this test: This test consists of 40 multiple-choice questions. Read each question thoroughly and select the one best answer. Please note: Questions and/or concerns about test items are referred to the ACS ATLS® Program Office. The course director or coordinator cannot give credit for a response that you mark incorrectly according to the answer key. Prepared by the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma for sole use in an approved ACS ATLS® Course. Please select the appropriate answer for each question. Once finished, please click the Submit Button. Question:1 A 22-year-old man is hypotensive and tachycardic after a shotgun wound to the left shoulder. His blood pressure is initially 80/40 mm Hg. After 2 liters of crystalloid solution his blood pressure increases to 122/84 mm Hg. His heart rate is now 100 beats per minute and his respiratory rate is 28 breaths per minute. His breath sounds are decreased in the left hemithorax, and after initial IV fluid resuscitation, a closed tube thoracostomy is performed for decreased left breath sounds with the return of a small amount of blood and no air leak. After chest tube insertion, the most appropriate next step is A) reexamine the chest. B) perform an aortogram. C) obtain a CT scan of the chest. D) obtain arterial blood gas analyses E) perform transesophageal echocardiography. Question:2 A construction worker falls two stories from a building and sustains bilateral calcaneal fractures. I