ATLS Test 1 Latest 100% Answered (ADVANCED TRAUMA LIFE SUPPORT)
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ATLS Test 1 Latest 100% Answered 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 initial fluid resu... scitation 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. A tube thoracostomy is performed for decreased left chest 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: Select one: 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 {{Correct Ans- A) Reexamine the chest 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: Select one: a.angiography b.compartment pressures c.retrograde urethrogram d.Doppler ultrasound studies e.complete spine x-ray series {{Correct Ans- e) Complete spine x-ray series Which of the following is true regarding the initial resuscitation of a trauma patient? Select one: a.A patient that presents with a torso gunshot wound and is hypotensive should receive crystalloid fluid resuscitation until the blood pressure is normal b.Evidence of improved perfusion after fluid resuscitation could include improvement in Glasgow coma scale score on reevaluation c.Massive transfusion is defined as transfusion of more than >10 of packed red blood cells and plasma in 24 hours d.When tranexamic acid is administered by pre-hospital providers a second dose is required within 24 hours e.Fluid resuscitation is far more important than bleeding control in trauma patients {{Correct Ans- b. Evidence of improved perfusion after fluid resuscitation could include improvement in Glasgow coma scale score on reevaluation [Show More]
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