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ATLS TEST 1 LATEST EXAM 2023-2024 /ADVANCED TRAUMA LIFE SUPPORT TEST 1 LATEST 2023-2024 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

Assessed first in trauma patient - CORRECT ANSWER Airway (*)Degree of burn that is characterized by bone involvement - CORRECT ANSWER Fourth Complications of head trauma - CORRECT ANSWER Intracerebral hematoma Extradural hematoma Brain abscess Most common cause of laryngotracheal stenosis - CORRECT ANSWER Trauma Intervention that can help prevent development of acute renal failure - CORRECT ANSWER Infusion of normal saline A 26-year-old male is resuscitated with blood transfusion afte...

What is the Golden hour --ANSWER- refers to the first hour after an injury until definitive care at the Trauma Center 50% of mortality immediately after injury, within the first hour. Most trauma deaths occur immediately at scene and within the GOLDEN HOUR How much time, in reality, do you have of the golden hour once a pt hits the ED door --ANSWER- about 30 minutes, called platinum half hour When someone has trauma, but they die later from it (within days to weeks) what is it typical...

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 resuscitation 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 appropria...

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 resuscitation 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 appropria...

Which of the following physical findings suggest a cause of hypotension other than spinal cord injury? A. Prispism B. Bradycardia C. Diaphragmatic breathing D. Presence of deep tendon reflexes E. Ability to flex forearms but not extend them -ANSWER- D. Presence of deep tendon reflexes. Spinal shock refers to loss of muscle toe (flaccidty) and loss of reflexes. The primary indication for transferring A patient to a higher level trauma center is: A. Unavailibility of surgeon or operat...

ATLS POST TEST 4 LATEST VERSIONS REAL EXAM 160 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS |AGRADE 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 resuscitation 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 amou...

ATLS POST TEST 4 LATEST VERSIONS REAL EXAM 160 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS |AGRADE 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 resuscitation 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 amou...

ATLS POST TEST 4 LATEST VERSIONS REAL EXAM 160 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS |AGRADE 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 resuscitation 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 amou...

ATLS POST TEST 4 LATEST VERSIONS REAL EXAM 160 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS |AGRADE 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 resuscitation 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 amou...

ATLS POST TEST 4 LATEST VERSIONS REAL EXAM 160 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS |AGRADE 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 resuscitation 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 amou...