2024 ATLS Post Test Questions and answers
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Which of the following is the recommended Method for trestemt frostbite?
A.
... [Show More] Vasodilators
B. Anticigulants
C. Warm (40 degrees) water
D. Padding and elevation
E. Application of heat from a hairdryer - C. Warm (40 degrees) water
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 - 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 operating staff
B. Multiple system injuries, including severe head injury
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 - C. Resource
limitations as determined by the transferring doctor (MÅ SJEKKES)
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
C. Diagnostic laparoscopy
D. Abdominal ultrasonography
E. A diagnostic peritoneal lavage - 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:
A. An epidural hematoma
B. A pelvic fracture
C. Central cord syndrome
D. Intracerebral hemorrhage
E. Bilateral compartment syndrome - MÅ SJEKKES
A 6-year-o boy is struck by an automobile and brought to the ED. He is lethargic,
but withdraws purposefully from painful stimuli. His blood pressure is 90mmHg
systolic, heart rate 140 beats per minute and his respiratory rate is 36 breaths
per minute. The preferred route of venous access in this patient is:
A. Percutaneous femoral vein cannulation
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