EFMB 2023 Pre Test Questions and Answers (Verified Answers)
The initial radiographic evaluation of a trauma patient begins with supine Anterior Posterior
... [Show More] (AP) chest and pelvis radiographs taken in the trauma bay usually with a(n) __________. - portable x-ray machine
T/F: Computed Tomography scanning has been largely replaced by cervical spine radiographic evaluation (CSRE) and should only be performed when CSRE is unavailable. - False
What is the lowest level of care equipped with a Computed Tomography scanner? - Role 3
What is the lowest level of care equipped with a portable x-ray machine? - Role 2
Members of the trauma team should have __________ aprons and thyroid shields available near the trauma bay for radiation safety. - lead
Distance is also protective from radiation exposure. If feasible based on the patient's condition, any personnel without lead shielding should move a short distance away from the x-ray unit. The recommended minimal distance is __ - 6 Feet
While the FAST scan has been validated only in hemodynamically unstable blunt trauma patients, it has become a standard tool in the trauma bay and Emergency Department (ED) in most trauma patients. FAST stands for _________ - Focused Abdominal Sonographic Assessment for Trauma
FAST in combat trauma has a sensitivity of only 56% and specificity of_. - 98%
T/F: The FAST exam remains the most sensitive test for hollow viscus injury and mesenteric injury. - FALSE
T/F: At the Role 3, properly trained providers including radiologists, surgeons, and emergency physicians, can perform and interpret FAST scans in the emergency department on a hand held portable device. - TRUE
A FAST examination is performed with a portable hand-held machine most commonly using a standard 3-7 MHz curved array _______ probe. - US
The standard FAST examination is focused on evaluating for the presence of ______ in certain areas of the body. - free intraperitoneal fluid
When performing a FAST examination on a patient, you inspect the right upper quadrant. You are inspecting between which two organs? - liver and kidney
14. When performing a FAST examination on a patient, you inspect the left upper quadrant. You are inspecting between which two organs? - spleen and kidney
An 18g ______ IV is typically desired for Computed Tomography IV access. - antecubital
T/F: The goal of Computed Tomography contrast injection is to provide concurrent solid organ enhancement, arterial enhancement, and pulmonary arterial. - TRUE
T/F: When performing Computed Tomography scan on a Military Working Dog, utilize a scanning protocol based on the adult settings to include the doses of and rates of contrast administration. - FALSEF
T/F: All patients evacuated through casualty evacuation should have images sent electronically ahead of time as well as have a CD created to send with the patient as a backup. - TRUE
T/F: Magnetic Resonance Imaging is widely used in theater, as its utility in the acute management of combat trauma was extensively establishment during Operation Enduring Freedom. - FALSE
All trauma patients arriving at a Role _ will receive proper and expeditious radiologic screening of injuries. - 3
T/F: Patients exposed to hazardous noise are only at risk for aural trauma. - FALSE
The symptoms of acoustic trauma are: - - hearing loss
- tinnitus (ringing in the ear)
- aural fullness
- recruitment (ear pain with loud noise)
- difficulty localizing sounds
- difficulty hearing in a noisy background
- vertigo.
Acoustic trauma may result in sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) that is either ___ or ___. - temporary (temporary threshold shift, TTS) or permanent (permanent threshold shift, PTS)
The ear, specifically the ______ , is the most sensitive organ to primary blast injury. [Show Less]