ATLS POST TEST 4 FINAL PAPER 2026 160
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
STUDY SHEET GRADED A+
⩥ rapid sequence intubation is indicated when.
Answer: patients need airway control but they have intact gag reflexes/
head injuries.
⩥ a surgical airway is indicated in the presence of...
Answer: edema of the glottis.
⩥ mcc of shock in trauma patient?
Answer: hemorrhage
⩥ stroke volume is determined by
Answer: preload, myocardial contractility, afterload.
⩥ myocardial contractility
Answer: volume of venous blood that returns to the heart determines
myocardial muscle fiber length after ventricular filling at the end of
diastole.
, ⩥ afterload
Answer: resistance to the forward flow of blood
⩥ causes of obstructive shock
Answer: tension pneumothorax, cardiac tamponade.
⩥ what intervention contributes to coagulopathy in injured patients?
Answer: massive crystalloid resuscitation --> dilution of platelets and
clotting factors
⩥ class I hemorrhage
Answer: < 15% blood volume loss.
minimal tachy.
normal vitals otherwise.
base deficit: 0 to -2 mEq/L
⩥ Class II Hemorrhage
Answer: 15-30% Blood Vol Loss.
tachycardia
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
STUDY SHEET GRADED A+
⩥ rapid sequence intubation is indicated when.
Answer: patients need airway control but they have intact gag reflexes/
head injuries.
⩥ a surgical airway is indicated in the presence of...
Answer: edema of the glottis.
⩥ mcc of shock in trauma patient?
Answer: hemorrhage
⩥ stroke volume is determined by
Answer: preload, myocardial contractility, afterload.
⩥ myocardial contractility
Answer: volume of venous blood that returns to the heart determines
myocardial muscle fiber length after ventricular filling at the end of
diastole.
, ⩥ afterload
Answer: resistance to the forward flow of blood
⩥ causes of obstructive shock
Answer: tension pneumothorax, cardiac tamponade.
⩥ what intervention contributes to coagulopathy in injured patients?
Answer: massive crystalloid resuscitation --> dilution of platelets and
clotting factors
⩥ class I hemorrhage
Answer: < 15% blood volume loss.
minimal tachy.
normal vitals otherwise.
base deficit: 0 to -2 mEq/L
⩥ Class II Hemorrhage
Answer: 15-30% Blood Vol Loss.
tachycardia
