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A 22-year-old man is hypotensive - Re-examine the chest
and tachycardic after a shotgun - Perform an aortogram
wound to the left shoulder. His - Obtain a CT scan of the chest
blood pressure is initially 80/40 mm - Obtain ABG analysis
Hg. After initial fluid resuscitation - Transesophageal echocardiography
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:
, A construction worker falls two - complete spine x-ray series
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:
Which of the following is true - A patient with a torso gunshot wound and
regarding the initial resuscitation of hypotension should receive crystalloid fluid
a trauma patient? resuscitation until the blood pressure is normal
- Evidence of improved perfusion after fluid
resuscitation could include improvement in
Glasgow Coma Scale score on reevaluation
- Massive transfusion is defined as transfusion of
more than 10 units of packed red blood cells and
plasma within 24 hours
- When tranexamic acid is administered by pre-
hospital providers, a second dose is required
within 24 hours
- Fluid resuscitation is far more important than
bleeding control in trauma patient
In managing a patient with a severe - Secure the airway
traumatic brain injury, the most
important initial step is to:
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A 22-year-old man is hypotensive - Re-examine the chest
and tachycardic after a shotgun - Perform an aortogram
wound to the left shoulder. His - Obtain a CT scan of the chest
blood pressure is initially 80/40 mm - Obtain ABG analysis
Hg. After initial fluid resuscitation - Transesophageal echocardiography
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:
, A construction worker falls two - complete spine x-ray series
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:
Which of the following is true - A patient with a torso gunshot wound and
regarding the initial resuscitation of hypotension should receive crystalloid fluid
a trauma patient? resuscitation until the blood pressure is normal
- Evidence of improved perfusion after fluid
resuscitation could include improvement in
Glasgow Coma Scale score on reevaluation
- Massive transfusion is defined as transfusion of
more than 10 units of packed red blood cells and
plasma within 24 hours
- When tranexamic acid is administered by pre-
hospital providers, a second dose is required
within 24 hours
- Fluid resuscitation is far more important than
bleeding control in trauma patient
In managing a patient with a severe - Secure the airway
traumatic brain injury, the most
important initial step is to:
