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lOMoAR cPSD| 37795687
ATLS PRE TEST QUESTIONS AND
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VERIFIED ANSWERS UPDATED
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2023/2024
ATLS PRE TEST 1 - ATLS PRE TEST 1
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NURSING (CHAMBERLAIN UNIVERSITY)
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,ATLS PRE TEST 1 – 4 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
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, ANSWERS 320+ QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS| m m m m
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1. Which of the following physical findings suggest a cause of hypotension other
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thanspinal cord injury? m m
A. Prispism B. m
Bradycardia
C. Diaphragmatic breathing m
D. Presence of deep tendon reflexes
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E. Ability to flex forearms but not extend them -ANSWER- D. Presence of deep
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tendon reflexes. Spinal shock refers to loss of muscle toe (flaccidty) and loss of
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reflexes.
2. The primary indication for transferring A patient to a higher level trauma center
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is:A. Unavailibility of surgeon or operating staff
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B. Multiple system injuries, including severe head injury
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C. Resource limitations as determined by the transferring doctor
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D. Resource limitations as determined by the hospital administration
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E. Widened mediastinum on chest x-ray following blunt trauma
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-ANSWER- C.Resource limitations as determined by the transferring doctor
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(MÅ SJEKKES)
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, 3. A young man sustains a rifle wound to the mid-abdomen. He is brought
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promptly tothe ED by prehospital personnel. His skin is cool and diaphoretic,
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and his systolic blood pressure is 58mmHg. Warmed crystalloid fluids are
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initiated without improvement in his vital signs. The next, most appropriate, step
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is to perform:
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A. a laparotomy
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B. An abdominal CT-scan
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C. Diagnostic laparoscopy m
D. Abdominal ultrasonography m
E. A diagnostic peritoneal lavage -ANSWER- A. Laparotomy because of
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hemodynamic abnormality m
4. A 42-year-old man is trapped from the waist down beneath his overturned
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tractor for several hours before medical assistance arrives. He is awake and
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alert until justbefore arriving in the ED. He is now unconscious and responds
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only to painful stimuli by moaning. His pupils are 3mm in diameter and
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symmetrically reactive tolight. Prehospital personnel indicate that they have not
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seen the patient move eitherof his lower extremities. On examination in the ED,
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no movement of his lower
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lOMoAR cPSD| 37795687
ATLS PRE TEST QUESTIONS AND
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VERIFIED ANSWERS UPDATED
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2023/2024
ATLS PRE TEST 1 - ATLS PRE TEST 1
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NURSING (CHAMBERLAIN UNIVERSITY)
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,ATLS PRE TEST 1 – 4 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
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, ANSWERS 320+ QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS| m m m m
GRADED A m
1. Which of the following physical findings suggest a cause of hypotension other
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thanspinal cord injury? m m
A. Prispism B. m
Bradycardia
C. Diaphragmatic breathing m
D. Presence of deep tendon reflexes
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E. Ability to flex forearms but not extend them -ANSWER- D. Presence of deep
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tendon reflexes. Spinal shock refers to loss of muscle toe (flaccidty) and loss of
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reflexes.
2. The primary indication for transferring A patient to a higher level trauma center
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is:A. Unavailibility of surgeon or operating staff
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B. Multiple system injuries, including severe head injury
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C. Resource limitations as determined by the transferring doctor
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D. Resource limitations as determined by the hospital administration
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E. Widened mediastinum on chest x-ray following blunt trauma
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-ANSWER- C.Resource limitations as determined by the transferring doctor
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(MÅ SJEKKES)
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, 3. A young man sustains a rifle wound to the mid-abdomen. He is brought
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promptly tothe ED by prehospital personnel. His skin is cool and diaphoretic,
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and his systolic blood pressure is 58mmHg. Warmed crystalloid fluids are
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initiated without improvement in his vital signs. The next, most appropriate, step
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is to perform:
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A. a laparotomy
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B. An abdominal CT-scan
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C. Diagnostic laparoscopy m
D. Abdominal ultrasonography m
E. A diagnostic peritoneal lavage -ANSWER- A. Laparotomy because of
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hemodynamic abnormality m
4. A 42-year-old man is trapped from the waist down beneath his overturned
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tractor for several hours before medical assistance arrives. He is awake and
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alert until justbefore arriving in the ED. He is now unconscious and responds
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only to painful stimuli by moaning. His pupils are 3mm in diameter and
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symmetrically reactive tolight. Prehospital personnel indicate that they have not
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seen the patient move eitherof his lower extremities. On examination in the ED,
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no movement of his lower
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