ATLS POST TEST REVIEW AND KEY CONCEPTS QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025

ATLS POST TEST REVIEW AND KEY
CONCEPTS QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS 2025/2026
PrimaryAindicationAforAtransferA-
AcorrectAanswersUnavailabilityAofAsurgicalAresourcesAorAsevereAinjuries.



GCSAscoreA-AcorrectAanswersGlasgowAComaAScale;AmeasuresAconsciousnessAlevel.

TensionApneumothoraxA-AcorrectAanswersLife-
threateningAconditionArequiringAimmediateAneedleAdecompression.

SpinalAcordAinjuryAbelowAT-10A-AcorrectAanswersUsuallyAsparesAbowelAandAbladderAfunction.

IndicationAforAchestAtubeAinsertionA-
AcorrectAanswersConditionsAlikeApneumothoraxAorAmassiveAhemothorax.



ImmediateAmanagementAofAheadAinjuryA-
AcorrectAanswersPreventAsecondaryAbrainAinjuryApost-trauma.



CeliotomyA-AcorrectAanswersSurgicalAprocedureAforAabdominalAexploration.

DiagnosticAperitonealAlavageA-AcorrectAanswersProcedureAtoAassessAintra-abdominalAbleeding.

CentralAvenousApressureAlineA-AcorrectAanswersUsedAforAmonitoringAvenousAbloodApressure.

FrostbiteAtreatmentA-
AcorrectAanswersInitialAtreatmentAinvolvesAwarmA(40°C)AwaterAimmersion.



ShockAdiagnosisAcriteriaA-AcorrectAanswersSystolicAbloodApressureAbelowA90AmmAHg.

HyperflexionAfracturesA-AcorrectAanswersInherentlyAunstableAinjuriesAinAupperAthoracicAspine.

SpinalAimmobilizationA-AcorrectAanswersUseAscoopAstretcherAorAlongAspineAboard.

SignsAofAhemothoraxA-AcorrectAanswersAbsenceAofAbreathAsoundsAandAdullnessAtoApercussion.

VolumeAreplacementAguideA-AcorrectAanswersBloodApressureAisAmostAreliableAindicator.

MagneticAresonanceAimagingA-AcorrectAanswersUsedAtoAdiagnoseAspinalAcordAinjuries.

RespiratoryArateAinAshockA-
AcorrectAanswersMayAbeAelevatedAdueAtoAcompensatoryAmechanisms.



PneumaticAantishockAgarmentA-AcorrectAanswersUsedAtoAstabilizeApatientsAinAshock.

DiaphragmaticAruptureA-AcorrectAanswersContraindicationAforAnasogastricAintubation.

CentralAcordAsyndromeA-AcorrectAanswersMostAcommonAspinalAcordAinjuryAinAchildren.

, EndotrachealAintubationA-AcorrectAanswersIndicatedAforApatientsAwithAsevereAheadAinjuries.

ExternalAfixationA-AcorrectAanswersUsedAforAstabilizingApelvicAfractures.

IntravenousAcrystalloidAsolutionA-
AcorrectAanswersAdministeredAtoAmanageAhypovolemicAshock.



JugularAvenousApressureA-AcorrectAanswersIndicatorAofArightAatrialApressure.

CervicalAspineAx-rayA-AcorrectAanswersEssentialAforAassessingApotentialAspinalAinjuries.

EpiduralAhematomaA-AcorrectAanswersCausedAbyAarterialAbleeding,AoftenAafterAtrauma.

SubduralAhematomaA-AcorrectAanswersVenousAbleeding,AslowerAonsetAofAsymptoms.

ClosedAtubeAthoracostomyA-AcorrectAanswersProcedureAtoAdrainAair/fluidAfromApleuralAspace.

Ringer'sAlactateAsolutionA-AcorrectAanswersIVAfluidAusedAforAvolumeAresuscitation.

HypotensionA-AcorrectAanswersAbnormallyAlowAbloodApressure,AhereA60/0AmmAHg.

HeartArateA-AcorrectAanswersNumberAofAheartbeatsAperAminute;AhereA160Abpm.

RespiratoryArateA-AcorrectAanswersNumberAofAbreathsAperAminute;AhereA14Abreaths.

ArterialAbloodAgasAdeterminationA-
AcorrectAanswersTestAtoAmeasureAoxygenAandAcarbonAdioxideAlevels.



PackedAredAbloodAcellsA-AcorrectAanswersConcentratedAredAbloodAcellsAforAtransfusion.

CentralAvenousAaccessA-
AcorrectAanswersIVAaccessAthroughAlargeAveinsAforAfluidAadministration.



CatecholaminesA-AcorrectAanswersHormonesAthatAincreaseAheartArateAandAbloodApressure.

PlacentalAabruptionA-AcorrectAanswersPrematureAseparationAofAplacentaAfromAuterus.

CardiacAtamponadeA-AcorrectAanswersFluidAaccumulationAinApericardialAspaceAaffectingAheart.

FlailAsegmentA-AcorrectAanswersChestAwallAinjuryAcausingAparadoxicalAmovement.

TriageA-AcorrectAanswersPrioritizationAofAtreatmentAbasedAonAinjuryAseverity.

RhAisoimmunizationA-AcorrectAanswersImmuneAresponseAtoARh-positiveAbloodAinARh-
negativeApatients.

OropharyngealAairwayA-
AcorrectAanswersDeviceAtoAmaintainAairwayApatencyAinAunconsciousApatients.



NasopharyngealAairwayA-AcorrectAanswersDeviceAinsertedAthroughAtheAnoseAtoAsecureAairway.

CricothyroidotomyA-
AcorrectAanswersEmergencyAairwayAprocedureAthroughAtheAcricothyroidAmembrane.