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ATLS 10th Edition Post Test Actual
Questions with Verified Answers (2025
/ 2026), Verified Answers ||Complete
A+ Guide
Ag22gyeargoldgmalegisgbroughtgbygambulancegtogagsmallgcommunityghospitalgaftergfallinggfr
omgthegtopgofgang8gfootgladder.gInitially,ghegwasgfoundgtoghavegaglargegrightgpneumothorax.
Agchestgtubegwasginsertedgandgconnectedgtogangunderwatergsealgdrainagegcollectiongsyste
g
mgwithgnegativegpressure.gAgrepeatgCXRgdemonstratesgagresidual,glargegrightgpneumothor
ax.gAftergtransferringgthegpatientgtogagverifiedgtraumagcenter,gagthirdgchestgx-
raygrevealsgagpersistentgrightgpneumothorax.gThegchestgtubegappearsgtogbegfunctioninggan
dginggoodgposition.gHegremainsghemodynamicallygnormalgwithgnogsignsgofgrespiratorygdist
ress.gThegmostglikelygcausegforgthegpersistentgrightgpneumothoraxgis:
A.gFlailgchest
B.gDiaphragmaticginjury
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C.gPulmonarygcontusion
D.gEsophagealgperforation
E.gTracheobronchialginjuryg-ganswerE.gTracheobronchialginjury
WhichgofgthegfollowinggisgLEASTgreliablegforgdiagnosinggESOPHAGEALgintubation?
A.gsymmetricalgchestgwallgmovement
B.gend-tidalgCO2
C.gbilateralgbreathgsounds
D.goxygengsaturationg>92%
E.gETTgabovegcarinagongchestgx-rayg-ganswerD.goxygengsaturationg>92%
->gifgitgsaysgESOPHAGEAL,ggogwithgthisganswer
Whichgofgthegfollowinggsignsgnecessitatesgthegneedgforgagdefinitivegairwaygingseveregtraum
agpatient?
A.gfacialglacerations
B.grepeatedgvomiting
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C.gseveregmaxillofacialgtrauma
D.gsternalgfracture
E.gGCSg12g-ganswerC.gSeveregmaxillofacialgtrauma
Twentygsevengpeoplegaregseverelyginjuredgingangaircraftgcrashgatgaglocalgairport.gThegprinci
plesgofgtriageginclude:
A.gestablishgagtriagegsitegwithingtheginternalgperimetergofgthegcrashgsite
B.gtreatgonlygthegmostgseverelyginjuredgpatientsgfirst
C.gimmediatelygtransportgallgpatientsgtogthegnearestghospital
D.gtreatgtheggreatestgnumbergofgpatientsgingthegshortestgperiodgofgtime
E.gproducegtheggreatestgnumbergofgsurvivorsgbasedgongavailablegresourcesg-
answerE.gProducegtheggreatestgnumbergofgsurvivorsgbasedgongavailablegresources
g
Whichgofgthegfollowinggstatementsgaregcorrect?
A.gCerebralgcontusionsgmaygcoalescegtogformgangintracerebralghematoma
B.gEpiduralghematomasgaregusuallygseengingthegfrontalgregion
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C.gSubduralghematomasgaregcausedgbyginjurygtogthegmiddlegmeningealgartery
D.gSubduralghematomasgtypicallyghavegaglenticulargshapegongCT
E.gThegassociatedgbraingdamagegisgmoregseveregingepiduralghematomasg-
answerA.gCerebralgcontusionsgmaygcoalescegtogformgangintracerebralghematoma
g
EM:gEpidural,gmiddlegmeningeal
SuB:gSubdural,gBridginggveins
Ang18gyeargoldgmalegisgbroughtgtogthegEDgaftergbeinggshot.gHeghasgonegbulletgwoundgjustgb
elowgthegrightgclaviclegandganothergjustgbelowgthegcostalgmargingingthegrightgposteriorgaxill
arygline.gHisgbloodgpressuregisg110/60,gheartgrategofg90,gandgrespiratorygrategofg34.gAfterge
nsuringgagpatentgairwaygandginsertingg2glargegcalibergIVglines,gthegnextgmostgappropriategs
tepgisgto:
A.gObtaingagportablegchestgx-ray
B.gAdministergagbolusgofgadditionalgIVgfluid
C.gPerformgaglaparatomy
D.gObtaingangabdominalgCTgscan
E.gPerformgdiagnosticgperitonealglavageg-ganswerA.gObtaingagportablegchestgx-ray
ATLS 10th Edition Post Test Actual
Questions with Verified Answers (2025
/ 2026), Verified Answers ||Complete
A+ Guide
Ag22gyeargoldgmalegisgbroughtgbygambulancegtogagsmallgcommunityghospitalgaftergfallinggfr
omgthegtopgofgang8gfootgladder.gInitially,ghegwasgfoundgtoghavegaglargegrightgpneumothorax.
Agchestgtubegwasginsertedgandgconnectedgtogangunderwatergsealgdrainagegcollectiongsyste
g
mgwithgnegativegpressure.gAgrepeatgCXRgdemonstratesgagresidual,glargegrightgpneumothor
ax.gAftergtransferringgthegpatientgtogagverifiedgtraumagcenter,gagthirdgchestgx-
raygrevealsgagpersistentgrightgpneumothorax.gThegchestgtubegappearsgtogbegfunctioninggan
dginggoodgposition.gHegremainsghemodynamicallygnormalgwithgnogsignsgofgrespiratorygdist
ress.gThegmostglikelygcausegforgthegpersistentgrightgpneumothoraxgis:
A.gFlailgchest
B.gDiaphragmaticginjury
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C.gPulmonarygcontusion
D.gEsophagealgperforation
E.gTracheobronchialginjuryg-ganswerE.gTracheobronchialginjury
WhichgofgthegfollowinggisgLEASTgreliablegforgdiagnosinggESOPHAGEALgintubation?
A.gsymmetricalgchestgwallgmovement
B.gend-tidalgCO2
C.gbilateralgbreathgsounds
D.goxygengsaturationg>92%
E.gETTgabovegcarinagongchestgx-rayg-ganswerD.goxygengsaturationg>92%
->gifgitgsaysgESOPHAGEAL,ggogwithgthisganswer
Whichgofgthegfollowinggsignsgnecessitatesgthegneedgforgagdefinitivegairwaygingseveregtraum
agpatient?
A.gfacialglacerations
B.grepeatedgvomiting
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C.gseveregmaxillofacialgtrauma
D.gsternalgfracture
E.gGCSg12g-ganswerC.gSeveregmaxillofacialgtrauma
Twentygsevengpeoplegaregseverelyginjuredgingangaircraftgcrashgatgaglocalgairport.gThegprinci
plesgofgtriageginclude:
A.gestablishgagtriagegsitegwithingtheginternalgperimetergofgthegcrashgsite
B.gtreatgonlygthegmostgseverelyginjuredgpatientsgfirst
C.gimmediatelygtransportgallgpatientsgtogthegnearestghospital
D.gtreatgtheggreatestgnumbergofgpatientsgingthegshortestgperiodgofgtime
E.gproducegtheggreatestgnumbergofgsurvivorsgbasedgongavailablegresourcesg-
answerE.gProducegtheggreatestgnumbergofgsurvivorsgbasedgongavailablegresources
g
Whichgofgthegfollowinggstatementsgaregcorrect?
A.gCerebralgcontusionsgmaygcoalescegtogformgangintracerebralghematoma
B.gEpiduralghematomasgaregusuallygseengingthegfrontalgregion
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C.gSubduralghematomasgaregcausedgbyginjurygtogthegmiddlegmeningealgartery
D.gSubduralghematomasgtypicallyghavegaglenticulargshapegongCT
E.gThegassociatedgbraingdamagegisgmoregseveregingepiduralghematomasg-
answerA.gCerebralgcontusionsgmaygcoalescegtogformgangintracerebralghematoma
g
EM:gEpidural,gmiddlegmeningeal
SuB:gSubdural,gBridginggveins
Ang18gyeargoldgmalegisgbroughtgtogthegEDgaftergbeinggshot.gHeghasgonegbulletgwoundgjustgb
elowgthegrightgclaviclegandganothergjustgbelowgthegcostalgmargingingthegrightgposteriorgaxill
arygline.gHisgbloodgpressuregisg110/60,gheartgrategofg90,gandgrespiratorygrategofg34.gAfterge
nsuringgagpatentgairwaygandginsertingg2glargegcalibergIVglines,gthegnextgmostgappropriategs
tepgisgto:
A.gObtaingagportablegchestgx-ray
B.gAdministergagbolusgofgadditionalgIVgfluid
C.gPerformgaglaparatomy
D.gObtaingangabdominalgCTgscan
E.gPerformgdiagnosticgperitonealglavageg-ganswerA.gObtaingagportablegchestgx-ray
