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TNCC final exam test open book updated with complete solution
Which of the following occurs during the third impact of a motor
vehicle crash?
Answer: C
A) The driver of the vehicle collides with the steering wheel
B) the vehicle collides with a tree
C) the aorta is torn at its attachment with the ligamentum arteriosum
D) the airbag deploys and strikes the front seat passenger ***
Why is a measure of serum lactate obtained in the initial
assessment of the trauma patient?
Answer: c
a) to measure oxygenation and ventilation
b) to quantify the base deficit for the adequacy of cellular perfusion
c) to gauge end-organ perfusion and tissue hypoxia *
d) to determine the underlying cause of shock
A trauma patient is restless and repeatedly asking "where am I?"
vital signs upon arrival were BP 100/60 mm Hg, HR 96 beats/min,
and RR 24 breaths/min. Her skin is cool and dry. Current vital signs
are BP 104/84mm Hg, HR 108, RR 28 breaths/min. The patient is
demonstrating signs and symptoms of which stage of shock?
Answer: A
A) compensated **
B) Progressive
C) irreversible
D) decompensated
An elderly patient with a history of anticoagulant use presents after
a fall at home that day. she denies any loss of consciousness. She
has a hematoma to her forehead and complains of headache,
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dizziness, and nausea. Which is a most likely cause of her
symptoms?
Answer: D
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A) epidural hematoma
TNCC final exam test 2022 open book
TNCC final exam test open book updated with complete solution
Which of the following occurs during the third impact of a motor
vehicle crash?
Answer: C
A) The driver of the vehicle collides with the steering wheel
B) the vehicle collides with a tree
C) the aorta is torn at its attachment with the ligamentum arteriosum
D) the airbag deploys and strikes the front seat passenger ***
Why is a measure of serum lactate obtained in the initial
assessment of the trauma patient?
Answer: c
a) to measure oxygenation and ventilation
b) to quantify the base deficit for the adequacy of cellular perfusion
c) to gauge end-organ perfusion and tissue hypoxia *
d) to determine the underlying cause of shock
A trauma patient is restless and repeatedly asking "where am I?"
vital signs upon arrival were BP 100/60 mm Hg, HR 96 beats/min,
and RR 24 breaths/min. Her skin is cool and dry. Current vital signs
are BP 104/84mm Hg, HR 108, RR 28 breaths/min. The patient is
demonstrating signs and symptoms of which stage of shock?
Answer: A
A) compensated **
B) Progressive
C) irreversible
D) decompensated
An elderly patient with a history of anticoagulant use presents after
a fall at home that day. she denies any loss of consciousness. She
has a hematoma to her forehead and complains of headache,
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dizziness, and nausea. Which is a most likely cause of her
symptoms?
Answer: D
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A) epidural hematoma
TNCC final exam test 2022 open book
