PHTLS Pre-Test and Post Test Actual Exam Newest / PHTLS Final Exam
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PHTLS PRE-TEST AND POST TEST ACTUAL EXAM NEWEST /
PHTLS FINAL EXAM PREPARATION /PHTLS PRE-TEST AND POST
TEST PRACTICE EXAM WITH 200 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS |ALREADY GRADED A+|BRAND
NEW VERSION!!
A 22 year old male was involved in a car crash and hit a tree head-on. The patient
is on the ground outside the vehicle and is unconscious. His forearm is avulsed
and you note a large pool of blood with active bleeding. His breathing is deep and
labored. What should you do?
A. Open the patient's airway.
B. Apply a tourniquet.
C. Listen to breath sounds.
D. Perform a primary survey. - Correct Answer-B. Apply a tourniquet.
A 26 year old male is supine on the ground. He was assaulted and has obvious
head and facial trauma. He has snoring respirations at a rate of 8 per minute.
What should you do?
A. Assist venerations via bag valve mask
B. Suction the airway
C. Perform a modified jaw thrust
D. Perform a head tilt chin lift - Correct Answer-C. Perform a modified jaw thrust
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A 36 weeks pregnant female has sustained an injury that requires spinal motion
restriction. What intervention should be implemented to prevent hypotension
during transport?
A. Manually displaced the uterus to the right
B. Elevate the left leg to displace the uterus
C. Elevate the head of the backboard 30 degrees
D. Elevate the right side of the backboard 4-6 inches - Correct Answer-D. Elevate
the right side of the backboard 4-6 inches
A 55 year old male has burns to both lower extremities from a car crash. He is
awake and in severe pain. Assessment reveals dry, white, leathery appearance in
both lower extremities. What is the burn classification?
A. Superficial
B. Partial thickness
C. Full thickness
D. Subdermal - Correct Answer-C. Full thickness
A 33 year old female has a Glasgow Coma Scale score of 3 (E1, V1, M1) after being
ejected from a motor vehicle. How should you prepare to intubate?
A. Maintain spinal precautions and use a video laryngoscope if available.
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B. Keep the patient in the c-collar and place in the sniffing position.
C. Hyperflex the patient in the c-collar and attempt direct laryngoscopy.
D. Place patient in the sniffing position and attempt direct visual intubation. -
Correct Answer-A. Maintain spinal precautions and use a video laryngoscope if
available.
A 78 year old female fell 12 hours ago. Now she complains of 10/10 hip and groin
pain during movement. Vital signs are BP 98/50, P 132, R 26. What should you
administer?
A. Versed
B. Normal saline
C. Ketamine
D. NSAID - Correct Answer-C. Ketamine
An adult patient has an open angulated injury to the left lower leg. Distal pulses
are absent. Why should you attempt to realign the extremity?
A. Restore function to the leg
B. Manage the patient's pain
C. Reduce the open fracture
D. Restore blood flow - Correct Answer-D. Restore blood flow
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An adult patient has partial thickness burns to his or her anterior chest and
abdomen, the entire right arm, and the palm of the left hand. What percent of the
total body surface area is affected?
A. 28%
B. 30%
C. 25%
D. 29% - Correct Answer-A. 28%
An 80 year old female fell down a flight of stairs 3 days ago. Today the family
reports she has a headache and is "going in and out of consciousness." Vital signs
are BP 170/72, R 26 and irregular, P 62, BGL 150 mg/dL (8.3 mmol/L). What should
you suspect?
A. Concussion
B. Subdural hematoma
C. Epidural hematoma
D. Subarachnoid Bleed - Correct Answer-B. Subdural hematoma
A 44 year old male was involved in a motorcycle crash. He sustained severe blunt
trauma to his chest and has a deformity of the right femur. Multiple IV attempts
were unsuccessful. Vital signs are BP 70/40, P 126, R 28. What should you do?
A.Establish intraosseous access.
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Preparation
PHTLS PRE-TEST AND POST TEST ACTUAL EXAM NEWEST /
PHTLS FINAL EXAM PREPARATION /PHTLS PRE-TEST AND POST
TEST PRACTICE EXAM WITH 200 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS |ALREADY GRADED A+|BRAND
NEW VERSION!!
A 22 year old male was involved in a car crash and hit a tree head-on. The patient
is on the ground outside the vehicle and is unconscious. His forearm is avulsed
and you note a large pool of blood with active bleeding. His breathing is deep and
labored. What should you do?
A. Open the patient's airway.
B. Apply a tourniquet.
C. Listen to breath sounds.
D. Perform a primary survey. - Correct Answer-B. Apply a tourniquet.
A 26 year old male is supine on the ground. He was assaulted and has obvious
head and facial trauma. He has snoring respirations at a rate of 8 per minute.
What should you do?
A. Assist venerations via bag valve mask
B. Suction the airway
C. Perform a modified jaw thrust
D. Perform a head tilt chin lift - Correct Answer-C. Perform a modified jaw thrust
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Preparation
A 36 weeks pregnant female has sustained an injury that requires spinal motion
restriction. What intervention should be implemented to prevent hypotension
during transport?
A. Manually displaced the uterus to the right
B. Elevate the left leg to displace the uterus
C. Elevate the head of the backboard 30 degrees
D. Elevate the right side of the backboard 4-6 inches - Correct Answer-D. Elevate
the right side of the backboard 4-6 inches
A 55 year old male has burns to both lower extremities from a car crash. He is
awake and in severe pain. Assessment reveals dry, white, leathery appearance in
both lower extremities. What is the burn classification?
A. Superficial
B. Partial thickness
C. Full thickness
D. Subdermal - Correct Answer-C. Full thickness
A 33 year old female has a Glasgow Coma Scale score of 3 (E1, V1, M1) after being
ejected from a motor vehicle. How should you prepare to intubate?
A. Maintain spinal precautions and use a video laryngoscope if available.
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Preparation
B. Keep the patient in the c-collar and place in the sniffing position.
C. Hyperflex the patient in the c-collar and attempt direct laryngoscopy.
D. Place patient in the sniffing position and attempt direct visual intubation. -
Correct Answer-A. Maintain spinal precautions and use a video laryngoscope if
available.
A 78 year old female fell 12 hours ago. Now she complains of 10/10 hip and groin
pain during movement. Vital signs are BP 98/50, P 132, R 26. What should you
administer?
A. Versed
B. Normal saline
C. Ketamine
D. NSAID - Correct Answer-C. Ketamine
An adult patient has an open angulated injury to the left lower leg. Distal pulses
are absent. Why should you attempt to realign the extremity?
A. Restore function to the leg
B. Manage the patient's pain
C. Reduce the open fracture
D. Restore blood flow - Correct Answer-D. Restore blood flow
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, PHTLS Pre-Test and Post Test Actual Exam Newest / PHTLS Final Exam
Preparation
An adult patient has partial thickness burns to his or her anterior chest and
abdomen, the entire right arm, and the palm of the left hand. What percent of the
total body surface area is affected?
A. 28%
B. 30%
C. 25%
D. 29% - Correct Answer-A. 28%
An 80 year old female fell down a flight of stairs 3 days ago. Today the family
reports she has a headache and is "going in and out of consciousness." Vital signs
are BP 170/72, R 26 and irregular, P 62, BGL 150 mg/dL (8.3 mmol/L). What should
you suspect?
A. Concussion
B. Subdural hematoma
C. Epidural hematoma
D. Subarachnoid Bleed - Correct Answer-B. Subdural hematoma
A 44 year old male was involved in a motorcycle crash. He sustained severe blunt
trauma to his chest and has a deformity of the right femur. Multiple IV attempts
were unsuccessful. Vital signs are BP 70/40, P 126, R 28. What should you do?
A.Establish intraosseous access.
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