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ITLS ADVANCED PRE-TEST CERTIFICATION EXAM LATEST 2026
ACTUAL EXAM WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (100% VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY
GRADED A+| ||PROFESSOR VERIFIED|| ||BRANDNEW!!!||
A 57-year-old male has a respiratory rate of 36, ETCO2 of 30
mmHg, and an oxygensaturation of 80%. You should:
A. Coach the patient to slow his breathing as his ETCO2 level
indicates hyperventilation
B. Ventilate with a BVM at a higher rate to increase the patient's
oxygen levels
C. Ventilate with a BVM at a rate of 6 to increase the patient's
ETCO2 level
D. Provide supplemental oxygen - ANSWER-D. Provide
supplemental oxygen
A 31-year-old male presents with difficulty breathing, rapid and
weak pulse, flat neck veins, and midline trachea. Your
assessment of the left side of the chest reveals decreased breath
sounds and dullness to percussion. You should suspect:
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A. Cardiac tamponade
B. Flail chest
C. Tension pneumothorax
D. Massive hemothorax - ANSWER-D. Massive hemothorax
A 45-year-old female is found unconscious at the scene of a
motor vehicle collision. Her vital signs are BP 80/40, P 130, and R
30. Which of the following is the most likely cause for her vital
signs?
A. Fractured lower legs
B. Intracranial hemorrhage
C. Bleeding into the chest or abdomen
D. Spinal cord injury with neurogenic shock - ANSWER-C.
Bleeding into the chest or abdomen
The cause of a secondary brain injury is:
A. Contra-coup
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B. Coup
C. Hemorrhage
D. Hypoxia - ANSWER-D. Hypoxia
(and/or decreased perfusion of brain tissue.)
Which one of the following is a reason to interrupt the initial
assessment?
A. Cardiac arrest
B. Multiple open (compound) fractures
C. Severe head injury with brain tissue visible
D. Severe shock - ANSWER-A. Cardiac arrest
(Complete list:
- Unsafe scene
- Abstructed airway
- Cardiac arrest
- Exsanguinating hemorrhage)
ITLS ADVANCED PRE-TEST CERTIFICATION EXAM LATEST 2026
ACTUAL EXAM WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (100% VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY
GRADED A+| ||PROFESSOR VERIFIED|| ||BRANDNEW!!!||
A 57-year-old male has a respiratory rate of 36, ETCO2 of 30
mmHg, and an oxygensaturation of 80%. You should:
A. Coach the patient to slow his breathing as his ETCO2 level
indicates hyperventilation
B. Ventilate with a BVM at a higher rate to increase the patient's
oxygen levels
C. Ventilate with a BVM at a rate of 6 to increase the patient's
ETCO2 level
D. Provide supplemental oxygen - ANSWER-D. Provide
supplemental oxygen
A 31-year-old male presents with difficulty breathing, rapid and
weak pulse, flat neck veins, and midline trachea. Your
assessment of the left side of the chest reveals decreased breath
sounds and dullness to percussion. You should suspect:
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A. Cardiac tamponade
B. Flail chest
C. Tension pneumothorax
D. Massive hemothorax - ANSWER-D. Massive hemothorax
A 45-year-old female is found unconscious at the scene of a
motor vehicle collision. Her vital signs are BP 80/40, P 130, and R
30. Which of the following is the most likely cause for her vital
signs?
A. Fractured lower legs
B. Intracranial hemorrhage
C. Bleeding into the chest or abdomen
D. Spinal cord injury with neurogenic shock - ANSWER-C.
Bleeding into the chest or abdomen
The cause of a secondary brain injury is:
A. Contra-coup
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B. Coup
C. Hemorrhage
D. Hypoxia - ANSWER-D. Hypoxia
(and/or decreased perfusion of brain tissue.)
Which one of the following is a reason to interrupt the initial
assessment?
A. Cardiac arrest
B. Multiple open (compound) fractures
C. Severe head injury with brain tissue visible
D. Severe shock - ANSWER-A. Cardiac arrest
(Complete list:
- Unsafe scene
- Abstructed airway
- Cardiac arrest
- Exsanguinating hemorrhage)
