ATLS Post Test. MCQ |QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |ALREADY GRADED A+|
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ATLS Post Test. MCQ |QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS |ALREADY GRADED
A+|
1. Which of the following signs is LEAST reliable for diagnosing esophageal intubation?
a. symmetrical chest wall movement
b. end-tidal CO2 presence by colorimetry
c. bilateral breath sounds
d. oxygen saturation >92%
e. ETT ...
1. Which of the following signs is LEAST reliable for diagnosing esophageal intubation?
a. symmetrical chest wall movement
b. end-tidal CO2 presence by colorimetry
c. bilateral breath sounds
d. oxygen saturation >92%
e. ETT above carina on chest x-ray
2. Which of the following signs the necessitates a definitive airway in severe trauma patients?
a. fascial lacerations
b. repeated vomiting
c. severe maxillofacial fractures
d. sternal fracture
e. Glasgow Coma Scale score of 12
3. Twenty-seven patients are seriously injured in an aircraft crash at a local airport. The
principles of triage include:
a. establish a triage site within the internal perimeter of the crash
site b. treat only the most severely injured patients first
c. immediately transport all patients to the nearest hospital
d. treat the greatest number of patients in the shortest period of time
, e. produce the greatest number of survivors based on available resources
4. Which of the following statements is correct?
a. Cerebral contusions may coalesce to form an intracerebral hematoma.
b. Epidural hematomas are usually seen in the frontal region.
c. Subdural hematomas are caused by injury to the middle meningeal artery.
d. Subdural hematomas typically have a lenticular shape on CT scan.
e. The associated brain damage is more severe in epidural hematomas.
5. An 18-ycar-old male is brought to the emergenc} department after having been
shot. He has one bullet wound just below the right clavicle and another just below the
costal margin in the right posterior axillary line. His blood pressure is110/60 mm Hg.
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