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TCAR POST-TEST EXAM|| QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS ALREADY GRADED A+|| LATEST AND
COMPLETE UPDATE 2024-2025 WITH VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS|| ASSURED PASS!!!


1. 15 hours after a motor vehicle collision, an unrestrained driver is experiencing
frequent, irregular heartbeats. The most likely cause of this finding is injury to the


left atrium.
left ventricle.
right atrium.
right ventricle. - ANSWER: right atrium.


2. In the patient with chest trauma, which of these findings is the earliest indicator
of cardiac tamponade?


Elevated heart rate
Systolic hypotension
Jugular vein distention
Unilateral breath sounds - ANSWER: Elevated heart rate


3. In a patient with blunt chest trauma, what simple assessment can be used to
screen for thoracic aortic injury?


Side-to-side pulse oximeter saturation comparisons

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Bilateral upper extremity BP measurements
Pulsus paradoxus calculation
BP cuff inflation to elicit carpal spasm - ANSWER: Bilateral upper extremity BP
measurements


4. A hemorrhaging patient is receiving 1:1:1 transfusion. This man will also need
cryoprecipitate to boost his ________ level.
tranexamic acid
fibrinogen
platelet
factor VIII - ANSWER: fibrinogen


5. Shock occurs when


the sodium-potassium pump fails.
ATP levels are less than lactic acid levels.
cellular oxygen demand is greater than supply.
aerobic metabolism exceeds anaerobic metabolism. - ANSWER: cellular oxygen
demand is greater than supply.


6. _____ shock is the most common type of shock immediately after traumatic
injury.
Distributive Septic Cardiogenic Hypovolemic - ANSWER: Hypovolemic


7. Which findings suggest a trauma patient is experiencing cardiogenic shock?


Bradycardia, cyanosis, and elevated mean arterial pressure

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High shock index, mottling, and hypotension
Tachycardia, flushing, and widened pulse pressure
Pallor, course breath sounds, and hypertension - ANSWER: High shock index,
mottling, and hypotension


8. A multisystem trauma patient has become progressively tachycardic and
hypotensive one week after hospital admission. Pulse pressure is wide. The most
likely explanation for this finding is


dehydration.
fat embolism syndrome.
surgical site bleeding.
sepsis. - ANSWER: sepsis.


9. Normalizing a trauma patient's body temperature helps control bleeding because
hypothermia


produces shivering and makes platelets hyperactive.
causes platelet dysfunction and clotting system failure.
stimulates the clotting cascade and reduces blood pressure.
increases tissue oxygen consumption and cold diuresis. - ANSWER: causes
platelet dysfunction and clotting system failure.


10. What are the 3 components of the "trauma triad of death"?


Coagulopathy, hypothermia, and acidosis
Hypothermia, alkalosis, and coagulopathy

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