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A construction worker falls two stories from a building and sustains bilateral calcaneal fractures. In the emergency department, he is alert, vital signs are normal, and he is complaining of severe pain in both heels and his lower back. Lower extremity pulses are strong and there is no other deform...

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, A 22-year-old man is hypotensive and tachycardic after a shotgun wound to the left
shoulder. His blood pressure is initially 80/40 mm Hg. After initial fluid resuscitation his
blood pressure increases to 122/84 mm Hg. His heart rate is now 100 beats per minute
and his respiratory rate is 28 breaths per minute. A tube thoracostomy is performed for
decreased left chest breath sounds with the return of a small amount of blood and no air
leak. After chest tube insertion, the most appropriate next step is: - ANSWER re-
examine the chest

A construction worker falls two stories from a building and sustains bilateral calcaneal
fractures. In the emergency department, he is alert, vital signs are normal, and he is
complaining of severe pain in both heels and his lower back. Lower extremity pulses are
strong and there is no other deformity. The suspected diagnosis is most likely to be
confirmed by: - ANSWER complete spine x-ray series

Which of the following is true regarding the initial resuscitation of a trauma patient? -
ANSWER Evidence of improved perfusion after fluid resuscitation could include
improvement in Glasgow Coma Scale score on reevaluation.

In managing a patient with a severe traumatic brain injury, the most important initial step
is to: - ANSWER secure the airway

A previously healthy, 70-kg (154-pound) man suffers an estimated acute blood loss of 2
liters. Which one of the following statements applies to this patient? - ANSWER An ABG
would demonstrate a base deficit between -6 and -10 mEq/L.

The physiological hypervolemia of pregnancy has clinical significance in the
management of the severely injured, gravid woman by: - ANSWER increasing the
volume of blood loss to produce maternal hypotension

The best assessment of fluid resuscitation of the adult burn patient is: - ANSWER
urinary output of 0.5 mL/kg/hr

The diagnosis of shock must include: - ANSWER evidence of inadequate organ
perfusion

A 7-year-old boy is brought to the emergency department by his parents several
minutes after he fell through a window. He is bleeding profusely from a 6-cm wound of
his medial right thigh. Immediate management of the wound should consist of: -
ANSWER direct pressure on the wound

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