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A patient injures his left arm and is found to have a transected nerve. Which is true
about this injury?
A. Nerves tend to recover and grow at a rate of 1 mm/day
B. The growing ends of the nerve can be located by EMG studies
C. All cut nerves should be immediately resutured
D. The neuromuscular junction end plates start to degenerate 2-3 weeks after the
nerve is transected - A. Nerves tend to recover and grow at a rate of 1 mm/day
A patient involved in a road accident is brought to the emergency department in an
unconscious state. On arrival, her vitals show a temperature of 96.4 degrees
Fahrenheit, a respiration rate of 24 breaths per minute, a heart rate of 140 beats per
minute, and a blood pressure of 80/40 mm Hg. She is cold, shivering, and
perspiring profusely. She has bilateral reactive pupils but she does not respond to
pain. On physical examination, she has no obvious sign of external bleeding.
Which of the following cannot be the cause of hypotension in this patient?
A. Pelvic fracture
B. Fracture of femur
C. Intracranial hemorrhage
D. Hemothorax - C. Intracranial hemorrhage
A patient is found unconscious after a fire in his bedroom. He is found to have
severe burns around his face. What is the first aspect of treatment?
,A. Tetanus toxoid
B. Cover the wound
C. Airway
D. Obtain blood work - C. Airway
A patient is hit by a car and has severe injuries to his extremities. He is
immediately brought to the emergency room by EMS. Evaluation reveals that he
has multiple organ injuries. He has an open, gaping wound which measures 2 x 2
centimeters, just below the right knee. The leg appears dislocated and ecchymotic.
However, pulses are present in the distal extremity. He does not complain of any
paresthesias. X-ray reveals that there is a fracture of the tibia. The trauma team is
called. As their arrival is awaited, which of the following should NOT be done to
help manage this patient?
A. Obtain culture and close wound using a sterile technique
B. Don't reduce the dislocation
C. Give tetanus toxoid/booster shot
D. Give antibiotics - A. Obtain culture and close wound using a sterile technique
A patient is involved in a motor vehicle accident. He is brought into the ER and
found to have a broken femur. His blood work reveals an hemoglobin of eight and
an Hct of 28. It is decided to transfuse him with three units of blood. Soon after the
blood is started, he develops a fever and becomes hypotensive. In a patient
suspected of having a hemolytic transfusion reaction, one should do which of the
following?A
A. Inserting a foley catheter
B. Fluid restriction
C. 0.1N HCL to reverse the alkalosis
, D. Fluids and mannitol - D. Fluids and mannitol
A patient is involved in a MVA and suffers multiorgan trauma. He is brought to
the ER by EMS and found to be hypotensive with bradycardia and his abdomen is
not distended. He is disoriented and confused. He has a GCS of 9; his legs are
warm and the pulses thready. His CVP is 9, his HR is 42, and his BP is 80/40.
What is the most likely cause of his shock state?
A. Closed head injury
B. Ongoing intra-abdominal hemorrhage
C. Pneumothorax
D. Neurogenic shock - D. Neurogenic shock
A patient is involved in a MVA. He suffers a left femur fracture with head trauma.
He is resuscitated at the scene and stabilized. Upon transfer to the ER, his blood
pressure gradually decreases and then suddenly drops to 60/40. He has a splint on
the left leg. What is the most likely cause of his decreased blood pressure?
A. Head trauma
B. Abdominal organ rupture
C. Rib fracture
D. Cardiac contusion - B. Abdominal organ rupture
A patient is on mechanical ventilator and his arterial blood gas reveals a PCO2 of
38 and a pH of 7.41. What is the appropriate next step?
A. Increase oxygen
B. Observe
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