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Assessed .first .in .trauma .patient .- .(correct .answer) .-Airway
(*)Degree .of .burn .that .is .characterized .by .bone .involvement .- .(correct .answer) .-Fourth
Complications .of .head .trauma .- .(correct .answer) .-Intracerebral .hematoma
Extradural .hematoma
Brain .abscess
Most .common .cause .of .laryngotracheal .stenosis .- .(correct .answer) .-Trauma
Intervention .that .can .help .prevent .development .of .acute .renal .failure .- .(correct .answer) .-Infusion .of
.normal .saline
A .26-year-
old .male .is .resuscitated .with .blood .transfusion .after .a .motor .vehicle .collision .that .was .complicated .
by .a .fractured .pelvis. .A .few .hours .later, .the .patient .becomes .febrile, .hypotensive .with .a .normal .CV
P, .and .oliguric. .Upon .examination, .the .patient .is .found .to .be .bleeding .from .the .NG .tube .and .IV .site
s. .Which .of .the .following .is .the .most .likely .diagnosis?
A. .Hemorrhagic .shock
B. .Acute .adrenal .insufficiency
C. .Fat .embolism .syndrome
D. .Transfusion .reaction .- .(correct .answer) .-D. .Transfusion .reaction
Skin .antiseptic .- .(correct .answer) .--Ethanol .70% .is .an .effective .skin .antiseptic
-Acetic .acid .can .be .used .to .treat .Gram- .skin .infections
-Salicylic .acid .is .used .to .treat .certain .skin .yeast .infections
Class .IV .hemorrhage .indicates .what .% .blood .loss .- .(correct .answer) .-55%
,How .does .shivering .affect .body .temperature .- .(correct .answer) .-Increases .body .temperature
Class .III .hemorrhage .indicates .what .% .of .blood .loss .- .(correct .answer) .-35%
Management .of .a .stable .patient .with .kidney .contusion .- .(correct .answer) .-Observation
Associated .with .hypovolemic .shock .- .(correct .answer) .--
Inadequate .tissue .perfusion .with .resultant .tissue .hypoxia
-Blood .shunting .to .vital .organs
-Decreased .circulating .blood .volume .and .decreased .venous .return
-Low .cardiac .output
-Loss .of .less .than .20% .of .the .blood .volume .is .usually .without .symptom .except .for .mild .tachycardia .
-Patients .become .orthostatic .with .losses .between .20 .and .40% .
-Shock .is .evidenced .by .tachycardia, .hypotension, .oliguria, .flat .neck .veins
The .most .effective .method .of .monitoring .the .success .of .resuscitation .during .CPR? .- .(correct .answer)
.-Reactivity .of .pupils .to .light
Used .to .ensure .correct .placement .of .endotracheal .tube .- .(correct .answer) .--Ultrasound .
-Bilateral .breath .sounds
-Sustained .end-tidal .CO2
Total .body .surface .area .involved .in .a .burn .in .an .adult .to .the .anterior .chest .and .abdomen .- .
(correct .answer) .-18%
What .is .often .caused .by .carotid .massage? .- .(correct .answer) .-Bradycardia
Step .in .a .patient .diagnosed .with .tension .pneumothorax .- .(correct .answer) .-
1. .Needle .decompression/ .thoracotomy
2. .Chest .tube
True .statements .regarding .diaphragmatic .injuries .- .(correct .answer) .--
Blunt .diaphragmatic .injuries .are .usually .associated .with .skeletal .trauma .
-Penetrating .diaphragmatic .injuries .may .be .missed
-Repair .of .traumatic .diaphragmatic .injuries .usually .does .not .require .prosthetic .material
First .priority .in .the .treatment .of .an .unconscious .patient .- .(correct .answer) .-Checking .the .pulse
,A .patient .involved .in .a .road .accident .is .brought .to .the .emergency .department .in .an .unconscious .st
ate. .On .arrival, .her .vitals .show .a .temperature .of .96.4 .degrees .Fahrenheit, .a .respiration .rate .of .24 .b
reaths .per .minute, .a .heart .rate .of .140 .beats .per .minute, .and .a .blood .pressure .of .80/40 .mm .Hg. .Sh
e .is .cold, .shivering, .and .perspiring .profusely. .She .has .bilateral .reactive .pupils .but .she .does .not .resp
ond .to .pain. .On .physical .examination, .she .has .no .obvious .sign .of .external .bleeding. .Which .of .the .fo
llowing .cannot .be .the .cause .of .hypotension .in .this .patient?
A. .Pelvic .fracture
B. .Fracture .of .femur
C. .Intracranial .hemorrhage
D. .Hemothorax .- .(correct .answer) .-C. .Intracranial .hemorrhage
A .patient .suffered .a .slash .to .his .right .neck. .The .wound .is .over .the .mid-
portion .of .the .sternocleidomastoid. .There .is .a .large .hematoma .and .brisk .bleeding .when .uncovered. .
He .is .stable. .What .is .the .next .step .in .management?
A. .Get .an .angiogram
B. .Close .the .wound .in .the .ER
C. .Take .him .to .the .operating .room
D. .CT .scan .to .evaluate .neck .structure .- .(correct .answer) .-C. .Take .him .to .the .OR
After .abdominal .injury, .which .of .the .following .urinalysis .findings .would .be .an .indication .for .further .t
esting?
A. .0-5 .casts/HPF
B. .5-10 .WBC/HPF
C. .10-20 .RBC/HPF
D. .Gross .hematuria .- .(correct .answer) .-D. .Gross .hematuria
A .laceration .of .the .neck .superficial .to .the .deep .cervical .fascia .along .the .sternocleidomastoid .muscle
.at .its .midpoint .would .cause .bleeding .from .which .structure? .- .(correct .answer) .-External .jugular .vein
Clinical .features .associated .with .tension .pneumothorax .- .(correct .answer) .-
Unilateral .decrease .in .breath .sounds
Hyperresonance
Respiratory .distress
, Tachycardia
Tracheal .shift
Desatruation
Decreased .breath .sounds
Decreased .compliance
Asymmetric .chest .movement
NOT .hypertension, .audible .bronchial .sounds
Not .recommended .as .a .mode .of .ventilation .for .a .patient .with .a .diaphragmatic .hernia
A. .Bag .and .mask
B. .LMA
C. .Endotracheal .intubation
D. .Jet .ventilation .- .(correct .answer) .-A. .Bag .and .mask
What .is .the .next .step .in .the .assessment .of .a .traumatic .patient .after .airway .is .established? .- .
(correct .answer) .-Breathing
Blood .group .that .is .considered .a .universal .donor .- .(correct .answer) .-O
A .provider .is .examining .a .patient .who .sustained .a .severe .traumatic .head .injury. .He .documents .no .
Doll's .eyes. .What .does .this .signify? .- .(correct .answer) .-Brainstem .injury
Which .of .the .following .is .the .least .preferred .method .of .administering .IV .fluids?
A. .Cubital .veins
B. .Cephalic .veins
C. .Subclavian .veins
D. .Saphenous .vein .- .(correct .answer) .-Subclavian .veins
Dermatome .level .for .nipple .sensation
Dermatome .level .for .umbilicus .- .(correct .answer) .-T4
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