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ATLS Practice Questions & Answers
1. Assessed first in trauma patient
Answer Airway
2. (*)Degree of burn that is characterized by bone involvement
Answer Fourth
3. Complications of head trauma
Answer Intracerebral hematoma Extradural hematoma
Brain abscess
4. Most common cause of laryngotracheal stenosis
Answer Trauma
5. Intervention that can help prevent development of acute renal failure
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Answer Infu- sion of normal saline
6. 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 CVP, and oliguric. Upon examination, the patient is
found to be bleeding from the NG tube and IV sites. Which of the following is the most
likely diagnosis?
A. Hemorrhagic shock
B. Acute adrenal insufficiency
C. Fat embolism syndrome
D. Transfusion reaction
Answer D. Transfusion reaction
7. Skin antiseptic
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
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8. Class IV hemorrhage indicates what % blood loss
Answer 55%
9. How does shivering affect body temperature
Answer Increases body temperature
10. Class III hemorrhage indicates what % of blood loss
Answer 35%
11. Management of a stable patient with kidney contusion
Answer Observation
12. Associated with hypovolemic shock
Answer -Inadequate tissue perfusion with resul- tant 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
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tachycardia
-Patients become orthostatic with losses between 20 and 40%
-Shock is evidenced by tachycardia, hypotension, oliguria, flat neck veins
13. The most effective method of monitoring the success of resuscitation during
CPR?
Answer Reactivity of pupils to light
14. Used to ensure correct placement of endotracheal tube
Answer -Ultrasound
-Bilateral breath sounds
-Sustained end-tidal CO2
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