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PAM TCRN Exam 226 Questions with Verified Answers Initial assessment - CORRECT ANSWER A-J, airway first unless massive hemorrhage Open airway - manuever - CORRECT ANSWER Jaw thrust GCS 40 - CORRECT ANSWER E: spont, verbal, pressure, none V: orient, confused, words, sounds, none M: obeys, local, w/d, abnl flex, extension, none Pupils unreactive to light: -2, -1, 0 Monroe-Kellie Doctrine and CPP - CORRECT ANSWER When one content in the skull increases, another must decrease to compe...

TCRN Exam Review 403 Questions with Verified Answers Circumfrential burns - CORRECT ANSWER Full-thickness burns result in the formation of an eschar that is tough and unyielding. Can cause a burn compartment syndrome, and often requires escharotomy Shock - CORRECT ANSWER Systemic reaction to insult that causes decreased oxygen delivery to the cells 4 Classifications of Shock - CORRECT ANSWER 1. Hypovolemic 2. Distributive 3. Cardiogenic 4. Obstruction Hypovolemic Shock - CORRE...

AANP Exam Review 154 Questions with Answers microcytic hypochromic anemias - CORRECT ANSWER MCV <80 MCHC <31 Iron deficiency Anemia Thalassemia Minor always check ferritin and serum Fe with microcytic anemias to determine which one Iron deficiency anemia - CORRECT ANSWER microcytic hypochromic low: h/h, ferritin, serum Fe, RBC high: RDW* periph smear: poikilocytosis (var. shaped RBCs) & anisocytosis (var. sizes RBCs) s/s: pallor, fatigue, DOE, glossitis, pica, angu...

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coup-contrecoup injury Dual impacting of the brain into the skull; coup injury occurs at the point of impact; contrecoup injury occurs on the opposite side of impact, as the brain rebounds. Scalp laceration: what, effect, management Primary head injury profuse bleeding - signs of hypovolemia Apply direct pressure Suture/ staple laceration Lidocaine 1% with epi to control bleeding, not close to nose/ ears Skull fracture: types, effect, management Primary head injury Simple...

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PAM TCRN Exam 226 Questions with Verified Answers Initial assessment - CORRECT ANSWER A-J, airway first unless massive hemorrhage Open airway - manuever - CORRECT ANSWER Jaw thrust GCS 40 - CORRECT ANSWER E: spont, verbal, pressure, none V: orient, confused, words, sounds, none M: obeys, local, w/d, abnl flex, extension, none Pupils unreactive to light: -2, -1, 0 Monroe-Kellie Doctrine and CPP - CORRECT ANSWER When one content in the skull increases, another must decrease to compe...

1. coup-contre- coup injury 2. Scalp lacera- tion: what, effect, management 3. Skull fracture: types, effect, management 4. Brain injury: types, effect, management Dual impacting of the brain into the skull; coup injury occurs at the point of impact; contrecoup injury occurs on the opposite side of impact, as the brain rebounds. Primary head injury profuse bleeding - signs of hypovolemia Apply direct pressure Suture/ staple laceration Lidocaine 1% w...

TCRN Exam Review 403 Questions with Verified Answers Circumfrential burns - CORRECT ANSWER Full-thickness burns result in the formation of an eschar that is tough and unyielding. Can cause a burn compartment syndrome, and often requires escharotomy Shock - CORRECT ANSWER Systemic reaction to insult that causes decreased oxygen delivery to the cells 4 Classifications of Shock - CORRECT ANSWER 1. Hypovolemic 2. Distributive 3. Cardiogenic 4. Obstruction Hypovolemic Shock - CORRE...

SUMMARY ATLS EXAMINATION ATLS Chapters 1-3 Question Patients with a GSC of less than usually require intubation. 8 Answer The "A" in ABCD stands for . You should assume that any patient in a multisystem trauma with an altered level of consciousness or blunt injury above the clavicle has what type of injury? Flail chest is invariably accompanied by which can interfere with blood oxygenation. Hypotension is caused by until proven otherwise. When you don't have/can't get a blood ...