PHTLS Pre-Test 9th Edition (Latest 2023/ 2024) Questions and Verified Answers| Grade A
Q: When verifying ET tube placement on a perfusing patient, the "gold standard" of monitoring is considered to be?
a) Colorimetric carbon dioxide detector
b) Pulse oximetry
c) Listening to lung sounds
d) W...
PHTLS Pre -Test 9th Edition (Latest 2023/ 2024) Questions and Verifi ed Answer s| Grade A Q: When verifying ET tube placement on a perfusing patient, the "gold standard" of monitoring is considered to be? a) Colorimetric carbon dioxide detector b) Pulse oximetry c) Listening to lung sounds d) Waveform capnography Answer: Waveform capnography Q: A patient presents with a blunt trauma injury to the chest. On exam, he has absent breath sounds on one side of his chest and respiratory distress. Which additional sign would indicate that the patient has a tension pneumothorax? a) Distended neck veins b) Inspiratory wheezing c) narrowed pulse pressure d) Tracheal deviation towards the side of injury Answer: Distended neck veins Q: Hemostatic agents should be used for excessive bleeding when direct pressure alone does not work. The proper way to use most hemostatic agents is which of the following? a) Placing the agent around the edges of the wound b) Placing the agent properly into the wound and holding direct pressure c) Only using it after a tourniquet has been applied for 10 minutes d) Hemostatic agents should never be used unless you have a fall in blood pressure Answer: Placing the agent properly into the wound and holding direct pressure Q: Of the following, which is a preventable cause of secondary brain injury addressable during the transport phase? a) Intraparenchymal hemorrhage b) Systemic hypoxia c) Intracranial hematomas d) Herniation syndromes Answer: Systemic hypoxia Q: You are called to treat a patient who was knocked unconscious when he slipped and fell on a wet floor, striking his head. It is now several hours later. He is awake but confused, does not recall the incident, and is vomiting with a headache. Which of the following injuries is most likely? a) Brain herniation b) Intraabdominal hemorrhage c) Diffuse axonal injury d) Concussion Answer: Concussion Q: When using a selective spinal immobilization protocol, which of the following findings indicate the need for immobilization? a) Past history of spinal injury b) Being an unrestrained passenger in a motor vehicle crash c) Being ambulatory at the scene d) An associated femoral shaft fracture with severe pain Answer: An associated femoral shaft fracture with severe pain
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