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ATLS MCQ best for 2023 ATLS MCQ #1 A 22 year old man is hypotensive and tachycardic after a shotgun wound to the left shoulder. His blood pressure is initially 80/40 mmHg. After 2 liters of crystalloid solution his blood pressure increases to 122/84 mmHg His heart rate is now 100 beats per minute and his respiratory rate is 28 breaths per minute. His breath sounds are decreased in the left hemithorax, and after initial IV fluid resuscitation, a closed tube thoracostomy is performed for d...

ATLS MCQ best for 2023 ATLS MCQ #1 A 22 year old man is hypotensive and tachycardic after a shotgun wound to the left shoulder. His blood pressure is initially 80/40 mmHg. After 2 liters of crystalloid solution his blood pressure increases to 122/84 mmHg His heart rate is now 100 beats per minute and his respiratory rate is 28 breaths per minute. His breath sounds are decreased in the left hemithorax, and after initial IV fluid resuscitation, a closed tube thoracostomy is performed for d...

ATLS MCQ best for 2023 ATLS MCQ #1 A 22 year old man is hypotensive and tachycardic after a shotgun wound to the left shoulder. His blood pressure is initially 80/40 mmHg. After 2 liters of crystalloid solution his blood pressure increases to 122/84 mmHg His heart rate is now 100 beats per minute and his respiratory rate is 28 breaths per minute. His breath sounds are decreased in the left hemithorax, and after initial IV fluid resuscitation, a closed tube thoracostomy is performed for d...

ATLS MCQ best for 2023 ATLS MCQ #1 A 22 year old man is hypotensive and tachycardic after a shotgun wound to the left shoulder. His blood pressure is initially 80/40 mmHg. After 2 liters of crystalloid solution his blood pressure increases to 122/84 mmHg His heart rate is now 100 beats per minute and his respiratory rate is 28 breaths per minute. His breath sounds are decreased in the left hemithorax, and after initial IV fluid resuscitation, a closed tube thoracostomy is performed for d...

A 22-year-old man is hypotensive and tachycardic after a shotgun wound to the left shoulder. His blood pressure is initially 80/40 mm Hg. After initial fluid resuscitation his blood pressure increases to 122/84 mm Hg. His heart rate is now 100 beats per minute and his respiratory rate is 28 breaths per minute. A tube thoracostomy is performed for decreased left chest breath sounds with the return of a small amount of blood and no air leak. After chest tube insertion, the most appropriate next st...

ATLS Science / Medicine / Surgery Terms in this set (340) A 22-year-old man is hypotensive and tachycardic after a shotgun wound to the left shoulder. His blood pressure is initially 80/40 mm Hg. After initial fluid resuscitation his blood pressure increases to 122/84 mm Hg. His heart rate is now 100 beats per minute and his respiratory rate is 28 breaths per minute. A tube thoracostomy is performed for decreased left chest breath sounds with the return of a small amount of blood and no air leak...

Assessed first in trauma patient - -Airway -(*)Degree of burn that is characterized by bone involvement - -Fourth -Complications of head trauma - -Intracerebral hematoma Extradural hematoma Brain abscess -Most common cause of laryngotracheal stenosis - -Trauma -Intervention that can help prevent development of acute renal failure - -Infusion of normal saline -A 26-year-old male is resuscitated with blood transfusion after a motor vehicle collision that was complicated by a fract...

A 22yo M is hypotensive and tachycardia after a shotgun wound to the L shoulder. His BP is initially 80/40. After 2L of fluids his BP increases to 122/84. HR is 100bpm and his RR is 28. Breath sounds are decreased in the left hemithorax, and a closed tube thoracotomy is performed with a small amount of blood return and no air leak. What is the next step? - -Reexamine the chest -A construction worker falls 2 stories and suffers bilateral calcanea fractures. He now is having back pain. What wou...

What is the significance for ABCDE assessment if a person is able to talk? - -They have a patent airway -What are the clinical signs of airway obstruction? - -snoring, stridor, hoarseness or no noise at all -What are the techniques for clearing an obstructed airway? - -Suction Removal of foreign body Head tilt and chin lift Airway adjuncts - Guedel aiway Definite surgical airway -How do you size a Guedel airway? - -measuring from the centre of the mouth (between the first incisors) ...