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ATLS Post Test Questions with Correct Answers Latest Updated 2024 (Advanced trauma life support)
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ATLS Post Test Questions with Correct Answers Latest Updated 2024 (Advanced trauma life support) Which one of the following statements regarding patients with thoracic spine 
injuries is TRUE? 
a. Log-rolling may be d estabilizing to fractures from T-12 to L-1. 
b. Adequate immobilization can be accomplished with the scoop stretcher. 
c. Spinal cord injury below T-10 usu ally spares bowel and b ladder f unction. 
d. Hyperflexion fractures in the upper thoracic spine are inherently 
unstable. 
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RN Adult Medical Surgical Online Practice 2023
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RN Adult Medical Surgical Online Practice 2023 
1.A home health nurse is assigned to a client who was recently discharged from a rehabilitation 
center after experiencing a right-hemispheric stroke. Which of the following neurologic deficits 
should the nurse expect to find when assessing the client? ( select all that apply) 
Visual spatial deficits 
Left hemianopsia ( blindness in the left half of the visual field) 
One-sided neglect 
2.A nurse is reviewing the health record of a client who is ...
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NURS 611 / NURS611 Exam 3 (Latest 2024 / 2025): Advanced Pathophysiology | Questions and Verified Answers | Graded A - Maryville
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Exam 3: NURS611 / NURS 611 (Latest 2024 / 2025) Advanced Pathophysiology Exam | Questions and Verified Answers | Graded A - Maryville Q: The common cause of elevated levels of antidiuretic hormone (ADH) secretion is: Answer: Ectopically produced ADH Q: Which laboratory value would the nurse expect to find if a person is experiencing syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone (SIADH)? Answer: Serum Na level of 120 and serum hypo-osmolatlity. Q: A patient who is diagnosed with a closed head in...
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NSG530 / NSG 530 Exam 4 (Latest 2024 / 2025): Advanced Pathophysiology | Questions and Verified Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A - Wilkes
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Exam 4: NSG530 / NSG 530 (Latest 2024 / 2025) - Advanced Pathophysiology Exam Review | Guide with Questions and Verified Answers | 100% Correct - Wilkes Question: 
As the NP working in the ED, you see a patient who fell several feet off a ladder striking his head. You initially examine the patient- what is the most crucial determination of his nervous system function? 
Answer: 
LOC using Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) 
 
 
Question: 
A patient, who fell several feet off a ladder striking his head, is ...
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NSG233/ NSG 233 Exam 2 Review: (Latest 2024/ 2025 Update) Med Surg III | Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct| Grade A – Herzing
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NSG233/ NSG 233 Exam 2 Review: (Latest 2024/ 2025 Update) Med Surg III | Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct| Grade A – Herzing 
 
Q: Closed Head Injury- worsening assessment: 
 
 
Answer: 
 
Battles signs (behind ear) 
Raccoon eyes (under eyes) 
CSF leak (rhinorrhea, otorrhea): risk for meningitis 
** glucose test; halo sign (tests spinal fluid leak) 
 
 
 
Q: Which order would you question for an incontinent spinal cord patient injury? 
 
 
Answer: 
 
No foley cath 
** pt at risk fo...
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CLTM Exam Study Guide 2023
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BAEP / R - Brainstem auditory evoked potential / response 
-Diagnosis for cerbellopontine angle tumors, mutliple sclerosis, brainstem lesions, 
metabolic and toxic encephalopathies,brain death, and early prediction of outcome 
in postraumatic coma, 
Kindling - Development of epileptic seizures (in rats) that results from repeated 
focal stimulation and leads to the development of a predisposition to epileptiform 
convulsions. Similar to a log will not burn unless it's kindled. 
Mirror Focus Phe...
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Midterm Exam: NUR631/ NUR 631 (New 2023/2024 Update) Advanced Physiology and Pathophysiology Exam| Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct| Graded A- GCU
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Midterm Exam: NUR631/ NUR 631 (New 
2023/2024 Update) Advanced Physiology and 
Pathophysiology Exam| Questions and 
Verified Answers| 100% Correct| Graded A- GCU 
 
QUESTION 
 What does folic acid prevent in pregnancy? 
 
Answer: 
 Neural tube defects 
 
 
QUESTION 
 At what gestational age does the neurol tube close? 
 
Answer: 
 4 weeks 
 
 
QUESTION 
 What is the priority for a C3 spinal cord injury? 
 
Answer: 
 Airway (C4 breathe no more) 
 
 
QUESTION 
GCU 
 What can we expect to ...
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EMT Basic Exam 3 |Actual Exam| Questions and Answers| Multiple Choices| Verified Answers
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EMT Basic Exam 3 |Actual Exam| Questions and Answers| Multiple Choices| Verified Answers 
The MOST common and serious complication of a significant head injury is: 
 
 
A. 
cerebral edema. 
 
B. 
acute hypotension. 
 
C. 
a skull fracture. 
 
D. 
a hypoxic seizure. (Correct Answer: - A. 
cerebral edema. 
 
Moderate elevation in intracranial pressure with middle brain stem involvement is characterized by: 
 
 
A. 
increased blood pressure, bradycardia, reactive pupils, and rapid respiratio...
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ATLS Post Test 2023 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (100% CORRECT).
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ATLS Post Test 2023 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (100% CORRECT). 
1. The primary indication for transferring a 
patient to a higher-level trauma center is: 
4. Which one of the following statements 
regarding patients with thoracic spine injuries is 
TRUE? 
unavailability of a surgeon or operating room 
staff. 
multiple system injuries, including severe 
head injury. 
resource limitations as determined by the 
transferring doctor. 
resource limitations as determined by the 
hospital administration. 
wi...
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POST TEST ATLS 2021| 2022| 2023 With Correct and Verified ANSWERS (SOAL POST TEST).
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POST TEST ATLS 2021| 2022| 2023 With Correct and Verified ANSWERS (SOAL POST TEST). SOAL POST TEST 
1. Cardiac tamponade after trauma 
a. is seldom life-threatening 
b. can be excluded by an upright, AP chest x-ray 
c. can be confused with a tension pneumothorax 
d. causes a fall in systolic pressure of > 15 mm Hg with expiration 
e. most commonly occurs after blunt injury to the anterior chest wall 
2. Which one of the following statements regarding patients with thoracic spine 
injuries i...
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