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    This document contains 10 multiple choice practice questions for the ATLS (Advanced Trauma Life Support) exam. The questions cover topics such as the management of kidney contusions, signs of hypovolemic shock, monitoring success of CPR, confirming endotracheal tube placement, estimating burn surface area, types of brain herniation, effects of carotid massage, treatment of tension pneumothorax, characteristics of diaphragmatic injuries, and priorities for treating an unconscious patient.

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    This document contains 10 multiple choice practice questions for the ATLS (Advanced Trauma Life Support) exam. The questions cover topics such as the management of kidney contusions, signs of hypovolemic shock, monitoring success of CPR, confirming endotracheal tube placement, estimating burn surface area, types of brain herniation, effects of carotid massage, treatment of tension pneumothorax, characteristics of diaphragmatic injuries, and priorities for treating an unconscious patient.

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    This document contains 10 multiple choice practice questions for the ATLS (Advanced Trauma Life Support) exam. The questions cover topics such as the management of kidney contusions, signs of hypovolemic shock, monitoring success of CPR, confirming endotracheal tube placement, estimating burn surface area, types of brain herniation, effects of carotid massage, treatment of tension pneumothorax, characteristics of diaphragmatic injuries, and priorities for treating an unconscious patient.

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    This document contains 10 multiple choice practice questions for the ATLS (Advanced Trauma Life Support) exam. The questions cover topics such as the management of kidney contusions, signs of hypovolemic shock, monitoring success of CPR, confirming endotracheal tube placement, estimating burn surface area, types of brain herniation, effects of carotid massage, treatment of tension pneumothorax, characteristics of diaphragmatic injuries, and priorities for treating an unconscious patient.

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    Q:1-What is the management of a stable patient with kidney contusion?


    Mark one answer:

    Observation

    CT scan

    Transfusion

    Surgery

    Q:2-Which is not associated with hypovolemic shock?


    Mark one answer:

    Inadequate tissue perfusion with resultant tissue hypoxia

    Decreased circulating blood volume and decreased venous return

    Kidneys, heart, brain, lungs, and liver are spared

    Blood shunting to vital organs

    Q:3-What is the most effective method of monitoring the success of resuscitation during
    CPR?
    Mark one answer:

    Systolic blood pressure

    Warmth of extremities as a measure of peripheral perfusion


    Pulse between 60 and 100

    Reactivity of pupils to light

    Q:4-Which of the following is not used to ensure correct placement of an endotracheal


    tube?
    Mark one answer:

    Ultrasound

    Bilateral breath sounds

    Sustained end-tidal CO2

    Sustained end-tidal O2

    Q:5-What is the total body surface area involved in a burn in an adult to the anterior chest
    and abdomen?
    Mark one answer:

    9 percent

    18 percent

    27 percent

    36 percent

    Q:6-A patient is found to have a dilated and fixed pupil after falling from a 2-story
    building. Which type of herniation is most likely?
    Mark one answer:

    Cingulate

    Central
    Transcalvarial

    Uncal

    Q:7-What is often caused by carotid massage?


    Mark one answer:

    Hypertension

    Arrhythmias

    Bradycardia

    Tachycardia

    Q:8-What is the next step in a patient diagnosed with tension pneumothorax after needle
    thoracotomy?
    Mark one answer:

    Intubation

    Chest tube

    Observation

    Chest radiograph

    Q:9-Choose the false statement regarding diaphragmatic injuries.


    Mark one answer:

    Blunt diaphragmatic injuries are usually associated with skeletal trauma

    Penetrating diaphragmatic injuries may be missed


    Repair of traumatic diaphragmatic injuries usually does not require prosthetic material

    The chest radiograph is most likely diagnostic in blunt diaphragmatic injuries

    Q:10-What is the first priority in the treatment of an unconscious patient?


    Mark one answer:

    Checking blood pressure

    Establishing IV access

    Establishing an airway

    Checking the pulse

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