ATLS EXAM 2024 NEWEST EXAM
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A 60-year-old man sustains a stab wound to the right
posterior flank. Witnesses state the weapon was a small
knife. His heart rate is 90 beats per minute, blood pressure
is 128/72 mmHg and respiratory rate is 24 breaths per
minute. The most appropriate action to take at this time is
to:
A. Perform a colonoscopy
B. Perform a barium enema
C. Perform an intravenous pyelogram
D. Perform serial physical examinations
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,E. Suture repair the wound and outpatient follow up -
....ANSWER...D
The following are criteria for transfer to a burn center,
EXCEPT for:
A. Partial-thickness and full-thickness burns on greater
than 10% of the BSA
B. Any full-thickness burn
C. Partial-thickness and full-thickness burn involving the
face, hands, feet, genitalia, perineum, and skin overlying
joints
D. Elevated central venous pressure
E. Inhalation injury - ....ANSWER...E
Systolic blood pressure starts to decrease in which class of
hemorrhage?
A. Class 0
B. Class 1
C. Class 2
D. Class 3
E. Class 4 - ....ANSWER...C
A 7-year-old boy is brought to the ED by his parents
several minutes after he fell through a window. He is
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,bleeding profusely from a 6-cm wound of his medial right
thigh. Immediate management of the wound should consist
of:
A. Application of a tourniquet
B. Direct pressure on the wound
C. Packing the wound with gauze
D. Direct pressure on the femoral artery at the groin
E. Debridement of devitalized tissue - ....ANSWER...B
For the patient with severe traumatic brain injury,
profound hypocarbia should be avoided to prevent:
A. Respiratory alkalosis
B. Metabolic acidosis
C. Cerebral vasoconstriction with diminished perfusion
D. Neurogenic pulmonary edema
E. Shift of the oxyhemoglobin dissociation curve -
....ANSWER...C
A 33-year-old woman is involved in a head-on motor
vehicle crash. It took 30 minutes to extricate her from the
car. Upon arrival in the ED, her heart rate is 120 beats per
minute, BP is 90/70 mmHg, respiratory rate is 16 breaths
per minute, and GCS is 15. Examination reveals bilaterally
equal breath sounds, anterior chest wall ecchymosis, and
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, distended neck veins. Her abdomen is flat, soft, and not
tender. Her pelvis is stable. Palpable distal pulses are
found in all 4 extremities. Of the following, the most likely
diagnosis is:
A. Hemorrhagic shock
B. Cardiac tamponade
C. Massive hemothorax
D. Tension pneumothorax
E. Diaphragmatic rupture - ....ANSWER...B
A hemodynamically normal 10-year-old girls is admitted
to the pediatric intensive care unit for observation after a
grade III (moderately severe) splenic injury has been
confirmed by CT. Which of the following mandates
prompt laparotomy?
A. Serum amylase of 200
B. Leukocyte count of 14000
C. Extraperitoneal bladder rupture
D. Free peritoneal air demonstrated on follow up CT
E. A fall in hemoglobin level from 12 g/dl to 8 g/dl over
24 hours - ....ANSWER...D
A 40-year-old woman restrained driver is transported to
the ED in full spinal immobilization. She is
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