SOAL POST TEST ATLS LATEST STUDY GUIDE 2021 A+ STUDY GUIDE

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1.Cardiac tamponade after traumaa.is seldom life-threateningb.can be excluded by an upright, AP chest x-rayc.can be confused with a tension pneumothoraxd.causes a fall in systolic pressure of > 15 mm ... Hg with expiratione.most commonly occurs after blunt injury to the anterior chest wall2.Which one of the following statements regarding patients with thoracic spine injuries is TRUE?a.Log-rolling may be destabilizing to fractures from T-12 to L-1.<INPUT TYPE=\ radio NAME= optionsRadios VALUE= 2 > MACROBUTTON HTMLDirectb.Adequate immobilization can be accomplished with the scoop stretcher.<INPUT TYPE=\ radio NAME= optionsRadios VALUE= 3 > MACROBUTTON HTMLDirectc.Spinal cord injury below T-10 usually spares bowel and bladder function.<INPUT TYPE=\ radio NAME= optionsRadios VALUE= 4 > MACROBUTTON HTMLDirectd.Hyperflexion fractures in the upper thoracic spine are inherently unstable.<INPUT TYPE=\ radio NAME= optionsRadios VALUE= 5 > MACROBUTTON HTMLDirecte.These patients rarely present with spinal shock in association with cord injury.3.Absence of breath sounds and dullness to percussion over the left hemithorax are fmdings best explained bya.Left hemothorax.b.<INPUT TYPE=\ radio NAME= optionsRadios VALUE= 2 > MACROBUTTON HTMLDirect cardiac contusio [Show More]

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