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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 is TRUE? a. Log-rolling may be destabilizing to fractures from T-12 to L-1.<INPUT TYPE=\ radio NAME= optionsRadios VALUE= 2 > MACROBUTTON HTMLDirect b. Adequate immobilization can be accomplished with the scoop stretcher.<INPUT TYPE=\ radio NAME= optionsRadios VALUE= 3 > MACROBUTTON HTMLDirect c. Spinal cord injury below T-10 usually spares bowel and bladder function.<INPUT TYPE=\ radio NAME= optionsRadios VALUE= 4 > MACROBUTTON HTMLDirect d. Hyperflexion fractures in the upper thoracic spine are inherently unstable.<INPUT TYPE=\ radio NAME= optionsRadios VALUE= 5 > MACROBUTTON HTMLDirect e. 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 by a. Left hemothorax. b. <INPUT TYPE=\ radio NAME= optionsRadios VALUE= 2 > MACROBUTTON HTMLDirect cardiac contusion c. <INPUT TYPE=\ radio NAME= optionsRadios VALUE= 3 > MACROBUTTON HTMLDirectleft simple pneumothorax d. left diaphragmatic rupture e. right tension pneumothorax. [Show More]

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