ATLS POST TEST 6 LATEST VERSIONS,ALL FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS & ANSWERS GRADED A +(ALL QUESTIONS AND POSSIBLES ARE HERE)/COMPLETE PACKAGE LATEST UPDATE

ATLS POST TEST 6 LATEST VERSIONS,ALL FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS & ANSWERS GRADED A +(ALL QUESTIONS AND POSSIBLES ARE HERE)/COMPLETE PACKAGE LATEST UPDATE

A patient injures his left arm and is found to have a transected nerve. Which is true
about this injury?
A. Nerves tend to recover and grow at a rate of 1 mm/day
B. The growing ends of the nerve can be located by EMG studies
C. All cut nerves should be immediately resutured
D. The neuromuscular junction end plates start to degenerate 2-3 weeks after the
nerve is transected - A. Nerves tend to recover and grow at a rate of 1 mm/day
A patient involved in a road accident is brought to the emergency department in an
unconscious state. On arrival, her vitals show a temperature of 96.4 degrees
Fahrenheit, a respiration rate of 24 breaths per minute, a heart rate of 140 beats per
minute, and a blood pressure of 80/40 mm Hg. She is cold, shivering, and
perspiring profusely. She has bilateral reactive pupils but she does not respond to
pain. On physical examination, she has no obvious sign of external bleeding.
Which of the following cannot be the cause of hypotension in this patient?
A. Pelvic fracture
B. Fracture of femur
C. Intracranial hemorrhage
D. Hemothorax - C. Intracranial hemorrhage
A patient is found unconscious after a fire in his bedroom. He is found to have
severe burns around his face. What is the first aspect of treatment?