ATCN review Latest Update 2023-2024 Questions and Verified Correct Answers Guaranteed Success
- Correct Answer:epidural hematoma
- Administer IV fluids
-Administer Sodium Bicarb -Close monitoring of renal perfusion/health (rhabdo)
-Close monitoring of compartment syndrome - Correct Answer:The management of a
crush injury
-Acidosis
- Hypothermia
- Coagulopathy (blood can't clot resulting in continued bleeding) - Correct Answer:triad
of death
-assess pulses, color, temperature, and sensation o the extremity distal to the injury before and after splinting -stabilize the joint proximal and distal to the fracture site - Correct Answer:The basic principles of applying splints to extremity fractures include
-His pulse pressure will narrow -He will be tachycardic - Correct Answer:A previously healthy 70-kg man suffers an
estimated blood loss of 1 liter. What applies to this patient:
-remove damp clothing -warm fluids orally if pt can drink -placing the injured extremity in warm circulating water at 40 C - Correct
Answer:Management of Frostbite
-uterine tenderness or rigidity -abdominal pain or cramping -easy palpation of fetal parts - Correct Answer:What signs and symptoms indicate possible uterine rupture?
>20 sustained - Correct Answer:What ICP warrants physician notification?
0-10 mmHg - Correct Answer:Normal ICP at rest
0-total paralysis 1-palpable of visible contraction 2-active movement with full ROM against gravity 3-active movement with full ROM against gravity AND some resistance 4-active movement, full ROM against gravity and Moderate resistance 1 / 2
5-normal active movement, full ROM against gravity and resistance - Correct
Answer:muscle function test results
1- No difficulty 2- No difficulty but less of an opening 3- Moderate difficulty, only base of uvula visible 4- Severe difficulty, only hard palate visible - Correct Answer:Mallampti Scores
- Becks Triad= increased venous pressure(distended neck veins), decreased arterial
pressure(hypotension), muffled heart tones
2. PEA
- JVD &/or Kussmauls sign
4. Use FAST to dx - Correct Answer:Signs and sx of cardiac tamponade
- Needle decompression- large bore needle 2nd intercostal space midclavicular line 2.
chest tube 4 or 5th intercostal space mid axillary - Correct Answer:Tx of tension pneumothorax
- Normal -2 to 2
- Mild -5 to -3
- Moderate -9 to -6*** (-6 or more indicates severe injury and significant mortality)
- Severe -10 or more - Correct Answer:Base deficit chart 1. normal 2. mild 3. moderate
- severe
- Respiratory distress
- Asymmetry of breath sounds
- Deviation of trachea to the opposite side of the defect
- Marked decreased in cardiac output
- Hypotension
6. Muffled heart sounds - Correct Answer:signs of tension pneumothorax
1.chest pain 2.air hunger 3.respiratory distress 4.tachycardia 5.hypotension 6.tracheal deviation away from injury 7.unilateral absence of breath sounds 8.elevated hemithorax w/out respiratory movement 9.neck vein distention 10.cyanosis (late sign) - Correct Answer:10 Signs and sx of tension pneumothorax
1.Metabolic acidosis is corrected by control of hemorrhage and admin of fluids and blood
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