Question 1
A 34-year-old male involved in a high-speed motor vehicle collision is brought to the trauma bay. He is hemodynamically unstable with a blood pressure of 88/50 mmHg and a heart rate of 125 bpm. A FAST exam is performed and is positive for free fluid in the hepatorenal space (Morison's pouch). According to ATLS principles, what is the most appropriate next step in management?
Correct Answer:
Perform an immediate exploratory laparotomy.
Question 2
Which of the following is an absolute indication for an immediate exploratory laparotomy in a patient with a penetrating abdominal wound?
Correct Answer:
Evisceration of omentum.
Question 3
A 22-year-old male presents after being crushed between two vehicles. He has an unstable pelvic fracture and, on physical examination, blood is noted at the urethral meatus. What is the most appropriate initial diagnostic step to evaluate the urinary tract?
Correct Answer:
Perform a retrograde urethrogram (RUG).
Question 4
A 45-year-old restrained driver involved in a frontal collision has a normal FAST exam. A chest x-ray is obtained, and the nasogastric tube is visualized coiled in the left hemithorax. What is the most likely diagnosis?
Correct Answer:
Traumatic diaphragmatic rupture.
Question 5
A 30-year-old female presents 36 hours after being kicked in the abdomen during an altercation. She initially declined medical care but now has a fever, tachycardia, and diffuse abdominal tenderness with rigidity. Which of the following injuries is most likely responsible for her delayed presentation and current signs of peritonitis?
Correct Answer:
Small bowel perforation.
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