Trauma

Question 1

Presents with respiratory distress, hypotension, tracheal deviation, absent breath sounds and subcutaneous emphysema

Answer 1

Tension pneumothorax

Question 2

This is a result of trauma to the chest wall causing free communication between the pleura and the atmosphere

Answer 2

Open pneumothorax

Question 3

3 or more contiguous ribs are fractured in at least 2 locations

Answer 3

Flail chest

Question 4

Trauma patients with hypotension have lost approximately how much blood volume?

Answer 4

30-40% (class III)

Question 5

Beck’s triad

Answer 5

Dilated neck veins
Muffled heart sound
Hypotension

Question 6

Most common cause of cardiogenic shock

Answer 6

Myocardial infarction

Question 7

Most common cause of cardiogenic shock in TRAUMA patients

Answer 7

Tension pneumothorax

Question 8

Quincke’s triad

Hemobilia

Answer 8

RUQ pain
UGIB
jaundice

Question 9

Coiled spring sign

Barium/contrast study

Answer 9

Duodenal hematoma

Question 10

Left sided medial visceral rotation

Answer 10

Mattox maneuver

Question 11

Right sided medial visceral rotation

Answer 11

Cattel maneuver