ATLS EXAM TEST 1 LATEST WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION

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ATLS EXAM TEST 1 LATEST WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION ANSWERED ATLS EXAM TEST 1 LATEST WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION ANSWERED ATLS EXAM TEST 1 LATEST WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION ANSWERED A 22-year-old man is hypotensive... and tachycardic after a shotgun wound to the left shoulder. His blood pressure is initially 80/40 mm Hg. After initial fluid resuscitation his blood pressure increases to 122/84 mm Hg. His heart rate is now 100 beats per minute and his respiratory rate is 28 breaths per minute. A tube thoracostomy is performed for decreased left chest breath sounds with the return of a small amount of blood and no air leak. After chest tube insertion, the most appropriate next step is: Select one: a. reexamine the chest b. perform an aortogram [Show More]

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