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114.The answer is b.(Hamilton et al, p 6.)Theemergency physician (EP)approaches a problem by considering the most serious diseas ...

prevent pregnancy. Hepatitis B vaccination should be administered to patients who never received the vaccine. If vaccination sta ...

erosion of one or more vertebral bodies may be seen. Atherosclerosis, age > 60, smoking, and family history are all important ...

inward, the tear is in the lateral meniscus. (e)McBurney sign represents maximum tenderness and rigidity over McBurney point (tw ...

123.The answer is e.(Tintinalli, pp 573-575.)Abdominal pain that radi- ates to the back and is associated with nausea, vomiting, ...

Trauma Questions 124.A 58-year-old woman is brought to the emergency department (ED) by emergency medical service (EMS) after sl ...

126.A 25-year-old man is brought into the trauma resuscitation room after his motorcycle is struck by another vehicle. EMS repor ...

128.Paramedics bring a 45-year-old man to the ED after being involved in a high-speed motor vehicle collision. His BP is 85/50 m ...

130.A 20-year-old man presents to the ED with multiple stab wounds to his chest. His BP is 85/50 mm Hg and HR is 123 beats per m ...

133.An 18-year-old man presents to the ED after getting stabbed in his abdomen. His HR is 140 beats per minute and BP is 90/40 m ...

136.A 29-year-old man is brought to the ED by EMS after being stabbed in the left side of his back. His BP is 120/80 mm Hg, HR i ...

139.A 29-year-old man presents to the ED after being stabbed in his neck. The patient is speaking in full sentences. His breath ...

141.A 71-year-old man is found lying on the ground one story below the balcony of his apartment. Paramedics bring the patient in ...

143.A 20-year-old man was found on the ground next to his car after it hit a tree on the side of the road. Bystanders state that ...

144.An 81-year-old woman presents to the ED after tripping over the side- walk curb and landing on her chin causing a hyperexten ...

147.A 32-year-old man is brought to the ED by paramedics after a diving accident. The lifeguard on duty accompanies the patient ...

149.An 87-year-old man is brought to the ED on a long board and in a cervical collar after falling down a flight of steps. He de ...

151.A 45-year-old man is brought into the ED after a head-on motor vehicle collision. His BP is 85/45 mm Hg and HR is 130 beats ...

154.A 24-year-old man is brought to the ED after being shot once in the abdomen. On arrival, his BP is 100/60 mm Hg, HR is 115 b ...

156.Paramedics bring a 44-year-old man to the ED. He was found in the middle of the street after being struck by a car. His syst ...