Surgery Practice

20 learning units • 10 questions per unit • 200 explained questions

Module 08 — Head, Spine & Chest Trauma

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Question 01 • Single best answer

What is most useful when documenting consciousness after head injury?

A. Only the word sleepy B. Only the patient’s name C. Scale components and their trend D. A total without any subsequent review

Question 02 • Single best answer

Which physiological insults can worsen traumatic brain injury?

A. Normal oxygenation and perfusion B. A documented examination C. Hypoxia and hypotension D. Appropriate temperature monitoring

Question 03 • Single best answer

An intoxicated trauma patient is drowsy. What is the safest interpretation?

A. Assess injury and physiological causes rather than assume alcohol alone B. Alcohol excludes intracranial injury C. No neurological observations are needed D. Discharge without assessment

Question 04 • Single best answer

Which change requires urgent review during head-injury observation?

A. Stable normal observations B. Deteriorating consciousness C. Improving comfort without sedation D. An unchanged healed scar

Question 05 • Single best answer

What should guide head CT decisions?

A. Skull radiography as a universal substitute B. Hair color C. The size of a superficial bruise alone D. Clinical findings and the applicable validated pathway

Question 06 • Single best answer

Which symptom after spinal trauma is particularly concerning?

A. New limb weakness B. An old unchanged birthmark C. Hunger alone D. A preference for a pillow

Question 07 • Single best answer

What takes priority when spinal injury is suspected and the airway is threatened?

A. Leave the airway obstructed B. Maintain the airway while minimizing harmful spinal movement C. Remove all monitoring D. Wait for routine clinic imaging

Question 08 • Single best answer

How can tension pneumothorax cause shock?

A. It always increases cardiac filling B. It produces only a skin problem C. Increased intrathoracic pressure impairs venous return D. It prevents all bleeding

Question 09 • Single best answer

An unstable patient has strong clinical signs of tension pneumothorax. What principle applies?

A. Urgent trained treatment should not wait for routine imaging B. A routine image must always precede treatment C. Observation alone is sufficient D. Discharge if the wound is small

Question 10 • Single best answer

Why do painful rib fractures need adequate analgesia and review?

A. Pain guarantees no lung injury B. Analgesia replaces respiratory monitoring C. Fractures never affect older adults D. Pain can reduce ventilation and effective coughing