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A dislocated knee is MOST likely to damage which of the following vascular structures?

Your patient has sustained trauma to the eye. Upon examination, you see blood pooling in the anterior chamber and in front of the iris and pupil. What is this condition called?

When providing fluid resuscitation for a 1-year-old child with hypovolemia from a head injury, the goal is to maintain a systolic blood pressure of:

Which of the following patients may have trauma to abdominal organs?1. A 30-year-old construction worker who fell from a second-story roof but managed to land on his feet2. A 17-year-old male with a gunshot wound to the right buttock3. A 50-year-old male with a stab wound 4 cm inferior to the right scapula4. A 45-year-old female restrained driver of an SUV with a moderate-speed frontal impact

Which of the following patients may have trauma to abdominal organs?1. A 30-year-old construction worker who fell from a second-story roof but managed to land on his feet2. A 17-year-old male with a gunshot wound to the right buttock3. A 50-year-old male with a stab wound 4 cm inferior to the right scapula4. A 45-year-old female restrained driver of an SUV with a moderate-speed frontal impact

Which of the following is LEAST likely to be a sign of an open pneumothorax?

Your patient is a 20-year-old woman complaining of ankle pain after stepping off a curb. She states that she is concerned because she had a grade III sprain a year and a half ago that required extensive treatment and rehabilitation. Which of the following most accurately describes the patient’s previous injury?

Your patient was the unrestrained driver of a motor vehicle without airbags. The vehicle struck a large utility pole at about 45 miles per hour. Your patient has a contusion over his chest and upper abdomen consistent with the shape of the steering wheel. You should suspect which of the following types of injury in this patient?

The ________ is a double peritoneal fold containing blood vessels, lymphatic vessels, nerves, and fatty tissue.

Damage to which of the following organs is MOST likely to induce severe infection in the abdominal cavity?