.
48 hours
24 hours
Native American
Immediately
20%
45%
50%
80%
60%
Lower, 49
Lower, 58
Higher, 49
Higher, 58
Burns
Blunt trauma
Penetrating trauma
Non-accidental trauma
Surgical site infections
Urinary tract infections
Deep vein thrombosis
Cardiac arrest
Pneumonia
Neurosurgical procedures
Gastrostomy tube placement
Hospice enrollment
Hemodialysis
Vasopressor administration
The presence of abdominal trauma is predictive of mortality.
He will be able to return to work in 1 week.
His lack of a helmet use increases his morbidity but not mortality.
Helmet use decreases the incidence of abdominal trauma.
It must be communicated to the family only by the MD caring directly for the patient in question
It is designed to describe the care plan for the day in layman's terms
It is recorded in the Electronic Medical Record as part of the "TRAUMA LIFE" note
Delivery of the Family Message should be a daily occurrence
Improved in hospital survival
Decreased hospital length of stay
Increase in motor vehicle accidents
Decrease in ICU length of stay
Age
ICU length of stay
Gender
Mechanism of injury
Time of day at admission
It improves the PaO2/FiO2 ratio more significantly than nitric oxide does
It is more cost effective
Duration of therapy with it is shorter than nitric oxide
All of the above
Empyema
Pneumonia
Pleural effusion
Hemothorax
1-2 %
5-10 %
5-30 %
60-80%
50-75%
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)
Requiring blood transfusions
Mortality
Superficial Surgical Site Infections (SSSI)
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