Thoracic and Cardiac Trauma Quiz

The peritoneal space in thoracotomy or sternotomy accounts for what percentage?

• 10%-15%

• 20%-25%

• 30%-40%

• 45%-50%

• 70%-80%

The site considered the safety triangle in tube thoracostomy:

Is suction ever used in tube thoracostomy?

• Yes

• No

A sternotomy might have sustained:

• Open Pneumothorax

• Massive Hemothorax

• Cardiac Tamponade

• Tension Pneumothorax

• Esophageal injury

The most likely clinical diagnosis of the murmur is:

• ASD

• VSD

• AVSD

• PDA

• TOF

Imaging of choice to confirm cardiac condition before surgery of the acute abdomen:

• CTA

• Chest X-ray

• Cardiac catheterization

• 2D echocardiography

• Electrocardiography

A 35-week infant with cyanosis shortly after birth and 30% arterial oxygen saturation most likely has:

• Patent Ductus Arteriosus

• Coarctation of the aorta

• Atrial Septal Defect

• Ventricular Septal defect

• Transposition of the Great Arteries (TGA)

The anatomical structure located in the center of the thoracic cavity:

• Mediastinum

• Visceral Pleura

• Parietal Pleura

• Diaphragm

Immediate management of tension pneumothorax following trauma:

• Chest tube insertion in 7th intercostal space

• Place a three-sided dressing over chest tube site

• Immediate needle thoracentesis in 2nd intercostal space

• Emergency thoracotomy

• Emergency sternotomy

Flail chest is defined as:

• Multiple rib fractures with subcutaneous emphysema

• Chyle in the pleural space

• Excess fluid in pericardium

• Two or more ribs fractured at two points

• Abnormal fluid accumulation in the mediastinal space