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6 Treatment Priorities and Initial Management Online Quiz Questions

Use this free practice quiz with 20 questions to review 6 Treatment Priorities and Initial Management, test your knowledge, and prepare for your next test or exam.

20 questions

True or false

1 point

True or false: Triage prioritizes care according to the severity of a patient's condition rather than establishing a complete diagnosis.

A
True
B
False

Fill in the blank

1 point

At the start of the reassessment cycle, record and important findings.

Written response

1 point

What acronym names the structured handover format recommended for communicating a patient’s situation, relevant background, assessment, and recommended next step?

Fill in the blank

1 point

Alongside the most likely cause and time-critical causes, a focused differential should include .

True or false

1 point

True or false: Supportive measures should be applied automatically, without considering the patient's needs or reassessing their effects.

A
True
B
False

Written response

1 point

In ABCDE, which component focuses on perfusion and includes looking for shock and bleeding?

Choose one

1 point

A patient is stable after initial assessment, and several causes remain possible. When should you select a test?

A
Order tests to complete the diagnostic workup, even if their results will not affect immediate decisions.
B
Select tests when their results could change immediate management or disposition.
C
Wait for a definitive diagnosis before treating an urgent problem.
D
Use the same tests for every patient with a similar presenting complaint.

Choose all

1 point

You are adapting management to an individual patient. Which characteristics should you consider? Select all correct answers.

A
Age
B
The order in which tests appear in a standard list
C
Pregnancy or recent pregnancy
D
Frailty or chronic illness
E
Immune status

Choose one

1 point

A patient needs supportive care while the cause of their symptoms is being assessed. Which approach best matches the guidance?

A
Give oxygen to every patient who reports discomfort, regardless of assessment.
B
Use the same supportive interventions for every patient with the same presenting complaint.
C
Choose supportive measures according to the patient's needs, likely causes, contraindications, and local protocols.
D
Avoid reassessing supportive measures once they have been started.

Choose one

1 point

A patient develops sudden shortness of breath. After addressing any immediate instability, what is the best way to prioritize possible causes?

A
Assume the most familiar cause and treat it without checking for alternatives.
B
After addressing immediate instability, use the history, examination, vital signs, and targeted tests to prioritize possible causes.
C
Delay any treatment until one cause has been definitively confirmed.
D
Choose a diagnosis based only on the presenting symptom.

Choose all

1 point

Which circumstances support early escalation of care? Select all correct answers.

A
The patient is unstable.
B
The patient has a diagnosis that is familiar to the current team.
C
The patient is worsening.
D
The patient is not responding as expected.
E
The patient needs expertise or resources beyond the current setting.

Open ended

1 point

A patient has not improved as expected after an initial intervention. Explain how you would reassess and revise the management plan, including when you would escalate care.

Choose one

1 point

During ABCDE assessment, you identify a life-threatening problem. What should you do?

A
Finish the full assessment and all tests before treating a life-threatening problem.
B
Treat the life-threatening problem as soon as it is identified, then continue the assessment.
C
Wait for a definitive diagnosis before beginning emergency care.
D
Stop assessment once the first urgent problem has been treated.

Choose one

1 point

A patient develops rapidly worsening symptoms and severe breathing difficulty. What is the most appropriate initial response?

A
Complete a full history and examination before deciding whether to seek help.
B
Summon appropriate help early and begin emergency care within your training and local protocols.
C
Wait for a definitive diagnosis before starting emergency care.
D
Continue routine assessment unless the patient loses consciousness.

True or false

1 point

True or false: Triage prioritizes care according to severity rather than establishing a complete diagnosis.

A
True
B
False

Choose one

1 point

During an ABCDE assessment, you discover major external bleeding while examining the patient. What should you do?

A
Finish the full ABCDE assessment before addressing the bleeding.
B
Pause the assessment and wait for test results before acting.
C
Control the major bleeding promptly, then continue the assessment.
D
Record the bleeding and address it only after establishing the cause.

Choose one

1 point

A patient presents with sudden shortness of breath. Which approach best supports a focused differential without prematurely settling on a diagnosis?

A
Assume asthma if the patient has had similar symptoms before.
B
Consider only the most likely cause and order tests for every other possibility.
C
Wait for test results before considering any possible cause.
D
Consider likely and time-critical causes, then use focused assessment and targeted tests to prioritize among them.

Choose one

1 point

A patient is unstable, and several possible causes remain under consideration. How should you decide whether to perform a test now?

A
Choose tests whose results could change immediate management or disposition, without delaying urgent treatment.
B
Order a broad set of tests before beginning treatment, even if the patient is unstable.
C
Avoid tests until a definitive diagnosis has already been established.
D
Order tests only to confirm the most familiar explanation.

Written response

1 point

When building a focused differential, what category of potential causes should you consider alongside the most likely and time-critical causes because it may be correctable?

Written response

1 point

What acronym names the structured assessment sequence used for a deteriorating patient, covering Airway, Breathing, Circulation, Disability, and Exposure?