Athletic Training Exam Review
A Student Guide to Success, 7th Edition
All of the following drugs may be used with phonophoresis during the acute phase of treatment except:
One of your athletes has been diagnosed with psoriasis. All of the following medications are appropriate for treatment of this condition except:
Which of the following is not a medication that is delivered via a metered-dose inhaler for exercise-induced asthma?
What medication is often used for anxiety or panic attacks?
What is the primary mode of action of penicillin?
Which of the following is considered a medical emergency?
All of the following treatments would be inappropriate for an acute quadriceps contusion except:
Deep frostbite is a medical emergency. What would the proper course of treatment be for this problem?
During which of the circumstances below should an athlete be immediately referred to a dentist?
A male patient sustains a direct blow to the genital area. How can the athletic trainer immediately decrease the pain?
When performing 2-person adult CPR, what is the correct compression-to-breath ratio?
Shock after a severe injury can result from _______ or _______.
A patient who had been diagnosed with infectious mononucleosis has just been cleared by the team doctor to return to full activity. How long should the patient remain out of contact participation from the time of onset to the time of full recovery?
A rugby player sustains a confirmed head injury during a game and is removed from the game. All of the following are symptoms/signs of increasing intracerebral pressure that the athletic trainer should monitor except:
If an athlete is unconscious from a blow to the head, he or she should be assumed to have a neck injury in addition to a possible head injury. If the airway appears to be impaired, all of the following would be appropriate steps in management except:
During the foreign body airway obstruction maneuver, the athletic trainer should grasp one fist with the other hand and place the thumb side of the fist where?
An athlete is brought into the athletic training facility with a 2.5-inch nail embedded in his foot. All of the following actions are appropriate in the treatment of this injury except:
Which of the measures below are appropriate steps in the management of an athlete who is experiencing a seizure?
It is critical that CPR be administered as soon as possible during a life-threatening situation. In what amount of time is brain damage likely to occur if the brain is deprived of oxygen?
During CPR, it is most convenient and efficient to monitor the athlete?s circulation by palpating the carotid artery. Where is the pulse located?
During CPR, the adult sternum must be compressed to what depth for compression to be effective?
Which type of heat injury is considered a medical emergency?
Which of the following signs and symptoms are characteristic of a tension pneumothorax?
An athlete has been kicked in the low back area during a soccer game. He is complaining of significant flank pain, is having difficulty voiding, and there is blood in his urine. What should the athletic trainer suspect is injured?
When evaluating an unconscious athlete, what should the athletic trainer do first?
What is the most common and devastating mechanism of injury seen in neck injuries sustained during football?
Where would the athlete complain of pain with acute appendicitis?
What is the prudent method of transporting an athlete with a suspected spinal injury?
When fitting an athlete for crutches, the elbow should be bent to approximately what angle?
Under what condition can CPR be stopped?
After an athlete has suffered a ruptured spleen, he or she may experience pain that radiates down the left shoulder and approximately one-third of the way down the upper left arm. What is this pain called?
What is the appropriate treatment for an athlete who has sustained a rib fracture?
All of the following are basic functions of athletic taping and bandaging except:
Taping continuously around a limb may cause what problem?
What is the compression-to-breath ratio during one-person adult CPR?
An athlete reports to the athletic trainer with a deep laceration to his thigh. The cut is approximately 1/8-inch deep, 1-inch long, and bleeding moderately. What would be the proper steps for the athletic trainer to take to treat this wound?
An athlete comes to the athletic trainer holding a tooth that has just been knocked out of his mouth. What would be the proper steps for the athletic trainer to take to allow for a successful reimplantation?
During an emergency, all of the following information should be given over the telephone by the athletic trainer to emergency personnel except:
An athlete has a suspected fracture involving the knee. Which of the following areas should be splinted?
Which of the following cells release histamine and serotonin during the cellular response phase of tissue healing?
The acute phase of an injury lasts approximately 3 to 4 days. What occurs at the time of initial trauma?
Where do primitive stem cells mature into red and white blood cells and platelets?
An athlete has just been injured on the basketball court, and the athletic trainer begins administering first aid. During the initial contact, the athletic trainer notices the athlete is hyperactive, argumentative, and sarcastic in his responses to questions. All of the following actions by the athletic trainer are inappropriate except:
The athletic trainer notices an athlete is prone to abnormal bruising. After discussing the problem with the team doctor, he recommends which of the following vitamins?
An acronym used for the immediate care of an acute musculoskeletal injury is which of the following?
A drug that is used to increase the effect of another, such as aspirin when used in combination with codeine, is known as what?
Which of the following is not the proper action for an athlete to take if lightning is observed during a game?
One of your cross-country runners has an ongoing problem with tinea pedis. Which of the following actions should you take to assist this athlete in minimizing the problem?
A patient comes to the athletic training facility with what appears to be a tick embedded in his lower leg. The athletic trainer should instruct the patient not to do which of the following?
What is a major side effect of the NSAID group?
Your patient is on a medication for a Staphylococcus aureus infection. Which of the following adverse reactions might you expect with antibiotic treatment?
What is the normal dosage for one tablet of aspirin?
All of the following are possible side effects of oral contraceptives except:
Anabolic steroids are often abused by athletes. Which of the following results may occur in the female athlete after ingesting testosterone?
What is the best way to prevent otitis externa?
Under which of the following conditions should an athletic helmet be removed after an injury?
Which of the following tools has the Inter-Association Task Force recommended not be used as the primary tool for loop-strap removal on a football helmet after an injury?
A predisposing condition such as spinal stenosis may mean an athlete is more likely to:
Spinal immobilization is best achieved with the full-body splint. All of the following are examples of full-body immobilization equipment except:
After an acute injury, chemical mediators are given off by various cells. Which of the following chemicals is the first to appear?
Which of the following means ?the abnormal development of tissue??
______________ and _____________ are 2 conditions that will interfere with fracture healing.
One of your patients has just been stung by a bee. He appears to be showing signs of anaphylaxis. Which of the following medications would be appropriate to administer to stop the reaction?
______________ and ______________ are both examples of histamine-2 blockers.
Which of the following drugs must the athletic trainer determine the athlete is not allergic to prior to administering a NSAID?
When transporting an athlete off the field by manual conveyance, it is most convenient to do this with how many athletic trainers?
What is the average respiratory rate for a healthy adult (18 years of age or older)?
Where should the bell of a stethoscope be placed when taking blood pressure?
Orthostatic syncope is caused by which of the following conditions?
Which type of food should the athletic trainer recommend the patient avoid if gallbladder pathology is suspected?
A patient who has a seizure should be referred to a physician under which of the following conditions?
Your team physician sends a prescription to you for your athlete that reads ?whirlpool treatments TID.? What does TID mean?
If necessary, the removal of the helmet and shoulder pads from an athlete with a suspected spinal cord injury should be coordinated to avoid which of the following?
The Inter-Association Task Force recommends that no fewer than ________ persons lift athletes suspected of having a spinal cord injury.
Which of the following instruments is used to visually examine the ear canal and tympanic membrane?
What is the primary reason an athletic trainer would perform pulmonary auscultation?
One of your female patients presents with dysuria, a sense of urgency to urinate, decreased urine volume, nocturia, low back pain, and pyuria. What do you suspect this patient has?
One of your athletes presents with rhinorrhea, rhinitis, a sore throat, nonproductive cough, low grade fever, headache, chills, and malaise. What action(s) should the athletic trainer take?
All of the following symptoms should alert the athletic trainer to serious pathology that requires immediate referral to a physician except:
For which of the following injuries would the use of a hard-shell pad be appropriate?
When choosing a prophylactic knee brace, the brace should meet all of the following criteria except:
When recommending a running sneaker the athletic trainer should recommend a sole that has what major qualities?
Which of the following materials can the athletic trainer use to construct a custom protective or supportive device?
An AED is used for what purpose?
When resolving a conflict, there are many approaches that an athletic trainer can take to successfully manage a difficult situation. Of the following conflict resolution methods, which one is least likely to successfully resolve a problem?
One of your patients presents with abnormal pain that he describes as burning. He states that it becomes worse when he lies in supine or consumes caffeine, spicy foods, or alcohol. What might you suspect is the problem?
One of your patients presents with a sudden onset of chest pain, dyspnea, hemoptysis, and cyanosis. What do you suspect is the problem?
One of your athletes presents with diarrhea, vomiting, and abdominal cramping 1 to 6 hours after eating at a local restaurant. What do you suspect is the problem?
How long should the abdomen be auscultated before the athletic trainer decides if the bowel sounds are absent?
One of your patients begins to complain of intense itching of the skin under the cold pack that you applied to his shoulder 5 minutes ago. When you remove the pack you notice that hives have developed on the area that has been cooled. What is the patient experiencing?
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