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A young woman sustains a severe head injury as the result of a motor vehicle crash. In the emergency department, her GCS is 6. Her blood pressure is 140/90 mm Hg and her heart rate is 80 beats per minute. She is intubated and mechanically ventilated. Her pupils are 3 mm in size and equally reactive to light. There is no other apparent injury. The most important principle to follow in the early management of her head injury is to: {Ans: - *avoid hypotension* - administer an osmotic diuretic xxx - aggressively treat systemic hypertension - reduce metabolic requirements of the brain - distinguish between intracranial hematoma and cerebral edema}Which one of the following situations requires Rh immunoglobulin administration to an injured woman? {Ans: - negative pregnancy test, Rh negative, and has torso trauma - positive pregnancy test, Rh positive, and has torso trauma - *positive pregnancy test, Rh negative, and has torso trauma* - positive pregnancy test, Rh positive, and has an isolated wrist fracture - positive pregnancy test, Rh negative, and has an isolated wrist fracture}Which one of the following statements regarding abdominal trauma in the pregnant patient is TRUE? {Ans: - The fetus is