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Vehicle accident
Brainlab - 12-11-06 15:32
A previously healthy 45-year-old woman is in a motor vehicle accident. She suffers multiple internal and external injuries from which she is still actively bleeding when reached by an ambulance. Her blood pressure is 50/20 mm Hg. Which of the following would be the most likely result of a complete blood count performed in the emergency room 15 minutes later?
A. Red cell count 1.5 million per microliter; white cell count 2000 per microliter
B. Red cell count 1.5 million per microliter; white cell count 6000 per microliter
C. Red cell count 2.5 million per microliter; white cell count 3000 per microliter
D. Red cell count 2.5 million per microliter; white cell count 6000 per microliter
E. Red cell count 4.5 million per microliter; white cell count 6000 per microliter
Brainlab - 12-11-06 15:32
A previously healthy 45-year-old woman is in a motor vehicle accident. She suffers multiple internal and external injuries from which she is still actively bleeding when reached by an ambulance. Her blood pressure is 50/20 mm Hg. Which of the following would be the most likely result of a complete blood count performed in the emergency room 15 minutes later?
A. Red cell count 1.5 million per microliter; white cell count 2000 per microliter
B. Red cell count 1.5 million per microliter; white cell count 6000 per microliter
C. Red cell count 2.5 million per microliter; white cell count 3000 per microliter
D. Red cell count 2.5 million per microliter; white cell count 6000 per microliter
E. Red cell count 4.5 million per microliter; white cell count 6000 per microliter
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Re: Vehicle accident drs_kh - 12-12-06 04:12 E is correct, because there isn't any CBC change in acute phase after bleeding.
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Re: Vehicle accident babbu5508 - 07-07-10 22:08 E. Red cell count 4.5 million per microliter; white cell count 6000 per microliter...it is acute bleeding and not likely to show up immediately..
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