Emergency Medicine Test Prep

Category - Bleeding

Which of the following sign/ symptom is not present in patient with hemorrhagic shock?
  1. tachycardia
  2. hypotension
  3. rapid pulse
  4. hypertension
Explanation
Answer: D- patient with shock present with tachycardia hypotension and rapid pulse because heart try to compensate and maintain cardiac output. Hypertension does not occurs as there is continuous loss of blood.
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