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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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| srf
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E
Hemoconcentration.
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| achilles
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well the answer is E but its not because of hemoconcentration...E is the only option with normal values which dont change in such a situation.
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thanks for correction
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E yup its not conc no dil yet
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They want to know in acute situation 15 minutes time interval, the patient may lose 15% of the blood but the CBC is normal !! Not enough time to dilute anything
try to understand what and why they ask this question
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Not enough time to hemoconcetnrate anything
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That was a witty one. It seemed so intimidating at the first glance (I almost began to complain) but turned out to be fairly simple.
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