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Orthostatic tachycardia and ectopic pregnancy: Normal pulse rate in the presence of massive hemorrhage 9ii)
✍ Scribed by Thomas Stair
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1982
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 111 KB
- Volume
- 11
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1097-6760
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✦ Synopsis
Fluid resuscitation was initiated with lactated Ringer's solution and Plasmanate ®. The patient at no time became tachycardic, much to the vexation of the emergency department and surgical staff. At laparotomy, 1,500 cc of blood was present in the peritoneum, secondary to a ruptured left tubal pregnancy.
One wonders how commonly this finding, xe, normal pulse rate m the presence of massive hemorrhage, occurs.