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06 / Otolaryngology, Head & Neck · clerkship

Spitting blood on day seven

  1. ED
  2. Investigations
  3. Pre-Op
  4. OR
  5. Ward
  6. Debrief

How much has she actually lost

The bleeding has slowed but she has been swallowing throughout. She is pale, with a heart rate of 138, cool peripheries and a capillary refill of three seconds. Her blood pressure reads 102/64.

How should the normal blood pressure be interpreted?

SurgSpace TutorContext-aware, and it will not spoil the case.