Question 160 · LEK · Management of head injuries
After falling from height a 35-year-old male with head trauma was transported to the emergency department. On admission his heart rate is 135/min, RR 80/40 mmHg, breath rate 20/min. Which of the following is the most probable cause of the hypotension?
- A. non-cerebral cause.
- B. epidural hematoma.
- C. subdural hematoma.
- D. subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH).
- E. traumatic brain injury.
Hint
Ask whether an isolated brain injury in an adult can cause hypovolaemic shock, and where else bleeding might be hidden.
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