Question 207 · LEK · Gastrointestinal bleeding
Most of the deaths of haemodynamically unstable patients who have gastrointestinal bleeding can result from:
- A. renal failure.
- B. cerebral ischaemia.
- C. myocardial ischaemia.
- D. liver ischaemia (in patients with limited hepatic functional reserve).
- E. all of the above are true.
Hint
Consider which vital organs suffer when perfusion falls in haemorrhagic shock, especially in patients with limited reserve.
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