Question 209 · LEK · Multi-organ trauma
Which of the following is not a possible consequence of a severe injury?
- A. hypothermia.
- B. hypovolemic shock.
- C. coagulopathy.
- D. acute respiratory failure.
- E. alkalosis.
Hint
Remember the 'lethal triad' of trauma and which way the acid-base balance shifts when tissues are hypoperfused.
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