A Patient Is Hemorrhaging Internally Within His Colon, Therein Impairing

question 48

Multiple Choice

A patient is hemorrhaging internally within his colon, therein impairing perfusion to the cells of his body. Aside from the bleeding, the patient has no other problems. In this scenario, the problem impairing adequate perfusion would be:

• A) decreased blood volume.
• B) inability to get oxygen to the blood.
• C) poor myocardial pump function.
• D) inadequate ventilation to eliminate carbon dioxide.

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