RT Book, Section
A1 Clark, Carlee
A2 Lee, Kiwon
SR Print(0)
ID 1101644277
T1 Abdominal Emergencies
T2 The NeuroICU Book
YR 2012
FD 2012
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071636353
LK neurology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1101644277
RD 2024/04/25
AB A  72-year-old  man  suffers  from  a  recent  left  middle  cerebral  artery  stroke.  His  lungs  are  mechanically  ventilated.  He  develops  progressive  hypotension  and  tachycardia.  His  hemoglobin  level  has  decreased  from  10  mg/dL  to  7.5  mg/dL  over  24  hours.  After  several  fluid  boluses,  the  patient's  blood  pressure  is  80/65  mm  Hg.  His  heart  rate  is  120  bpm.  The  patient's  nurse  reports  that  the  patient's  stool  is  melenic.