Glasgow BVMS3 Quiz Questions And Answers 100% Solved

Glasgow BVMS3 Quiz Questions And Answers 100% Solved What is the definition of dehydration? A deficit in total body water What is the best definition for hypovolemia? Deficit in intravascular volume What are clinical signs of hypovolemia? Tachycardia, weak peripheral pulses, cool extremities What is the best fluid for dehydration? Hartmann's solution (compound sodium lactate) What is the formula for fluid deficit? body weight * % dehdydration T/F: Intraoperative blood loss can be estimated from the change in a patient's packed cell volume (PCV). False - PCV falls when volume is replaced, often several hours after the blood loss occurred T/F intra-operative blood loss can be estimated by counting the number of blood-soaked surgical swabs True - 4x4" swab holds 5-10 mL of blood T/F intra-operative blood loss can be quantified by weighing blood-soaked swabs True, 1 mL of blood weighs ~1.3 g T/F for some types of surgery, lost blood can be collected in a suction apparatus and quantified in this way Yes, but collected blood is often diluted by suction so the PCV of the fluid must be compared to the PCV of the patient