Clinical Diagnosis · Multiple Systems · Medium
Hypovolaemia
Meaning: A reduced amount of circulating blood or fluid in the body, often due to bleeding or fluid loss.
In practice: Tachycardia and cool peripheries indicated hypovolaemia after the large bleed.
Word parts
- hypo- means below or less than normal
- -aemia means a condition of the blood
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