acute bleeding classifications

• related: Hematology
• tags: #hemeonc

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Use heart rate and urine output as initial assessment of volume loss. Patients with tachycardia and decreased urine output have at least 30% blood loss and are labelled as Class III or IV acute hemorrhage. They may have confusion and decreased pulse pressure. Consider replace with blood products besides volume expansion.

• transfusing chronical anemic patients to hemoglobin goal can cause worsening symptoms or even death

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• dilutional coagulopathy can be caused by giving just crystalloids in class 3 and 4

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• transfusing chronical anemic patients to hemoglobin goal can cause worsening symptoms or even death
  • related: transfusion medicine, acute bleeding classifications