06-10-2007, 11:49 PM
A 29-year-old woman is involved in a motor vehicle accident that results in severe lacerations to her lower extremities, along with blunt abdominal trauma. In the emergency room she is noted to have cool, pallid skin. She has vital signs showing T 36.7 C, P 103/minute, R 18/minute, and BP 70/30 mm Hg. She has decreased urine output. Which of the following laboratory findings on a blood sample from this patient is most likely to be present?
A Hematocrit of 54%
B Glucose of 181 mg/dL
C PaO2 of 20 mm Hg
D Lactic acid of 4.8 mmol/L
E Troponin I of 4 ng/mL
A Hematocrit of 54%
B Glucose of 181 mg/dL
C PaO2 of 20 mm Hg
D Lactic acid of 4.8 mmol/L
E Troponin I of 4 ng/mL