04-19-2006, 04:19 PM
ML set of hemodynamic findings in a middle aged pt with abd pain, N, V, being pale and diaphoretic, undergoing an emergency appendectomy for a perforated appendicitis, temp 39, BP 82/44, P 115, R 18, no jug ven dist, clear lungs, mild distention and tenderness in
RLQ, warm U and L extremities, tender mass in the R pelvis extrinsic to the rectum?
1.Preload, 2. Afterload, 3. Cardiac contractility
In crease or decrease for each of the three terms above