Which is a method used to prevent "rewarming shock"?
a. Quickly induced vasodilation
b. Hypervolemia
c. Immediate blood transfusion
d. Adequate oxygenation
ANS: D
Slow warming, adequate oxygenation, and prevention of massive sudden vasodilation are ways to prevent "rewarming shock." If the patient is rewarmed too rapidly, vasodilation can cause a drop in blood pressure and shivering can cause organ ischemia. Also, constriction can occur with shivering.
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