A man has been in a car accident and it is suspected that he has damaged his spl

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A man has been in a car accident and it is suspected that he has damaged his spleen and is bleeding internally. If the doctor suspects internal bleeding what might be some of the signs and symptoms related to blood pressure, heart rate, urine output, thirst, skin color and temperature, and cardiac output. What are the main sensory receptors in the body that will be activated by the loss of blood? The doctor suspects compensated hypovolemic shock (i.e. that bleeding has stopped and the bodies homeostatic mechanisms have dealt with the loss of blood).

Explanation / Answer

Spleen is important part and responsible for the production of RBCs.

Sign and symptoms

Whenever there is internal blood loss it has negative impact on all blood system but here you don't specify whether it is fatal injury or temporary loss of blood.

1. Blood loss means your heart is in less with blood means your heart rate decrease , your cardiac output decrease, blood pressure decrease and your body become cold and also due to no supply of blood to other organ tour skin colour may become bluish.

2. Main sensory that is affected is brain , heart and spinal chord because you know that brain require constant supply of glucose and without which he can't work. If there is lot of blood loss in your body then tour all reflexes get down and may you collapse or vomit immediately.

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