Cool Extremities in Surgery — Case | Trauma Surgery | SMLE Q#15872
SMLE Question #15872
Surgery
Trauma Surgery
Objective: OBJ-TRAUMA-SHOCK-1
Last updated: February 2026
A 28-year-old previously healthy man presents to the emergency department 30 minutes after a high-speed motor vehicle collision. He reports severe abdominal and pelvic pain. He is alert and oriented, pale, with cool extremities and delayed capillary refill. Estimated blood loss is about 25% of total blood volume. Which physiologic parameter is most likely decreased at this stage of hemorrhagic shock?
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