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- adjective Alternative form of
hypovolemic .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective of or relating to a decrease in the volume of circulating blood
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Examples
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Haemorrhage causes early deaths, and the associated hypovolaemic shock leads to secondary brain injury and contributes to late death from multiorgan failure. 1 Early management is focused on resuscitation and the diagnosis and treatment of life threatening
Latest headlines from BMJ Zealley 2010
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Haemorrhage causes early deaths, and the associated hypovolaemic shock leads to secondary brain injury and contributes to late death from multiorgan failure. 1 Early management is focused on resuscitation and the diagnosis and treatment of life threatening
Latest headlines from BMJ Zealley, I. A, Chakraverty, S. 2010
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Pathologist Dr Daphne Anthony testified yesterday that the cause of Randoline's death was multiple injuries, but that the "mechanism" of death was hypovolaemic shock arising from the child's body not being able to compensate for the amount of blood lost.
IOL: News 2009
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"Two of the patients died from hypovolaemic shock and renal failure.
IOL: News 2009
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"Two of the patients died from hypovolaemic shock and renal failure.
News24 2009
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