Sudden severe hemorrhage in a normal person causes all except:: (A) Reticulocytosis, (B) Low red cell mass, (C) Low MCV, (D) Thrombocytosis
Answer is C. Acute post haemorrhagic anaemia Condition in which a person quickly loses a large volume of circulating hemoglobin. Acute blood loss is usually associated with an incident of trauma or a severe injury resulting in a large loss of blood. It can also occur during or after a surgical procedure Plasma volume and red cell mass are reduced in propoional amounts Platelet count increases Neutrophilic leukocytosis Anaemia following acute haemorrhage Reticulocytosis Polychromasia Macrocytosis Transient increase in MCV