A 38 year old woman with hypotensive shock at the onset of menstruation: case presentation.

Autor: Villar, Sergio Serrano, Perez-Somarriba, Juncal, Costa, Talia Sainz, Winstanley, Sarah, Lopez, Tomas Santillana, Mora, Luis Escribano, Gonzalez, Baltasar Orejas
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Zdroj: BMJ: British Medical Journal (Overseas & Retired Doctors Edition); 2/14/2009, p412-412, 1p, 1 Black and White Photograph
Abstrakt: The article presents a case study of a 38 year old woman who collapsed while working in a hospital laundry and was taken to the hospital's emergency room in an unconscious state. A discussion of diagnostic testing which was conducted on the resulted in a diagnosis of hyoptensive shock that had been brought on by menstruation is presented. The woman's medical care and eventual return to good health are discussed.
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