A 59-year-old male has suffered a severe laceration from a circular saw while cutting wood in his garage.Upon your arrival,you find the patient sitting on the floor in a pool of blood.He is extremely pale.Based on your knowledge of pathophysiology,you would expect his body to try to compensate for the blood loss in all of the following ways,except:
A) sweaty skin.
B) increased pulse.
C) constricted pupils.
D) increased respirations.

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Constricted pupils are not a compensation mechanism in response to blood loss. Instead, the body would dilate pupils to take in more light and increase its ability to see in low-light conditions. Sweaty skin, increased pulse, and increased respirations are all compensatory mechanisms that the body uses to try to maintain blood flow and oxygen delivery to vital organs in response to blood loss.

A 59-Year-Old Male Has Suffered a Severe Laceration from a Circular