What are the four Ts in the causes of postpartum hemorrhage?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A. Tone, trauma, tissue and thrombin
- Step 1: The four Ts are uterine tone, genital tract trauma, retained tissue and coagulation (thrombin) disorders.
- Step 2: The mnemonic guides the search.
Answer
Tone, trauma, tissue and thrombin.
Why not the others: The other combinations are not the mnemonic.
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