Patient is two hours post delivery and has pitocin

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A patient is two hours post delivery and has pitocin (30u/500 mL) infusing at 95 mL/hr. The patient calls you into the room as she felt a huge gush of blood. What are your priority assessments and interventions? It is difficult to estimate the volume of lochia by visual examination of peripads. How will you obtain a more accurate quantification of blood loss?

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