Types of Shock- Medical Shock Types Explained

Types of Shock- Medical Shock Types Explained

Table of Contents(toc)

Introduction

Types of
Shock

What happens:

Eg: 

Effect: 

Compensated by: 

Obstructive Shock

Hypovolemic Shock

Distributive Shock

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Heart fails to pump blood out

Eg:
MI, Arrhythmia, aortic stenosis, mitral regurgitation

Effect:
decreaded cardiac output

Compensated by:
Baroreceptors, Increased systemic vascular resistance.”
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Heart pumps well but outflow is obstructed to pump blood out

Eg:
Pulmonary embolism, tension pneumothorax, pericardiac temponade, large pleural effusions etc

Effect:
decreaded cardiac output

Compensated by:
Baroreceptors, Increased systemic vascular resistance”
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Heart pumps blood out well but there not enough blood/ blood volume to be pumped

Eg:
Hemorrhage, fluid loss due to diarrhea, burns, decreased intake, or due to conditions that lose fluid, diuretics overdose etc

Effect:
decreaded cardiac output

Compensated by:
Baroreceptors, Increased systemic vascular resistance”
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Heart pump blood out well enough but the peripheral vessels are dilated (vasodilation)

Eg:
Three main subtypes viz. septic, anaphylactic and neurogenic
SIRS due to noinfective inflammation including pancreatitis, burns, poly/multitrauma which activates inflammatory response

Effect:
decreaded systemic vascular resistance

Compensated by:
increaded cardiac output”
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