5.1 Intro to Shock Flashcards
Shock
- State characterized by decreased tissue perfusion and impaired cellular metabolism.
- Oxygen supply and demand imbalance and systemic response
CV System Fails Due To Alterations in
- Blood volume
- Myocardial Contractility
- Change in PVR or Tone
- WHEN ONE COMPONENT FAILS THE OTHER SYSTEMS COMPENSATE
Denominators of Shock
- Inadequate tissue perfusion causes reduction of nutritional blood flow through microcirculation
- This causes cells to swell and become more permeable which also causes electrolytes to seep in and out of the cell
- Mitochondria and lysosomes become damaged in the cell and the cell dies
What Does Shock Do?
- It affects all body systems
- Can develop slow or rapidly
- Any patient with any disease is at risk for it
- Regardless of how it happened all shock is hypoperfusion to the cells, hypermetabolism, and activation of inflammatory response
Signs of Shock
Early Signs
- Mean arterial pressure decreases by 10 mmHg from baseline
- Increased HR
- Effective compensation
- O2 shunted to vital organs
Compensatory Signs (Non-Progressive)
- Mean Arterial Pressure decreases by 10-15 mmHg from baseline
- Decreased pulse pressure
- Decreased pH
- Increased Renin, ADH, Heart Rate
- Vasoconstriction
- Restless, Apprehensive
Progressive Signs (Intermediate)
- Mean Arterial Pressure Decreased by 20 mmHg from baseline
- Decreased urine (Oliguria)
- Decreased pH
- Tissue/Organ hypoxia
- Weak Rapid Pulse
- Sensory neural changes
Refractory Signs (Irreversible)
- Excessive cell/organ damage
- Multi-system organ failure
- Decreased pH
Initial Stage of Shock
- Cellular response to low oxygen
- USUALLY NOT CLINICALLY APPARENT
- No visible changes
- HIGH INDEX OF SUSPICION
- Impaired oxygen perfusion
- Impaired cellular metabolism and oxygen/glucose use
- NA moves into cell and K moves out which alters nervous, CV, and muscular cell function
- Change in circulating volume, cardiac function, and post-void residual (PVR)
Compensatory Stage of Shock
- Body attempts to increase cardiac output and restore perfusion/oxygenation.
Compensation for water drawn into cells
- Water is drawn from vascular space
Compensation for low BP
- Vasoconstriction, renin system activated
- GI system is shut off
- Shunting of blood to vital organs
- Blood shunted from lungs causes increased respiration rate, depth and decrease in SPO2
Shift from aerobic to anaerobic metabolism causes lactic acid buildup and metabolic acidosis. This causes cellular damage and altered glucose metabolism
CNS System
- Baroreceptors sense low bp and stimulate catecholamine release
- Increased HR, CO, BP means increased myocardial oxygen demand
- Decreased urinary output
Clinical Manifestations of Shock
Neurological
- Altered mental status
- Irritability
- Seizure/Coma
Pulmonary
- Increased RR
- Crackles from fluid shift
- Decreased O2 sat despite increase in o2 administration
Cardiovascular
- Increased HR
- Dysrhythmias
- Decreased/absent peripheral pulses
GI
- N/V
- Absent bowel sounds
Genitourinary
- Decreased urinary output
- Increased specific gravity
Integumentary
- Cool clammy skin
- Mottling
- Cyanosis
- Development of pressure injuries
Musculoskeletal
- Generalized Weakness
- Wasting
- Inability to wean from ventilator due to wasting
Progressive Stage of Shock
- Compensatory mechanisms begin to fade
- If oxygen debt is not corrected permanent damage will start to occur
- Eventually compensation will fail
Fluid Movement
- Altered capillary permeability leads to interstitial edema which affect organs and peripheral tissue
- Further decrease in vascular volume
- Pulmonary edema, bronchoconstriction, decreased surfactant, tachypnea, crackles, increased workload of breathing (WOB)
CO Failure
- Decreased peripheral perfusion, hypotension, weak pulses and ischemia
- Vasoconstriction causes further injury
Renal System Impaired
- UO decreases, kidneys may not be able to detox body from anaerobic metabolism (lactic acid)
- Acute tubular necrosis and acute renal failure
GI system shuts down
- Risk of ileus, ulcers, bleeding, translocation of bacteria
- Liver failure - Risk of DIC and bleeding
- Muscle breaks down into amino acids causing muscle wasting
- Brain requires the most glucose/oxygen from the body so neurological issues
- Acute lung injury
- Further myocardial dysfunction
- Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome (MODS)
- TIME IS VERY IMPORTANT HERE, IF NOT CORRECTED WITHIN HOURS PATIENT WILL DIE
Final Stage - Refractory Shock
- Irreversible shock - Total Body Failure
- Too much cell death and tissue damage where organs are overwhelmed
- Exacerbation of anaerobic metabolism causing accumulation of lactic acid
- Profound hypoxemia and hypotension
- Decreased coronary blood flow
- Cerebral ischemia
- Failure of one organ system leads to failure of others
- Recovery unlikely
Hypovolemic Shock
- Loss of blood volume in vascular spaces causes decrease in MAP (5-10 below baseline) and loss of oxygen carrying capacity due to loss of circulating RBC’s
- Needs to reversed within 1-2 hours of onset
STEPS
- Decreased intravascular volume
- Decreased venous return
- Decreased stroke volume
- Decreased cardiac output
- Decreased tissue perfusion
Absolute Hypovolemia
- Loss of intravascular fluid volume
- Decreased MAP slows tissue perfusion which causes lactic acidosis
Causes
- Hemorrhage
- Trauma injury/burns
- Fistula drainage, vomiting, diarrhea
- Diabetes insipidus
- Diabetic Ketoacidosis
- Diuresis
Relative Hypovolemia
- Fluid moves out of vascular spaces into extravascular space (interstitial or intracavitary spaces)
- “Third Spacing”
Clinical Manifestations of Hypovolemic Shock
- Anxiety/LOC changes
- Tachypnea
- Increased HR
- Cool Clammy Skin