acute/ emergency

Question 1

what is shock and types/ causes

Answer 1

shock = acute drop in blood flow

hypovolaemic/ haemorrhagic
distributive
cardiac
obstructive

Question 2

What is obstructive shock

Answer 2

Obstruction of great vessels

Pulmonary embolism
Tension pneumothorax
Cardiac tamponade
Aortic dissection
Superior vena cava obstruction due to malignancy
Sickle cell splenic sequestration