Lecture 20: Shock and Inadequate Circulatory States Flashcards
What is the difference between shock and heart failure?
Shock is acute while heart failure is result of chronic processes
What is shock?
INADEQUATE delivery of oxygen and other metabolic substrates to tissue
Acute circulatory collapse
What are characteristics of shock?
May result from a variety of diverse pathophysiologic processes
Results in irreversible organ dysfunction if prolonged
High mortality despite therapy
What are the stages of shock?
- Pre-shock
- Frank shock
- end organ failure
Can you find shock by listening to the lungs or BP?
No
Shock is “buried in the tissues” which means you need to measure oxygen delivery to tissues
What are the principal determinates of tissue perfusion?
- CO
- SVR
- distribution of blood flow to vital organs
What are the equations pertaining to shock?
CO = SV x HR MAP = CO x SVR + CVP (central venous pressure) MAP = DBP + 1/3(SBP-DBP) DBP = diastolic SBP = Sytolic
What regulates organ perfusion?
- large arteries
- arterioles provide resistance and control blood flow
- systemic vascular resistance regulated by
i. SNS, baroreceptors, chemoreceptors,
ii. local autoregulation
iii. human control (RAS)
What is oxygen consumption determined by?
Varies tremendously with different shock states O2 consumption affected by: 1. physical activity 2. work of breathing 3. endogenous hormones 4. exogenous factors 5. fever
How do we use the PA (pulm artery) catheter to measure for shock?
- Right heart pressures (RA and RV)
- Pulm artery wedge pressure (PAWP) as a measure of LV diastolic pressure (LVED volume)
- Measure cardiac output via Fick or thermodilution methods
- Calculate SVR using measured pressures and CO
What is the wedge pressure?
Pressure seen by PA catheter
Indirect measure of preload
What are the shock states?
- Hypovolemic
- Cardiogenic
- Distributive
- Obstructive
Processes of shock can be interchangeable
What are the 4 measurements used to assess shock?
- RA/RV pressure
- PAWP
- CO
- SVR
What is the distinguishing feature of cardiogenic shock?
Low cardiac output
RA/RV, PAWP and SVR are all increased
What is the distinguishing feature of hypovolemic shock?
Low RA/RV, PAWP and CO Increased SVR (to compensate for less volume)
What is the distinguishing feature of distributive shock?
Low SVR
High CO
Normal RA/RV, PAWP (heart is fine but systemic vascular resistance is not high enough to perfuse tissue)
What is the distinguishing feature of obstructive shock?
High RA/RV pressure and High SVR
Low CO and Low PAWP
Obstruction in PA
What are the characteristics of hypovolemic shock?
Blood loss or volume depletion
Primary pathophysiologic derangement is DECREASED PRELOAD
Resultant decreased stroke volume and cardiac output
What causes hypovolemic shock?
Something that causes blood loss or volume depletion (dehydration)
What is the compensation for hypovolemic shock?
Maintain adequate cardiac output
Reflex SNS activation
Increased heart rate
Increases SVR
What happens when you hemorrhage a certain amount of blood?
15% volume loss = tachycardia
25% volume loss = orthostatic hypotension
40% volume loss = hypotension and oliguria
>40% volume loss = obtundation and circulatory collapse