Shock Year 2 Content

Question 1

Definition of Shock?

Answer 1

Life -threatening

When the body is not getting enough blood flow

Question 2

What are the main types of shock?

Answer 2

• Cardiogenic
• Haemorrhagic (hypovalaemia)
• Distributive
• Obstructive

Question 3

What is the physiological response to shock?

Answer 3

Failure of the circulatory system to supply sufficient blood to perpheral tissues to meet basic metabollic requirements for oxygen and nutrients and the incomplete removal of metabollic wastes from the affected tissues.

Question 4

What is sepsis?

Answer 4

Life threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated response to infection

Question 5

What is Septic shock?

Answer 5

Septic shock should be defined as a subset of sepsis in which particulary profound circulatory, cellular, and metabollic abnormalitites are associated with a greater risk of mortality than with sepsis alone

Question 6

What are the types of sepsis

Answer 6

Cardiogenic
Distributive
Tissure poisoning
Preload deficiency

Question 7

What is the treatment for sepsis ? Sepsis Bundle?

Answer 7

• Give oxygen to maintain saturation.
• Take blood cultures and consider source control
• Give IV abx according to local protocol
• Start IV fluid resuscitation
• Monitor hourly urine output