shocks

Question 1

cardiogenic shock

Answer 1

a life-threatening condition in which your heart suddenly can’t pump enough blood to meet your body’s needs.

Question 2

obstructive shock

Answer 2

something is obstructing or getting in the way of blood going into and out of your heart or great vessels

Question 3

Disruptive shock

Answer 3

also known as vasodilatory shock, is one of the four broad classifications of disorders that cause inadequate tissue perfusion. Systemic vasodilation leads to decreased blood flow to the brain, heart, and kidneys causing damage to vital organs

Question 4

septic shock

Answer 4

a life-threatening condition that happens when your blood pressure drops to a dangerously low level after an infection.

Question 5

Neurogenic shock

Answer 5

a condition in which you have trouble keeping your heart rate, blood pressure and temperature stable because of damage to your nervous system after a spinal cord injury.

Question 6

Anaphylactic shock

Answer 6

an extreme, often life-threatening allergic reaction to an antigen to which the body has become hypersensitive.

Question 7

Psychogenic shock

Answer 7

causes fainting, probably by initiating dilation of the blood vessels that perfuse the muscles.

Question 8

Hypovolemic shock

Answer 8

an emergency condition in which severe blood or other fluid loss makes the heart unable to pump enough blood to the body.