TYPES OF SHOCK

Question 1

Obstructive

Answer 1

Blood flow is blocked in the heart or other large vessels

Question 2

CARDIOGENIC

Answer 2

Heart cannot circulate enough blood to maintain adequate peripheral oxygen delivery

Question 3

Hypovolemic

Answer 3

Circulating blood volume is unable to deliver adequate nutrients to the body.

• Exogenous: External bleed
• Endogenous: Internal Bleed

Question 4

Disruptive

Answer 4

Widespread dilation of small arterioles and/or small venules

Question 5

Septic

Answer 5

Presence of sepsis syndrome (SIRS) with a systolic blood pressure of >90

Question 6

Neurogenic

Answer 6

Spinal cord injury. Loss of normal sympathetic nervous system tone and vasodilation.
Muscles in the walls of the blood vessels are cut off from the nerve impulses that cause them to contract

Question 7

Anaphylaxis

Answer 7

Severe reaction to a substance that the patient would be sensitive to. No blood loss or vascular damage