Signs and Symptoms
What is a sign of cardiogenic shock that involves fluid in the lungs?
Pulmonary Edema
How much fluid should be given per kg in cardiogenic shock patients with hypotension?
10 ml/kg
What is cardiogenic shock?
when the left ventricle of the heart is infarcted to the point it can no longer pump enough blood to the body
How can cardiogenic shock affect breathing?
what is one way to treat pulmonary edema following cardiogenic shock?
CPAP
who can have a high risk of developing cardiogenic shock?
people with prior heart history such as heart failure, or heart disease
what is one blunt force trauma injury to the heart cause cardiogenic shock?
cardiac contusion
what are the initial treatments to cardiogenic shock?
oxygen and IV fluids
In cardiogenic shock, how much of the ventricle is infarcted?
40% of the left ventricle