Types of Shock
This type of distributive shock is caused by a severe allergic reaction.
What is anaphylactic shock?
The nurse should elevate this part of the body in a patient with hypotension
What are the legs (Trendelenburg modified position)?
This medication is the first-line treatment for anaphylactic shock.
What is epinephrine
This shock results from a spinal cord injury above T5.
This is the first action in anaphylactic shock management.
What is airway assessment/maintenance?
These broad-spectrum drugs are started early in septic shock.
What are antibiotics?
What is septic shock?
Strict monitoring of this output is crucial in septic shock.
What is urine output?
This drug class is used to support blood pressure in septic and neurogenic shock.
What are vasopressors (e.g., norepinephrine)?
This is the common pathophysiological triad of distributive shocks like septic, anaphylactic, and neurogenic shock.
What are vasodilation, decreased systemic vascular resistance, and impaired tissue perfusion?