Types of Shock
Signs/Symptoms
Nursing Interventions
Management
Miscellaneous
100

Shock secondary to dehydration.

What is hypovolemic shock?

100

Two main cardiovascular changes you can see with shock. 

What is tachycardia and hypotension?

100

The main focus of treatment for shock.

What is restoring tissue oxygen delivery and perfusion?

100

This medication is used in anaphylaxis.

What is epinephrine?

100

Physiologic state characterized by inadequate delivery of oxygen and nutrients to meet tissue demands.

What is shock?

200

Shock related to systemic infection.

What is septic shock?

200

Shock will cause a _____ in urine output.

What is decrease?

200

Three physical findings to assess perfusion.

What is cap refill, skin temperature, and color of extremities?

200

Hypotension, JVD and distant/muffled heart sounds. 

What is Beck's triad?

200

These three arrhythmias are shockable.

What are VTach, VFib and SVT?

300

Shock secondary to an allergic reaction.

What is anaphylactic shock?

300

Early mental status changes associated with shock.

What are anxiety, confusion, and restlessness?

300

Cardiac monitor readings that will help in cardiac function assessment.

What are heart rate, blood pressure, pulse pressure, and pulse ox?

300

Three examples of obstructive shock.

What are pulmonary embolism, cardiac tamponade, and pneumothorax?

300

Adequate delivery of oxygen to tissues is dependent on these three factors.

What are cardiac contractility, hemoglobin level, and oxygenation/ventilation?

400

Fluid volume is not affected by this type of shock

What is cardiogenic shock?

400

First indicator of progression from compensated to decompensated shock.

What is hypotension?

400

Cardiac monitor readings that help in respiratory/pulmonary function assessment.

What are respiratory rate, pulse ox, and capnography?

400

This vasoactive drug is usually used first in septic shock.

What is Dopamine?

400

Discuss four immediate interventions in recognition of sepsis signs and symptoms. 

What is lactate, crystalloid bolus, blood cultures, antibiotics?

500

Two most common types of distributive shock in pediatric patients.

What are septic shock and anaphylactic shock?

500

The difference between systolic and diastolic blood pressure.

What is pulse pressure?

(normal range 30-50 mmHg)

500

This patient in shock has tachycardia, tachypnea, restlessness, and a normal blood pressure.

What is compensated shock?

500

These medications help to maintain blood pressure and venous return during shock resuscitation.

What are dopamine and epinephrine (cold shock) and norepinephrine (warm shock)?

500

This change in vital sign can increase oxygen requirement by 10% increments.

What is every increase in temperature by 1 degree Celcius above normal?

600

The most common type of shock in children

What is hypovolemic shock?

600

The 3 stages of shock progression if untreated or inadequately treated.

What are compensated shock, decompensated shock, and irreversible shock?

600

Ways of rapid fluid administration during resuscitation.

What are pressure bags, rapid infusers and push/pull?

600

The next approach to a patient who has been adequately resuscitated but still in shock.

What is ECMO?

600

When monitoring for effectiveness of treatment, which value is often used to titrate medications such as norepinephrine. 

What is MAP greater than 65?

700

The most important thing to successfully manage shock.

What is early recognition?

700

A late vital sign indicator of shock decompensation

What is hypotension?

700

What are the risks of pulmonary embolism?

What is immobilization, surgery, obesity, fractured long bone fat embolism, pregnancy, heart failure, age, history. 

700

Patient taking this class of medication will not show tachycardia with shock.

What is beta blocker.

700

This condition can increase oxygen consumption by 50-100%.

What is sepsis?