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What are the two main cardiac changes occurring with shock?
What is increased HR and decreased BP?
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What is the priority collaborative intervention?
What is administering oxygen?
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What medication is used in anaphylaxis and what is its action?
What is epinephrine which causes vasoconstriction?
100
What is the result of untreated shock?
What is organ failure and/or death?
200
What happens to the urine output during shock?
What is decreases?
200
Once the patient is stable, what is the nurse's main responsibility?
What is monitoring the patient's progress?
200

Name an antiemetic used in shock

What is zofran or phenergan

200
What are three common allergens that can cause anaphylaxis?
What are peanuts, bee stings, shellfish, eggs, legumes, berries, bananas, pollens, molds, and latex?
300

What are some early behavior changes occurring with shock?

What is anxiety, restlessness, and thirst?

300
What are three things the nurse would monitor related to cardiac function?
What is rhythm, rate, blood pressure, CVP, capillary refill, skin color and temperature?
300
What is the priority therapy for shock?
What is oxygen therapy?
300

Is distributive shock vasodilation or vasoconstriction?

What is Distributive shock results from excessive vasodilation and the impaired distribution of blood flow.

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What two abnormal things would be present with the skin in shock?

hives, rash, cyanosis

400
What are two things would the nurse monitor related to respiratory function?
What is the respiratory rate and depth, and oxygen saturation?
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Name a medication also used in anaphylaxis beside epinephrine

What is steroid, histamines

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What are two important education pieces for people with severe allergies?
What is wearing a medical alert band and always carrying an EpiPen?
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What are the two main blood gas changes during shock?

What is increased CO2 and decreased O2?

500

What position would you put the patient in distributive shock from anaphylaxis?

What is high folwer's

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What is the action and purpose of a vasoconstrictor?
It helps to constrict the blood vessels to maintain blood pressure and venous return
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Name 2 signs/symptoms of mild allergic reaction

What is Itchy mouth, A few hives around mouth/face, ABDOMINAL AREA/ STOMACH,•Mild nausea/discomfort