Types of Shock
Signs/Symptoms
Nursing Interventions
Medications
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Which type of shock can be caused by dehydration?
What is hypovolemic shock?
100

What are the two main cardiac changes occurring during decompensated shock?

What is increased HR and decreased BP?

100

What is the priority intervention?

What is administering oxygen?

100

What is the priority therapy for shock?

What is oxygen therapy?

100
What is the result of untreated shock?
What is organ failure and/or death?
200
What is a local infection that gets out of control?
What is septic shock?
200
What happens to the urine output during shock?
What is decreases?
200

What is the ideal volume for a fluid bolus on a septic shock patient?

What is 30 mL/kg?

200

What medication is used in anaphylaxis and what is its action?

What is epinephrine which causes vasoconstriction?

200

In the trauma triad of death, what element does the clinical team have immediate control of?


What is hypothermia?

300

This type of shock can have a delayed or instantaneous onset?

What is anaphylactic shock?

300
What are some early neuromuscular 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 preferred vasoactive medication in most forms of shock?


What is Norepinephrine (Levophed)?

300

What are the three stages of shock?

What is compensated, decompensated, and irreversible?

400

Which type of shock is most commonly caused by a myocardial infarction and which type of shock is caused by a physical obstruction that prevents the heart from filling, respectively?

What is cardiogenic shock and obstructive shock, respectively?

400

Bradycardia is ominous in the shock patient. What stage of shock does this occur?

What is irreversible shock?

400

What are two things the nurse would monitor related to respiratory function?

What is the respiratory rate and depth, oxygen saturation and ETCO2?

400

What is the name of a medication that is used to treat chest pain and helps to enhance coronary artery perfusion?


What is Nitroglycerin?

400

What are three common allergens that can cause anaphylaxis?

What are peanuts, bee stings, shellfish, eggs, legumes, berries, bananas, pollens, molds, and latex?

500
Which population is most prone to hypovolemic shock and why?
What is the elderly population because they consume less fluid and proteins and take more medications?
500

When the baroreceptors in the aortic arch and carotid arteries detect low pressure, what is stimulated?

What is the sympathetic nervous system?

500

What is the most appropriate action to mitigate obstructive shock?

What is treat the underlying cause?

500
What is the action and purpose of a vasoconstrictor?
It helps to constrict the blood vessels to maintain blood pressure and venous return
500

What are the four elements to the trauma diamond of death?

What is acidosis, hypothermia, hypocalcemia, and coagulopathy?