Shock Review

What is your differential diagnosis of this patient?

• Hypovolemic Shock

• Anaphylactic Shock

• Cardiogenic Shick

• Neurogenic Shock

What stage of shock is this patient in?

• Compensated

• Decompensated

• Irrevesible

• Psychogenic

What treatment should be initiated first for this patient?

• High-Flow Oxygen

• Administration of Nitroglycerin

• Rapid Transport

• Maintain Warmth

The patient is having trouble breathing. What position should the patient be placed in?

• Supine

• Fowler's Position

• Prone

• Left Lateral Recumbent

What part of the patient's cardiovascular system is failing?

• The fluid (Blood)

• The container (vessels)

• The pump (heart

• The control (nervous System)

Which of the following terms is used to describe a balance of all body systems?

• Hypothermia

• Autonomic nervous system

• Perfusion

• Homeostasis

You are watching your patient carefully to see if her condition deteriorates. What signs would alert you to the patient going into the next stage of shock?

Define Shock and tell me what else it is called.

Describe how carbon dioxide is transported from tissues to the lungs.

Why is it significant that the patient feels like she is going to die?