Shock
Shock is a life-threatening imbalance between tissue oxygen demand and supply.
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Shock… Do We Know It When We See It?
'Shock... Do We Know It When We See It?' was a talk by Michelle Johnston at SMACC2013 - you can listen to the audio here and check out the background material and references. Enjoy!
Intra-aortic Balloon Pump
IABP one of your patients had poor cardiac output after a CABGx4 and required the insertion of an intra-aortic balloon pump, what do you do?
Shock Hot Case
GENERAL APPROACH Find the shock (is it PROVED?) Pump, rate/ rhythm = Cardiogenic – myocardial, valves, rhythm, pericardium, left and right sided (signs: cool peripherally, shut down, bounding pulse, narrow pulse pressure, inotropes, high CVP, low SvO2, low Q, crackles…
Intubation, Hypotension and Shock
A modified rapid sequence intubation (RSI) approach is usually preferred in hypotensive, shocked patients