Circulatory Shock Essay

The term shock is used to describe a clinical syndrome which is characterized by severe circulatory failure leading to impaired tissue perfusion, impaired cellular respiration and metabolism, consistent development of organ dysfunction, organ failure and death. The shock is always a life-threatening condition, which is why the diagnosis, evaluation and treatment of patients with circulatory shock should be implemented simultaneously. There are three degrees of shock:
1 Stage I (also called compensated, or non progressive) - the blood pressure is greater than 100 mm, the pulse - 90-100 beats per minute;
2 Stage II (also called decompensated or progressive) – there is pale skin, cold sweat, rapid pulse (120-140 bpm), blood pressure - 70-80 mm;
3 Stage III (also called irreversible). - the patient's
In most cases, the case of severe pump failure of the heart with a sharp decrease in cardiac output and reduced blood flow to the vital organs - brain, heart, lungs, kidneys. Often cardiogenic shock combined with severe pulmonary congestion (cardiac asthma, pulmonary edema).
* Hypovolemic (meaning that the total volume of blood available to circulate is low)- is a syndrome of severe deficiency caused by loss of blood volume. The body reacts to severe blood loss under different conditions by activating important systems - cardiovascular, renal, neuroendocrine and hematologic. Most often, hypovolemic shock occurs after a severe blood loss from trauma, lung diseases, loss of blood and plasma burns, acute pancreatitis, peritonitis other endocrine disorders, severe vomiting or