Early identification of shock in critically ill patients

Emergency providers must be experts in the resuscitation and stabilization of critically ill patients, and the rapid recognition of shock is crucial to allow aggressive targeted intervention and reduce morbidity and mortality. This article reviews the physiologic definition of shock, the importance...

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Published inEmergency medicine clinics of North America Vol. 28; no. 1; p. 57
Main Author Strehlow, Matthew C
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.02.2010
Subjects
Acid-Base Imbalance - diagnosis
Blood Gas Monitoring, Transcutaneous
Emergency Service, Hospital
Humans
Hypotension - physiopathology
Lactic Acid - blood
Point-of-Care Systems
Shock - blood
Shock - diagnosis
Shock - physiopathology
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Summary:Emergency providers must be experts in the resuscitation and stabilization of critically ill patients, and the rapid recognition of shock is crucial to allow aggressive targeted intervention and reduce morbidity and mortality. This article reviews the physiologic definition of shock, the importance of early intervention, and the clinical and diagnostic signs that emergency department providers can use to identify patients in shock.
ISSN:1558-0539
DOI:10.1016/j.emc.2009.09.006