Term
|
Definition
| Anything that causes hypoperfusion of the vital organs causes shock and will progress to death unless there is compensation fro the abnormalities. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| General symptoms. Feeling sick, weak, cold, hot, nauseated, dizzy, confused, thirsty, and short of breath. |
|
|
Term
| What are the clinical signs of Shock? |
|
Definition
| Decreased blood pressure, decreased cardiac output, and decreased urinary output. |
|
|
Term
| What is cardiogenic shock? |
|
Definition
| The heart is not working. Ischemia, MI, myocardial infections, and dysrhythmias are causes. |
|
|
Term
| What is hypovolemic shock? |
|
Definition
| Insufficient intravascular fluid volume from loss of whole blood, blood plasma out of the arterial vasculature. |
|
|
Term
| What is Neurogenic Shock? |
|
Definition
| Widespread vasodilation from an imbalance between parasympathetic and sympathetic stimulation. |
|
|
Term
| What is Anaphylactic Shock? |
|
Definition
| Widespread Type 1 hypersensitivity reaction leading to vasodilation. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Bacteremia. Endotoxins and Exotoxins causing severe inflammatory process leading to widespread vasodilation and vascular collapse. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Third degree burns on >10% of the body or any burns on the face, hands, feet or perineum. Second degree burns on >25% of the body. |
|
|
Term
| What is a 1st degree burn? |
|
Definition
| Involves only the epidermis, mild pain, delayed blistering, skin function and sensory function maintained. No treatment necessary unless it is an infant or elderly Pt. |
|
|
Term
| What is a second degree burn? |
|
Definition
| Involves epidermis and the dermis. Edema, rapid blistering and pain. |
|
|
Term
| What is a 3rd degree burn? |
|
Definition
| Full thickness burn. Involves the epidermis, dermis, and subcutaneous tissue. Loss of skin function and sensory, white, cherry red, or black skin. Severe scarring. |
|
|
Term
| What is the response to burn injuries? |
|
Definition
| Hypovolemic Shock. The systemic capillary system permeability increases causing hypovolemic shock and massive edema. |
|
|
Term
| What is the metabolic and inflammatory reaction to burns? |
|
Definition
| Disruption of membrane potential, burns initiate a hypermetabolic state, initiates hypercoagulative response, and immunosuppresion begins. |
|
|
