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Outline
Nursing Points
General
- Shock Stages
- Compensatory stage
- Body attempts to restore homeostatis
- Cardiac output decreased
- Sympathetic Nervous System -> releases adrenaline -> causes vessels to constrict systemically
- Result
- Improved cardiac output
- Improved blood pressure
- Result
- Progressive stage
- Vessels dilate systemically -> low blood pressure & decreased cardiac output
- Compensatory stage