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Topic: Shock – Types, Signs & First-Line Nursing Care

🚨 HIGH-YIELD REVISION | NORCET 2026

📌 SHOCK

Shock is a life-threatening condition in which tissue perfusion is inadequate, leading to insufficient oxygen supply to organs.

🔹 Types of Shock

❤️ Hypovolemic: Blood/fluid loss (Hemorrhage, Burns, Dehydration)

💓 Cardiogenic: Heart fails to pump effectively (Myocardial Infarction)

🦠 Septic: Severe infection causing vasodilation

🌿 Anaphylactic: Severe allergic reaction

🧠 Neurogenic: Spinal cord injury causing loss of sympathetic tone

🚨 Common Signs

✔️ Hypotension
✔️ Tachycardia (except neurogenic shock)
✔️ Cold, clammy skin (except septic shock in early stage)
✔️ Weak pulse
✔️ Altered mental status
✔️ Decreased urine output

🩺 First-Line Nursing Care

✅ Maintain Airway, Breathing & Circulation (ABC)
✅ Administer Oxygen
✅ Start IV access & fluids (if indicated)
✅ Monitor vital signs frequently
✅ Record urine output
✅ Prepare emergency medications as prescribed

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