elevated shock index can suggest shock

• related: Management of Life-Threatening Asthma, ICU intensive care unit
• tags: #literature
• source: pubmed, sciencedirect

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• heart rate / systolic BP
• shock index > 0.8 or 1 signals need for resuscitation with fluid or vasopressors¹

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• ICU intensive care unit

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• Management of Life-Threatening Asthma

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Footnotes

1. https://emcrit.org/ibcc/shock/#considerations_when_selecting_a_vasopressor ↩