shock in icu


Overview

  • shock is rarely from one cause. Even when it starts as either cardiogenic or septic, it will usually involve other types of shock in later stages
  • septic shock can cause septic cardiomyopathy
  • cardiogenic shock can cause bacterial translocation in GI track

Diagnosis

Types of Shock

Treatment

Footnotes

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