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Inadequate delivery of oxygen and nutrients to the tissues relative to tissue metabolic demand.
Shock
Forms of shock that have a high cardiac output are?
sepsis or severe anemia
inadequate blood volume or inadequate oxygen-carrying capacity type of shock are?
hypovolemic or hemorragic
A type of shock due to inappropriately distributed blood volume.
Distributive shock
A type of shock due to impairment of heart contractility.
cardiogenic
A type of shock caused by restricted blood flow.
obstructive shock
A pathologic condition in which a region of the body or an organ is deprived of adequate oxygen supply
Tissue hypoxia
Tissue oxygenation depends on the amount of blood pumped per minute (cardiac output) and the _________?
arterial content of that blood
The causes of tissue fall into what 4 categories?
*hypoxemic hypoxia
*anemic hypoxia
*ischemic hypoxia
*histoxic hypoxia
Hypoxemic hypoxia results from?
reduced arterial oxygen content
Hypoxemic hypoxia is caused by?
inadequate partial pressure of O2 (altitude)
Airway obstruction (severe)
Inadequate alveolar-capillary transfer
Intracardiac shunt ( congenital heart disease).
Administration of O2 may be helpful, but will not work alone to adress ______, correction depends on addressing the underlying cause of low arterial O2 saturation
hypoxemic hypoxia
_______ is caused by an abnomality in the O2 carrying capacity of the blood, Specifically a low hemoglobin concentration.
Anemic hypoxia
Anemic hypoxia can be caused by ____?
Blood loss
excessive red blood cell destruction (hemolysis)
Deficient red blood cell production
O2 may help improve symptoms by increasing the concentration in the blood with this type hypoxia.
Anemic
The treatment of anemic hypoxia is to restore the _____ and manage the underlying problem
hemoglobin concentration
_______ results from inadequate delivery of O2 to the tissues because blood flow is insufficient.
ischemic hypoxia
Hemoglobin concentration and oxygen saturation can be normal with this type of hypoxia.
Ischemic
Ischemic hypoxia is caused by any condition characterized by a low cardiac output, such as ______?
hypovoemia
intense vasoconstriction
poor heart function
severe obstruction (pulmonary embolism, coarctation of the aorta)
Treatment for ischemic hypoxia focuses the efforts on ____- and ______
cardiac output and tissue perfusion
_____ results from impaired cellular metabolic (mitochondrial) O2 use despite normal or increased O2 delivery.
Histotoxic hypoxia (also called cytotoxic hypoxia)
Causes of histotoxic hypoxia include?
cyanide poisoning, carbon monoxide poisoning and methemoglobinemia.
During histotoxic hypoxia cyanide poisoning inhibits a critical mitochondrial enzyme called _____?
Cytochrome oxidase
Septic shock is characterized by disordered _____?
mitochondrial function
The byproduct of anaerobic metabolism is _____?
lactic acid
Oxygen content of the blood is determined by ___________________ that is saturated with oxygen
concentrationa and percent of hemoglobin.
In children low cardiac output is most often the result of ____ rather than ____?
low stroke volume

heart rate
In children low cardiac output is most often the result of _____?
heart rate
Stroke volume is determined by these 3 factors.
Preload: blood present in the ventricle before contraction.
Contractility: Strength of contraction.
Afterload: (resistance against the contracting ventticle)
_____ is the most common cause of low stroke volume and therefore low cardiac output.
inadequate preload
Inadequate preload may be caused by a number of factors such as ___________ and will result in _____ shock.
hemorrhage, severe dehydration, vasodilation.

Hypovolemic shock
Preload is often estimated by ____?
central venous pressure (CVP)
As central venous pressure (CVP) increases, the amount of blood left in the heart at the end of diastole (end-diastolic volume) _____?
increases
At a steady state most of the blood volume about ___-% is in the veins
70%
An essential component of the treatment of cardiogenic shock is _____?
afterload reduction
The body's second line of defense is to ______?
shunt blood away from nonvital organs.
When systemic vascular resistance is increased the diastolic blood pressure _____?
increases
In this type of shock hypotension is an early sign rather than a later sign of shock.
Septic shock
The 4 basic types of shock are?
Hypovolemic
Distributive
Cardiogenic
Obstructive
The most common type of shock in children worldwide?
Hypovolemia
The leading cause of hypovolemic shock?
fluid loss due to diarrhea
During hypovolemic shock Preload is _____ Contractility is _____ and afterload is _____?
Decreased

Normal or increased

Increased
Distributive shock is characterized by _____?
inappropriate distribution of blood volume with inadequate organ and tissue perfusion.
The most common forms of distributive shock are?
septic
anaphylactic
neurogenic
There is an abnormal reduction in systemic vascular resistance resulting in abnormal distribution of blood flow in this type shock.
Distributive
There is a loss of plasma from distributive shock caused by _____?
increased capillary permemability
Venodilation, systemic vasodilation, and increased capillary permeability combine with pulmonary vasoconstriction to reduce cardiac output due to relative hypovolemia and increased right ventricular afterload in this type of shock.
Anaphylactic
This type of shock is characterized by a generalized loss of vascular tone, most often following a high cervical spine injury.
Neurogenic
Central venous oxygen saturation may be normal or even increased in ______ because of the inappropriate blood flow to the organs.
septic
In distributive shock preload is ______, contractility is ______ and afterload is _____.
normal or decreased

normal or decreased

variable
Wide pulse pressure is characteristic of _______.
Distributive shock.
High cardiac output and low systemic vascular resistance are often observed in ______ shock.
distributive
Low cardiac output, and high systemic vascular resistance is typically seen in _____ shock.
hypovolemic, cardiogenic, and obstructive shock.
Findings consistent with distributive shock include?
Hypotension with a wide (warm shock) or narrow (cold shock) pulse pressure.
Bounding peripheral pulses
warm flushed skin of pale skin with vasoconstriction.
_____ shock is the most common form of distributive shock.
Septic
_____ shock is caused by infectious organisms of their byproducts.
Septic
Endotoxins of septic shock stimulate the immune system and trigger _________?
release or activation of inflammatory mediators.
_____ produce vasodilation and increase capillary permeability in septic shock.
Cytokines
The pathophysiology of the septic cascade include _______________?
1.The infectious organism or its byproducts (endotoxins) activate the immune system.

2. These cells, or their interaction with the infecting organism, stimulate release or activation of inflammatory mediators (cytokines)

3. These cytokines produce vasodilation in increase capillary permeability.
Uncontrolled activation of _________ can lead to organ failure in septic shock.
inflammatory mediators
Clinical characteristics of pediatric sepsis are ___________?
Systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS)
Sepsis
Severe sepsis
Septic shock (the 4 S's_
Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (SIRS) is defined by the presence of at lease 2 of the following 4. But one must include temp or leukocyte count.
core temp >38.5 c or < 36 c
Tachycardia (over 1/2 to 4 hr)
Mean respiratory rate
Leukoyte count elevated or depressed.
Sepsis id defined as SIRS in the presence of , or as a result of, suspected or proven ____?
infection
Severe sepsis is defined as?
Sepsis + cardiovascular or respiratory distress syndrome. or Sepsis + 2 or more other organ failures.
Respiratory failure as a sign of organ dysfunction in sepsis is characterized by?
PaO2/FiO2 <300
PaCO2 > 65mm Hg or 20 mm Hg above baseline.
Proven need for O2 greater than 50%
need for mechanical ventilation
Septic shock is defined as?
(SIRS) in the presence of, or as a result of, suspected or proven infectiomn. or Cardiovascular dysfunction despite fluid boluses > or = to 40mL/kg in 1 hr
Because capillary permeability is increased providers should anticipate the development of ______ during volume resuscitation.
pulmonary edema
____ is often needed to restore adequate blood pressure in septic shock.
vasopressor therapy
In septic shock myocardial dysfunction may develop and is an indication for _____?
inotropic therapy
In septic shock, if adrenal dysfunction is present or suspected _____ therapy is indicated.
Cortisol
Anaphylactic shock is characterized by?
Venodilation, systemic vasodilation, and increased capillary permeability combined with pulmonary vasoconstriction.
The vasoconstriction acutely increases right heart work and may add to the _____?
hypotension.
In anaphylactic shock hypotension is caused by ______; hypovolemia is caused by _____?
vasodilation

capillary leak and intravascular volume loss.
Neurogenic shock, including spinal shock, results from an injury to the head or spine that disrupts the _______ innervation of the vessels and the heart.
sympathetic nervous system
The cause of neurogenic shock is usually is _____ but may also result from head injury or injury to the thoracic spine above the ___ spine.
a cervical spine injury

Sixth thoracic
In neurogenic shock, The sudden loss of sympathetic nervous system signals to the smooth muscle in the vessel walls result in _____?
uncontrolled vasodilation
Primary signs of neurogenic shock are?
*hypotension with a wide pulse pressure.
*normal heart rate or bradycardia.
*may have increased respiratory rate or diaphragmatic breathing.
Neurogenic shock is differentiated from hypovolemic shock by?
In neurogenic shock, hypotension occurs without compensatory tachycardia or peripheral vasoconstriction because sympathetic innervation of the heart is also disrupted
Hypovolemic shock is differentiated from neurogenic shock by?
Hypovolemic shock is typically associated with hypotension, a narrow pulse pressure from compensatory tachycardia.
Cardiogenic shock is a condition of inadequate tissue perfusion resulting from _____
myocardial dysfunction
Cardiogenic shock can be caused by ________?
pump failure, congenital heart disease, myocarditis, cardiomyopathy, arrhythmias, sepsis, poisoning or drug toxicity, injury.
Cardiogenic shock is characterized by ______?
decreased cardiac output, marked tachycardia, and high systemic vascular resistance.
In cardiogenic shock the preload is _____, contractility is _____, and the afterload is _____.
variable

Decreased

Increased
Crdiogenic shock is often characterized by sequential compensatory and ____ mechanisms.
pathologic
In cardiogenic shock compensatory increases in systemic vascular resistance to _____?
redirect blood flow to the heart and brain.
Cardiogenic shock increases both _____ and _____ which increases left ventricular work and O2 consumption.
heart rate and left ventricular afterload.
In cardiogenic shock as afterload increases, ______ decreases.
stroke volume
Cardiogenic shock increases venous tone, which increases _________ and _______ pressures.
central venous (right atrial) and pulmonary (left atrial). and renal fluid retention.
Type - specific signs that distinguish cardiogenic shock are.
Increased respiratory effort
Signs of congestive heart failure
Cyanosis
For cardiogenic shock the pulse oxietry may be ___ id there is pulmonary edema.
low
Increased respiratory effort often distinguishes _____ shock from hypovolemic shock. Hypovolemic shock is characterized by _________.
cardiogenic

quiet tachypnea
In children with cardiogenic shock volume resuscitation should be given ______.
gradual with smaller (5 to 10 mL/kg)
Obstructive shock is caused by?
impaired cardiac output caused by physical obstruction to blood flow.
Types of obstructive shock include?
cardiac tamponade
tension pneumothorax
ductal dependent congenital heart lesions.
massive pulmonary embolism
Early clinical presentation of obstructive shock may be indistinguishable from ________?
severe hypovolemic
Obstructive shock may reveal signs of ____ or ____ that would not be consistent with hypovolemic shock.
systemic or pulmonary venous congestion
If untreated, cardiac tamponade will result in cardiac arrest characterized by _________.
pulseless elecrical activity
Distinguishing signs of cardiac tamponade are?
muffled or diminished heart sounds.
pulsus paradoxis
distended neck veins
Pulmonary embolism results in a vicious cycle of events, including?
vent/perfusion mismatc
systemic hypoxemia
increased PVR
left shift of the septum
Rapid fall in end-tidal CO2
Ductal-dependant are ?
Cardiac abnormalties (usually present in the 1st week)
Ductal dependant lesions include?
Cyanotic (pulmonary blood flow)

left ventricular (systemic blood flow)
Left sides lesions include?
coarcation of the aorta
interrupted aortic arch
aortic stenosis
hypoplastic left heart syndrome