What kind of blood pressure reading will you see in shock patients?

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I'm just curious of what kind of blood pressure reading (systolic, diastolic, MAP), you might get in a patient with shock?

I know that shock is not defined in these terms, but I'm just wondering what might actually been seen in the clinical setting in a shock patient.

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Typically patient is hypotensive...Is that what you are asking or are you looking for more specific information?

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Your question is much too vague to get an accurate answer. There are many different kinds of shock and many resulting physiologic changes. Blood pressure can depend on whether the person is compensated or decompensated. It also depends on the type of shock.

Hypotension means decompensation and is a bad sign. Hypovolemic shock can have hypotension that is managed with fluid resuscitation without a great deal of complication...that is unless it is hemorrhagic. Then it can get more complicated.

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Specializes in ICU.

Is this a joke or a homework question?

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Specializes in Critical Care, ED, Cath lab, CTPAC,Trauma.

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Specializes in Internal medicine/critical care/FP.

hypo tensive or 30+ points below their norm I think is one of the tools we use. of course clinical correlation is important too. such as zero mental status vs no change in ms.

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Specializes in ICU, ER, PCU, LTAC.

you need a MAP of 60 or you will see end-organ effects

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