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1. different types of shock

   CrystalBlackford replied to CrystalBlackford's topic in Student Assist

   Thank you, Emse12! That is very helpful!

2. different types of shock

   CrystalBlackford replied to CrystalBlackford's topic in Student Assist

   Thank you for all of your help, akulahawk! I appreciate your tips and guidance. Sometimes, I just need someone to write out my thoughts to so I can sort things out. And you're right, sometimes I over-think things in an attempt to understand it, but m...

3. different types of shock

   CrystalBlackford replied to CrystalBlackford's topic in Student Assist

   Ok... that makes sense. I think this is getting into Hemodynamic monitoring and critical care issues, which we have not covered in detail. I will review this in my book later and see if things make more sense.

4. different types of shock

   CrystalBlackford replied to CrystalBlackford's topic in Student Assist

   I wanted to give you my thoughts on the PAWP and see if you can point me in the right direction. I know I mentioned this earlier, but I wanted to put my thoughts down before I forget. So, PAWP is supposed to give you information about pressure in th...

5. different types of shock

   CrystalBlackford replied to CrystalBlackford's topic in Student Assist

   That website gave me one of the answers I was looking for about septic shock and the sympathetic nervous system so thank you! Ok... so here are my thoughts. We are just covering Cardiogenic, hypovolemic, septic, and obstructive shock right now, so I...

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   CrystalBlackford replied to CrystalBlackford's topic in Student Assist

   Thank you for your response! I do like figuring things out on my own, I just sometimes need some guidance, so I appreciate your comments. I will continue to think about this and hopefully come up with some answers soon!

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   I'm learning about different types of shock, and I need help understanding something. In hypovolemic shock, BP is decreased and the sympathetic nervous system is activated leading to vasoconstriction in an effort to raise BP. This causes systemic vas...