SHOCK REVIEW
These questions are pretty easy there just to jog your memory!
1. Shock is best defined as______.
a. inadequate tissue perfusion
b. blood loss
c. an altered level of consciousness
d. rapid shift of electrolytes across the blood-brain barrier
2. Shock can be caused by a{n}______.
a. allergic reaction
b. infection
c. spinal cord injury
d. heart attack
3. The stages of shock in order of their occurrence are_____,_____, and_____.
a. compensated, irreversible, decompensated
b. decompensated, compensated, irreversible
c. compensated, decompensated, irreversible
d. decompensated, irreversible, compensated
4. Under normal conditions you can expect capillary refill to occur within_____ seconds{s}.
a. one
b. two
c. three
d. four
5. _____shock is considered fatal in a high percentage of cases.
a. cardiogenic
b. sepic
c. neurogenic
d. hypovolemic
6. In the shock process, you would expext the blood pressure to drop quickly during_____.
a. compensated shock
b. decompensated shock
c. irreversible shock
d. secondary shock
7. Adequate perfusion is dependent upon_____.
a. the heart
b. the blood
c. the blood vessels
d. the brain
8. Abnormally dry skin may be a sigh of_____shock.
a. anaphylactic
b. hypovolemic
c. neurogenic
d. all types
9. To compensate for the loss of blood or body fluid, the body will_____.
a. increase the blood pressure
b. increase the heart rate
c. constrict the blood vessels
d. slow the heart rate
10. All of the following are sighs and symptoms of hemorrhagic shock except:
a. diaphoresis
b. rapid pulse
c. thrist
d. warm, dry skin
11. When caring for a patient in shock, you should_____.
a. place the patient supine with feet elevated
b. direct pressure to bleeding wounds
c. maintain body temperature
d. give them cool water to drink
e. place the patient supine with feet prone
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