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    This flowchart distinguishes between four types of shock: hypovolemic, distributive, cardiogenic, and obstructive. For each type of shock, it outlines key clinical signs including respiratory rate, effort and sounds; blood pressure, pulse, and peripheral pulse quality; skin features; capillary refill time; urine output; and level of consciousness. The flowchart provides emergency clinicians with a visual guide to differentially diagnose the type of shock based on a patient's vital signs and symptoms.

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    This flowchart distinguishes between four types of shock: hypovolemic, distributive, cardiogenic, and obstructive. For each type of shock, it outlines key clinical signs including respiratory rate, effort and sounds; blood pressure, pulse, and peripheral pulse quality; skin features; capillary refill time; urine output; and level of consciousness. The flowchart provides emergency clinicians with a visual guide to differentially diagnose the type of shock based on a patient's vital signs and symptoms.

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    Recog Shock Flowchart

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    This flowchart distinguishes between four types of shock: hypovolemic, distributive, cardiogenic, and obstructive. For each type of shock, it outlines key clinical signs including respiratory rate, effort and sounds; blood pressure, pulse, and peripheral pulse quality; skin features; capillary refill time; urine output; and level of consciousness. The flowchart provides emergency clinicians with a visual guide to differentially diagnose the type of shock based on a patient's vital signs and symptoms.

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    Recognition of Shock Flowchart

    Hypovolemic Distributive Cardiogenic Obstructive


    Clinical Signs
    Shock Shock Shock Shock

    A Patency Airway open and maintainable/not maintainable

    Respiratory rate Increased


    Respiratory effort Normal to increased Labored
    B
    Normal
    Breath sounds Normal Crackles, grunting
    (± crackles)

    Systolic blood
    pressure Compensated Shock Hypotensive Shock
    Pulse pressure Narrow Variable Narrow
    Heart rate Increased
    C Peripheral pulse
    Weak Bounding or weak Weak
    quality

    Skin Pale, cool Warm or cool Pale, cool

    Capillary refill Delayed Variable Delayed


    Urine output Decreased
    Level of Irritable early
    D
    consciousness Lethargic late

    E Temperature Variable

    © 2016 American Heart Association

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