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* Reflexes are subnormal.
* Reflexes are subnormal.
* Respiration is shallow.
* Respiration is shallow.
−* There is a rapid thready pulse.
+* There is a rapid thready pulse.
+* Tissue perfusion is decreased.
==Causes of Shock==
==Causes of Shock==
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==Treatment of Shock==
==Treatment of Shock==
−The aim of treatment is to recover full circulatory function and thus increase tissue perfusion to normal levels. The mainstay of treatment is [[Principles of Fluid Therapy|fluid therapy]] to increase circulatory volume and drug therapy as required to counteract the predisposing cause of the condition.
+The aim of treatment is to recover full circulatory function and thus increase tissue perfusion to normal levels. The mainstay of treatment is [[Principles of Fluid Therapy|fluid therapy]] to increase circulatory volume and drug therapy as required to counteract the predisposing cause of the condition. Oxygen therapy will be required if signs of hypoxia are present.
+Drug therapies may include antiprostaglandins, [[Antibiotics|antibiotics]], sympathomimetics, antiarrhythmics, vasodilators, bicarbonate and glucose, as indicated by the underlying cause and the diagnostic lab work. [[Steroids|Glucocorticosteriods]] are contra-indicated unless a specific deficiency is noted i.e [[Hypoadrenocorticism|hypoadrenocorticism]].
==Post-Mortem Findings==
==Post-Mortem Findings==
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* Histologically, the tubular epithelial cells die and fall into the lumen, the basement membranes rupture and irritant material escapes into the interstitium.
* Histologically, the tubular epithelial cells die and fall into the lumen, the basement membranes rupture and irritant material escapes into the interstitium.
−[[Category:WikiBlood]][[Category:To Do - Blood]][[Category:To Do - Clinical]]
+{{Learning
+|full text = [http://www.cabi.org/cabdirect/FullTextPDF/2009/20093135269.pdf ''' Nursing management of the hypovolemic shock patient.''' Davis, H.; The North American Veterinary Conference, Gainesville, USA, Veterinary technicians. Proceedings of the North American Veterinary Conference, Orlando, Florida, USA, 17-21 January, 2009, 2009, pp 19-22]
+}}
+{{Chapter}}
+{{Mansonchapter
+|chapterlink = http://www.mansonpublishing.co.uk/book-images/9781840760811_sample.pdf
+|chaptername = Recognizing shock and its laboratory signs
+|book = Equine Pediatric Medicine
+|author = William Bernard, Bonnie S. Barr
+|isbn =9781840760811
+}}
+[[Category:WikiBlood]]
+[[Category:Cardiovascular System - Pathology]]
+[[Category:Cardiology Section]]