Changes

* There is a rapid thready pulse.

* There is a rapid thready pulse.

* Tissue perfusion is decreased.

* Tissue perfusion is decreased.

==Causes of Shock==

==Causes of Shock==

==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. Oxygen therapy will be required if signs of hypoxia are present.

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 defciency is noted i.e hypoadrenocortism

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 defciency is noted i.e [[hypoadrenocortism]].

==Post-Mortem Findings==

==Post-Mortem Findings==