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What's the difference between septic shock and hypovolemic?
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The cause: Septic shock is shock due to bacteria in the blood stream, causing sepsis. Hypovolemic shock is due to low volume, usually blood loss.
Answered 9/11/2019
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Causes of shock: Hypovolemic shock is shock (inadequate tissue perfusion) due to decreased fluid volume in the blood vessels (usually from bleeding or severe dehydration). Infection can lead to septic shock: systemic vasodilation (blood vessels relax->blood pressure drops) and/or capillary leak (fluid shifts out of the blood vessels, causing hypovolemia) and/or metabolic cardiomyopathy (decreased heart function).
Answered 2/18/2019
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