Diagnosaurus
Hypotension or shock
DDx
Low stroke volume
- Hypovolemia, eg, hemorrhage, vomiting, diarrhea, burns, "third spacing"
- Pneumothorax
- Pulmonary embolus
- Cardiac tamponade
- "Pump failure" due to myocardial ischemia or cardiomyopathy
- Aortic stenosis
- Aortic insufficiency
- Mitral regurgitation
- Aortic dissection
- Rupture of ventricular septum or free wall
- Bradycardia
- Tachycardia
- Sepsis
- Adrenal insufficiency
- Anaphylaxis
- Drugs, eg, vasodilators
- Neurogenic shock
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Last updated: December 1, 2014
Citation
Zeiger, Roni F.. "Hypotension or Shock." Diagnosaurus, 4th ed., McGraw-Hill Education, 2014. Emergency Central, emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114610/all/Hypotension_or_shock.
Zeiger RFR. Hypotension or shock. Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2014. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114610/all/Hypotension_or_shock. Accessed May 15, 2025.
Zeiger, R. F. (2014). Hypotension or shock. In Diagnosaurus (4th ed.). McGraw-Hill Education. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114610/all/Hypotension_or_shock
Zeiger RFR. Hypotension or Shock [Internet]. In: Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2014. [cited 2025 May 15]. Available from: https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114610/all/Hypotension_or_shock.
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