“If you don’t wear your SCDs, you will get a blood clot which can move from your leg into your lung. And you will die.” “If you don’t do your incentive spirometry, you will get pneumonia. And you will die.” “If you don’t get out of bed, you will get a bed sore. And die.”
Hypovolemic shock = not enough blood volume to maintain blood pressure Cardiogenic shock = heart is too weak to maintain cardiac output; often occurs after a heart attack, heart can’t pump strongly enough Obstructive shock = a blockage somewhere prevents blood from circulating Distributive shock = blood vessels leak or dilate too much to maintain blood pressure; systemic shock, all vessels are dilated
