Shock is a term used loosely by people when they are surprised, but it is also a serious term used in the medical field when someone gets ill or injured. Their body could go into shock because their body is not used to the injury. This medical condition usually occurs after another medical problem has occurred. If someone goes into shock, emergency personnel should be called. Symptoms with shock could be low blood pressure.
People could also feel dizzy and feel like they are going to faint. There are different kinds of shock also. If a nurse has a patient who had undergone a total abdominal hysterectomy, the nurse would be observing the patient. If the nurse observes the patient in the early stages of shock, the patient may be confused.
Early in shock, inadequate perfusion leads to anaerobic metabolism, which causes metabolic acidosis. As the respiratory rate increases to compensate, the clients carbon dioxide level decreases, causing alkalosis and subsequent confusion and combativeness. Inadequate tissue perfusion causes pale, cool, clammy skin (not pale, warm, dry skin). An above-normal heart rate is a late sign of shock. a urine output of 30 ml/hour is within normal limits.
