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Shock: An Overview Michael L. Cheatham, MD Ernest Block, MD Howard G. Smith, MD John T. Promes, MD Surgical Critical Care Service Department of Surgical Education Orlando Regional Medical Center Orlando, Florida Shock: An Overview Cheatham, Block, Smith, & Promes 1 shock is one of the most frequently diagnosed, yet poorly understood clinical conditions encountered in the critically ill. The very definition of what constitutes "shock" remains controversial, largely due to its variable presentation and multifactorial etiology. Ongoing investigations have identified the origins and mechanisms of the various shock states to be complex and based within the cellular foundation of normal everyday existence. Despite advances in critical care management, patients who previously would have died from their initial physiologic insult are surviving, only to succumb to the late effects of shock.
Shock: An Overview – Cheatham, Block, Smith, & Promes 1 Shock is one of the most frequently diagnosed, yet poorly understood clinical conditions encountered in …
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