Shock causes
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Causes
Life Threatening Causes
Shock is a life-threatening condition and must be treated as such irrespective of the underlying cause.
Common Causes
- Cardiogenic shock
- Arrhythmic
- Sinoatrial block
- Atriventricular block
- Ventricular tachycardia
- Supraventricular tachycardia
- Mechanical
- Hypertropic cardiomyopathy
- Valvular failure
- Ventricular septal defect
- Myocardial
- Cardiomyopathy
- Myocardial contusion
- Myocardial infarction
- Myocarditis
- Postischemic myocardial stunning
- Septic myocardial depression
- Pharmacologic
- Anthracycline cardiotoxicity
- Calcium channel blockers
- Obstructive shock
- Decreased cardiac compliance
- Cardiac tamponade
- Constrictive pericarditis
- Decreased ventricular preload
- Intrathoracic obstructive tumors
- Mechanical ventilation with positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP)
- Tension pneumothorax
- Vena cava obstruction
- Increased ventricular afterload
- Aortic dissection
- Pulmonary embolism
- Pulmonary hypertension
- Hypovolemic shock
- Fluid depletion
- Dehydration
- Diarrhea
- Polyuria
- Vomiting
- Hemorrhage
- Gastrointenstinal bleeding
- Retroperitoneal hemorrhage
- Trauma
- Distributive shock
- Sepsis
- Toxic shock syndrome
- Anaphylactic or anaphylactoid reaction
- Neurogenic
- Endocrinologic
- Adrenal crisis
- Thyroid storm
Causes by Organ System
| Cardiovascular | No underlying causes |
| Chemical/Poisoning | No underlying causes |
| Dental | No underlying causes |
| Dermatologic | No underlying causes |
| Drug Side Effect | No underlying causes |
| Ear Nose Throat | No underlying causes |
| Endocrine | No underlying causes |
| Environmental | No underlying causes |
| Gastroenterologic | No underlying causes |
| Genetic | No underlying causes |
| Hematologic | No underlying causes |
| Iatrogenic | No underlying causes |
| Infectious Disease | No underlying causes |
| Musculoskeletal/Orthopedic | No underlying causes |
| Neurologic | No underlying causes |
| Nutritional/Metabolic | No underlying causes |
| Obstetric/Gynecologic | No underlying causes |
| Oncologic | No underlying causes |
| Ophthalmologic | No underlying causes |
| Overdose/Toxicity | No underlying causes |
| Psychiatric | No underlying causes |
| Pulmonary | No underlying causes |
| Renal/Electrolyte | No underlying causes |
| Rheumatology/Immunology/Allergy | No underlying causes |
| Sexual | No underlying causes |
| Trauma | No underlying causes |
| Urologic | No underlying causes |
| Miscellaneous | No underlying causes |
Causes in Alphabetical Order
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