A patient in shock comes to you in trauma ward. You examine him and decide not to give him vasoconstrictors. Which is the type of shock your patient is having ?
Sympathomimetic drugs are indicated in all types of shock except secondary shock. In this condition, there is reflex vasoconstriction. Alpha blockers are useful in this type of shock.
Neurogenic shock
Haemorrhagic shock
Secondary shock
Hypotension due to spinal anaesthesia
Sympathetic System